what is harsher, plant matter or glands?

[walt cunningham]

i am wondering, if anyone knows of any study done that tested whether the planter matter OR the trichome glands are harsher and more destructive on the lungs.
basically what im getting at, is smoking hash better for the lungs, or is smoking the buds?

 

[BrainSellz]

i ^.... i do know after a few days of smokin the hash my throat and lungs need a break...

 

[walt cunningham]

hrm, i went on a 2 month oil binge a few months back, smoking basically nothing but oil, off my hmk, about 20-30 times a day. it didn't seems that bad.now, i just am ending a 1 month hash binger, didn't seem that bad either. but if i smoke a blunt with a friend who had green, i feel like i couldnt hit it that hard :idunno:

 

[HempKat]

If you're worried about lung damage from smoking then use a vaporizer. Marijuana in and of itself does not cause cancer, in fact there are a number of studies that suggest it may prevent and/or limit the spread of cancer. The risk of lung damage from smoking marijuana is because of the common delivery system of burning it and inhaling the smoke. It's the burning that creates the carcinogins. When you use a vaporizer the marijuana is only heated enough to vaporize the resin, the plant matter remains relatively unburned.

Of course there is also the option to cook with marijuana and enjoy it's effects by ingesting it.

 

[MrBlue2]

I dont know of any studies that have been done.

smoking bud means your smoking trichomes and lots of plant matter. smoking very good hash means your smoking almost only trichomes. making hash is a way of isolating thc, so you dont have to smoke all of that plant matter. smoking very good hash is much better for you then smoking buds.

please notice that i put VERY GOOD in front of the word hash. this is because bad hash can be extremely bad for you. i could only say for sure that cold water extacted hash or dry sieve hash is better. there are a lot situations were people use rubbing alchohol, kerocene, butane, acetone, and many other horibble chemmicals to make hash. in most cases this hash is much worse for you then just smoking buds.

smoking out of water pipe is better for you then smoking out of dry pipes and joints. vaporizing is better for you then smoking. Eating ganja food is better for you then vaporizing.

 

[walt cunningham]

If you're worried about lung damage from smoking then use a vaporizer. Marijuana in and of itself does not cause cancer, in fact there are a number of studies that suggest it may prevent and/or limit the spread of cancer. The risk of lung damage from smoking marijuana is because of the common delivery system of burning it and inhaling the smoke. It's the burning that creates the carcinogins. When you use a vaporizer the marijuana is only heated enough to vaporize the resin, the plant matter remains relatively unburned.

Of course there is also the option to cook with marijuana and enjoy it's effects by ingesting it.

yea, i have owned many vapes over the past 15 years, they are just ok, but not very practical sometimes(time or location)
i do not like eating it that much( dont like the high), i just prefer to smoke it.
with the quality getting better over the years, and there being so much more thc, i was just wondering if there was anything out there.

i for one feel like the plant matter is worse for you, but who am i

 

[HempKat]

I dont know of any studies that have been done.

These aren't the studies themselves but here are some links that talk about various studies showing that marijuana may help fight cancer.


http://www.kansan.com/news/2010/nov/29/campus-club-offers-benefits-marijuana/?news

http://www.suite101.com/content/marijuana-may-not-cause-cancer-according-to-research-a270271

http://www.drweil.com/drw/u/QAA400761/Marijuana-for-Cancer.html

http://www.truth-out.org/the-marijuana-cancer-cure56400

http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/life/main/7176943.html

 

[HempKat]

yea, i have owned many vapes over the past 15 years, they are just ok, but not very practical sometimes(time or location)
i do not like eating it that much( dont like the high), i just prefer to smoke it.
with the quality getting better over the years, and there being so much more thc, i was just wondering if there was anything out there.

i for one feel like the plant matter is worse for you, but who am i

I hear you on the vapes and on eating it. I too don't really care for the high you get from eating it. As for vapes not only are they inconvenient sometimes but to me something just doesn't seem right when I smoke it that way. I can only assume my body has gotten so used to all the bad stuff that comes from smoking it that I miss it when it's not there.

For what it's worth I've been smoking pretty heavy and regularly for close to 40 years now and so far my lungs are holding up just fine. In my earlier years I did bong hits mostly and for the past couple of decades it's been mostly joints that I smoke.

 

[Hundred Gram Oz]

Hard to say it depends on a lot of factors, if the weed has been properly grown with a good flush, slow dry and a good cure then your on to a winner. Hash is just the same, all in the processing IMO.

 

[walt cunningham]

ok then take said "properly grown with a good flush, slow dry and a good cure" and compare the buds and the hash made from it. what is harsher?

 

[trichrider]

aint nuthin sends me like whole plant burning chemicals and carbon dioxide...just sayin.
vaporizing is not consuming all constituents, neither is eating...unless you leave the plant matter in the edibles. Both methods get you high, but still.
smoking dry sift hash is the epitome of consumption, been that way for thousands of years; think about it, would someone have come up with a better method by now? sure...

 

[Hundred Gram Oz]

ok then take said "properly grown with a good flush, slow dry and a good cure" and compare the buds and the hash made from it. what is harsher?

I'd say hash is harsher in that case, but again it all depends.

 

[HempKat]

ok then take said "properly grown with a good flush, slow dry and a good cure" and compare the buds and the hash made from it. what is harsher?

It's a tough question you're asking, smoking buds can be harsh because of the plant matter and hash or resin can be considered harsh because it's concentrated. It's a different kind of harsh though, a good harsh if you can imagine that. The thing to keep in mind with hash is that a little bit can go a long ways. People often smoke way more hash then they need to get a nice stone on. At least that's been my observation.