Dabbing is a term that can conjure images of Atlanta rappers dancing. But in cannabis culture dabbing is the process of consuming cannabis extracts at high concentrations. What is dabbing, exactly?
Dabbing has a bizarre history, and its popularity is on the rise. We’re here for you to help you understand it! If you are looking for information on dabbing and how to do so, as well as its pros and cons, then you have come to the right page!
What is Dabbing?
Dabs or concentrated cannabis extracts are consumed with a dab rig or e-rig. Dabbing is the process of consuming concentrated cannabis by vaporizing a small amount on a heated surface. This method delivers the pure flavor and potency of unadulterated cannabis.
Dabbing is the only way to consume cannabis. Flash vaporizing dabs take heat between 400-600degF while smoking flower requires only 350℉.
Honey Oil?
Hash oil or honey oil is a cannabis-based concentrate that contains many resins and terpenes of the plant, but more importantly CBD, and THC. Hash oil is a cannabis concentrate that’s made from hashish. This dry herb blend is created by pressing and processing cannabis plant parts.
Hash oil was made in the 19th century by dissolving hashish or infusing it with vegetable oils for oral consumption. In the middle of the 1840s, these cannabis extracts and oils were included in both British and American Pharmacopoeias.
In the 1970s, “Butane Honey Oil” was briefly sold in the United States. The operation, which was smuggled from Afghanistan into the United States and produced in hash oil facilities in Afghanistan, is believed to have ended after an explosion destroyed the production facilities.
Goodbye My Hashling, Hello Vietnam
According to one account, dabbing was first used in the 1960s. US soldiers in Vietnam converted THC to a liquid concentration using solvents such as acetone and petrol. They then rolled it in paper or combined it with tobacco.
At the same time, magazines such as High Times helped popularize dab, promoting them as a way to enjoy the psychoactive effects of cannabis. The dabs then went away for several decades before re-emerging in recent years.
Oil & The Internet
The internet revolution in the late 90s spread the word about this drug.
Hash oil was first introduced at the Cannabis Cup in Amsterdam, an annual cannabis festival organized by the renowned marijuana magazine. The newfound popularity of the concentrates led to mass production and the widespread availability of dab-rigs. The dabbing industry boomed two years later and has continued to grow since then.
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