It has to do with the amount of smoke and the concentration of smoke. Higher concentration of smoke occurs in things like gravity bongs or steamrollers, and thus has a higher THC content. Bongs have more smoke than pipes, so you get higher off of them. Hope this helps!

Actually, that throws a lot of light on it! Thanks!

Hey J i just got a vaporizer the taste is killer but you do need med gr cannabis for it to really work nice effect without the heavy smoke no cough cough lol

Congrats, Mack! That is good news, although I admit that I am afraid to vape----I fear that I won't be able to deal with throwing out what looks like good weed still, and I mean, since it DOES actually leave a little bit of the compounds in there even after vaping, well, that's a lot like the situation with resin, so I would just end up smoking the leftover bud anyway until I became 100% convinced of whether or not it was effective. I DO wish that I could afford to eat it more, like to supplement my smoking it because the body high is really nice for pain, and then smoking a bowl on top of that helps with all the mental stuff.

i agree on that j. vaping is sooooo much better than smoking a joint or a bowl.

Actually I'm going to go ahead and make an authoritative statement about this here...

There are two components to this question.

1. Smoking method efficiency -- vaporizing gets the highest % of THC, either with knife or machine. Handpipes follow this. Water filtered pieces, ie bubblers and bongs, follow. Finally, we have the fun, yet inefficient joint and blunt method. THC gained : weed ratio works out like that. So that is your answer in terms of pure chemical absorption.

However there is another factor. Environment.

2. This is something that will be unique and subjective to everyone. There is a theory in psychology called the preparatory response theory, that states that your environment plays a serious role in how high you get when you use a substance. Our body habituates and gets used to old methods and old places. For instance, if every day you wake up and get high sitting in bed with your bong, you will quickly develop a tolerance to this situation. However if you go out to some scenic view, and grab a bubbler you have never tried before, you will be completely changing your environment and getting higher than you would normally.

So literally, if you change up your method and location of smoking constantly, you will get higher. It is a two part theory and I think nobody here is taking this into account.

PS Jaybear, you can use vape weed to do a number of things, but the most fun is probably cooking. VAped weed leaves about 20% of the plant's THC intact in the bud. You can use this for all kinds of edibles.

wow treeshrew i think you are seriously on to something with your "environment" theory. i am going to start switching my routine up! i just found this group and wow! i love it! cool people and tips on getting higher...it doesn't get much better...

Used a vaporizer for about a month, but hated it. Then recently got a glass pipe...with the hole in the side? It's okay, but as someone else said, I worry that I'm wasting it.
My fav is my what my husband rolls in a cigarette roller. They look just like cigs and no waste.
Just wondering, am I the oldest member here? Just joined this morning. And I'm 57. I already have glaucoma so just waiting for my state to catch up ...LOL! I wouldn't mind paying 1200 a month for healthcare, just for me, if it included medical marijuana.
One question...is it safe here to discuss openly?

Hi Bobbi3 I'm catching up to you I am 49 today...

When I smoke reef outside I get such a better high, I don't know why but it is really better than indoor smoking for me...cheers group...

Hey treeshew, enjoy your posts. one thing on the environmental theory though is comfort level. If you are not comfortable in your new environment, you won't get as high. I have tried this personally and the anxiety of me getting caught caused an adverse reaction to smoking than the one I was trying for. Otherwise, I like your theory and found it effective. I totally agree on your % of THC to device used as well. I have not tried the vaporizor yet... still waiting for NH to make med marijuana legal. I could move next door to VT, they have med marijuana but... anyway, waiting to see final outcome of NH vote first.