{"id":35888,"date":"2019-06-09T05:00:32","date_gmt":"2019-06-09T13:00:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/index.php\/2019\/06\/09\/dear-dabby-how-do-i-navigate-concentrate-culture\/"},"modified":"2019-06-09T12:40:32","modified_gmt":"2019-06-09T20:40:32","slug":"dear-dabby-how-do-i-navigate-concentrate-culture","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/index.php\/2019\/06\/09\/dear-dabby-how-do-i-navigate-concentrate-culture\/","title":{"rendered":"Dear Dabby\u2026 How Do I Navigate Concentrate Culture?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Cannabis-Photography-Concentrates-1.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"700\"> <\/p>\n<h4>What\u2019s the best way to keep my glass <a href=\"\/spring-cleaning-your-smoking-paraphernalia\/\">clean<\/a>? \u2014 Dirk T. Gere<\/h4>\n<p>If you are talking about your bongs and pipes, salt and<br \/>\nalcohol are the way to go. Coarse or kosher salt is probably best, but it isn\u2019t<br \/>\nessential. Seal the holes of your piece, pour in some alcohol (I like the 90%<br \/>\nstuff), add some salt and shake vigorously. The alcohol acts as a solvent, the<br \/>\nsalt acts as an abrasive, and in short order, you have a squeaky-clean piece.<br \/>\nRinse well and enjoy. You should probably clean your piece at least once a week<br \/>\nand change your bong water every session.<\/p>\n<p>For gunky dab rigs, let \u2019em soak in some alcohol for a few<br \/>\nhours or overnight, use a pipe cleaner to get into the nooks and crannies,<br \/>\nrinse well and dab out. Take care of your gear, and one day you will be able to<br \/>\ngive your children vintage bongs and pipes. I look forward to seeing your piece<br \/>\non \u201cAntiques Roadshow.\u201d<\/p>\n<h4>Do <a href=\"\/tag\/vaporizer\/\">vape pens<\/a> count as dabbing? \u2014E. Theroar<\/h4>\n<p>Eh. I mean, you are burning a concentrated cannabis product, but is it really a dab though? It\u2019s the same principle \u2014 using extremely high heat to instantly vaporize a cannabis distillate into a vapor form, which is then inhaled \u2014 but it seems to me that vapor cartridges are a kind of watered-down version of dabs. I mean, when we think \u201c<a href=\"\/tag\/dabs\/\">dabs<\/a>,\u201d we think big globs and torches and e-nails and rigs and arguments over the best melting point for each particular <a href=\"\/aromatherapy-steroids-power-cannabis-terpenes\/\">terpene<\/a>, and silicon mats and dab sweats, and backpacks full of tools and tackle boxes full of all manner of waxes, oils, crystals and shatters. <\/p>\n<p>When we think \u201cvape,\u201d we think about discreetly maintaining our buzz in the movie theater because \u201cAquaman\u201d is two-and-a-half hours long and we want to be hella high when the undersea battle takes place. So, I am gonna say that vaping and dabbing are completely different, which is not to say that you can\u2019t go buy a dab rig that looks like a vaporizer (although some of these new portable rigs don\u2019t look very discreet) and dab your little heart out.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img src=\"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Cannabis-Photography-Concentrates.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-45169\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<h4>What\u2019s the craziest dab you\u2019ve ever taken? Do you really have to sit down when taking a dab? \u2014 Ben D\u2019Yurnees<\/h4>\n<p>You know, I\u2019m not a giant dabber. I like a little social dab<br \/>\nnow and then, but I like to get pleasantly high, not stoned into a dab-a-tonic<br \/>\nstupor. However, there was this one time in the \u201990s, before \u201cdabs\u201d was even a<br \/>\nword, back when we used to smoke hash oil off of charcoal briquettes. When my<br \/>\nband was performing at the C.H.A.M.P. (Cannabis Helping Alleviate Medical<br \/>\nProblems) dispensary in San Francisco, someone gave me the biggest hash oil hit<br \/>\nI had ever had in my life. I actually only smoked half of it and I was in outer<br \/>\nspace. <\/p>\n<p>Fortunately, I am a professional, and I was able to finish<br \/>\nmy set. I will admit that I had a small panic attack on the way to my next show<br \/>\nbecause I thought I might be too high to perform, but I ended up having one of<br \/>\nthe best sets in my comedy career at that point. The first rule of being<br \/>\nextremely high is always: Don\u2019t panic, it\u2019s just weed. The second one is: Stay<br \/>\nhydrated.<\/p>\n<p>Anyways, there are plenty of videos on YouTube of people<br \/>\ntaking ginormous slabs of dabs directly to the face. I understand that America<br \/>\nloves feats of over-consumption, but smoking 7 grams of concentrated cannabis<br \/>\nin one go just strikes me as wasteful. However, this is still a nominally free<br \/>\ncountry, so if smoking $200 worth of wax at one go is your thing, be yourself,<br \/>\nboo.<\/p>\n<p>Second part: If you aren\u2019t used to smoking dabs (or wax or <a href=\"\/what-is-shatter-marijuana-concentrate\/\">shatter<\/a>), you should probably sit down at least the first few times. Weed is a vasodilator, meaning that it will lower your blood pressure. Dabs come on quick, creating a rapid vasodilatory effect, and boom, you are out like a light. Sitting down will help you avoid this problem. So will staying hydrated, not doing too many dabs in a row and not getting drunk before you dab. Weed is fun, but weed is still a drug. Use drugs responsibly.<\/p>\n<p><strong>TELL US<\/strong>, what\u2019s your most burning concentrate<br \/>\nquestion?<\/p>\n<p><em>Originally published in Issue 36 of Cannabis Now. <a href=\"\/print-digital-magazine\/\">LEARN MORE<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p>The post <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/cannabisnow.com\/dear-dabby-how-do-i-navigate-concentrate-culture\/\">Dear Dabby\u2026 How Do I Navigate Concentrate Culture?<\/a> appeared first on <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/cannabisnow.com\">Cannabis Now<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&#013;<br \/>\n&#013;<br \/>\nRead More: <a href=\"https:\/\/cannabisnow.com\/dear-dabby-how-do-i-navigate-concentrate-culture\/\" target=\"_blank\">Dear Dabby\u2026 How Do I Navigate Concentrate Culture?<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What\u2019s the best way to keep my glass clean? \u2014 Dirk T. Gere If you are talking about your bongs and pipes, salt and alcohol are the way to go. 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