How People Are Consuming Cannabis And How The Trends Are Changing?

The marijuana industry is fast becoming one of the biggest industries in the world, and is currently worth more than $17.7 billion, although expected to be worth about $73 billion by 2027. Not every city or state that has legalized marijuana is profiting, there are a few that are dominating the market, such as Las Vegas and Colorado.

Because of the string of legalizations, new technologies have been able to be researched which has led to an increased number of products on the market. With ongoing innovations and methods to deliver marijuana, the industry grows exponentially, and as such, there are many trends emerging.

The landscape is quickly changing and new methods of consumption are being produced each month; here are a few of the most popular and the various trends to expect from the industry.

The most popular methods of consumption

One of the biggest factors for the growth of the marijuana industry is the number of methods of consumption that are available for people to choose from. Back in the day if you wanted to consume marijuana, there was only the choice between rolling a joint or stacking a bowl in a bong, and using a flame to get things going. This has completely changed due to the desire people now have for being healthier.

As a result of this, dry herb vaporizers have become an extremely popular choice for those who would still like to simulate smoking marijuana. This popularity has led to a variety of dry herb vaporizers becoming available from physical stores or online retailers like Magic Vaporizers. These products range from desktop vaporizers for large groups of people or those who would like to consume at home and not have to worry about refilling the chamber often, to on-demand vaporizers for those who enjoy vaping on the go or when they have a few minutes to spare, and session vaporizers which is slightly larger than the on-demand vaporizers.

Aside from the vaping methods, there are also edibles, tinctures and topicals, which all have different delivery methods and are used for different purposes.

What makes this technology healthy?

For many years people had assumed that it was marijuana itself that was causing negative health effects related to the respiratory system, but it turns out not to be the case. Research now shows that it is actually combustion, using a flame to burn the marijuana, that is harmful. This is because when using combustion to consume marijuana, many harmful toxins and carcinogens are created, which inhaled, are bad for the lungs and body.

Using a dry herb vaporizer on the other hand doesn’t create these harmful toxins and carcinogens since combustion isn’t used, instead other heating methods are utilized to consume the marijuana.

One of those heating methods is convection heating, which uses hot air that circulates around the marijuana until it vaporizes, similar to how an oven works. The second heating method uses conduction, in other words, heat applied directly to a surface (the bottom of the herb chamber), which the marijuana is placed upon to vaporize the herb, similar to a cooking pan.

More products are another trend

As mentioned above, one of the trends that has emerged from the marijuana industry is that of people wanting to be healthier, and find alternative methods to consume marijuana, which is causing another trend to emerge. This trend is that has led to more products being put on the market than ever before. These include, as mentioned, edibles, tinctures and topicals.

Edibles are one of the newer products on the market, and are essentially food or beverage items that are infused with marijuana, and can be anything from gummies to cookies, drinks or candy. These are used for full-body effects which take a lot longer to be felt, however the effects last for a longer period of time.

Tinctures are very popular for those who don’t want to vape or smoke marijuana, as they are simply liquid cannabis extract that is applied under the tongue, but don’t really have accurate dosage control since it has to be processed by the liver first.

In addition to all of the marijuana related consumption methods and products, CBD products are also increasing in popularity and production, leading to a variety of products such as gummies, vape juices and even CBD infused food found in supermarkets.