Thanks to the expansion of recreational cannabis jurisdictions, the pace of innovation and technology in this market segment has greatly expanded in recent years. Before legalization, most cannabis enthusiasts practiced smoking as their preferred method of consumption, followed by edibles and tinctures. After legalization, many smokers discovered that the vaporization of concentrates was the next frontier in terms of cannabis enjoyment, and this eventually expanded the range of products to include THC diamonds.
In essence, diamonds are crystallized concentrates extracted from quality strains. As their name indicates, these concentrates look like precious stones, but they are chunks of live resin combined with terpene extracts. Similar to shard, resin, rosin, and “budder,” THC diamonds are for dabbing, not smoking, so you will need an appropriate vaporizing rig to enjoy them.
When it comes to visual appearance, there’s an undeniably cool factor to cannabis diamonds, but what matters is the enjoyment you can derive from them. Once your dab rig or portable dabbing device lets you know that the diamonds have reached the target temperature, the hits you get are clean, fresh, and potent, which means that you don’t have to worry about the harsh throat side effects commonly associated with smoking.
There is another way to enjoy cannabis diamonds, and you will likely find it more convenient. Top cannabis brands are releasing vape pens with diamonds inside; basically, they are disposable devices with cartridges that contain a fluid version of the concentrate. The battery and coils are calibrated to warm the liquid diamonds so you can enjoy them on the go.