Try vaping your cannabis with one of these dry herb vaporizers.

With access to cannabis becoming more widespread throughout the country, lovers of all things green finally have the freedom to enjoy the flowers, waxes, and concentrates they love legally within the comfort of their own homes. 

Now that the red tape is starting to come down, cannabis connoisseurs and neophytes alike can finally put down the cheap gas vape station pens in lieu of professionally-engineered devices that treat your cannabis the way it deserves.

“Dry herb vaporizers gently heat cannabis through convection or conduction to produce an aerosol for inhalation,” starts Steven Jung, COO of PAX. “They’re a great option for people who want the experience of flower, but without the harmful byproducts of combustion. Some consumers prefer the ritual or effects of flower vaporization, while others value the higher potency of concentrates.” 

Let’s jump in – here are some of the best dry herb vapes out there. 

Living up to its namesake in terms of ingenuity, DAVINCI MIQRO is brilliantly-designed loose leaf vaporizer that’s as portable as it stylish. Fill up the easy-to-load personal-sized bowl with whatever dry herb gets you going (High Life Farms’ Popcorn Buds = *Italian chef kiss*) and enjoy high quality vapor courtesy of the Miqro’s ceramic oven. Its petite size makes it the perfect vape for light or first time users who don’t necessarily need more than a quarter-gram of cannabis while a Zirconium airflow system promises premium hits. 

The newest member of the extensive Firefly family, this versatile little Firefly 2+ Weed Vaporizer offers portability and consistency without sacrificing its gosh-given style. Using convection technology to deliver potent flavors and effects, Firefly 2+ takes only a couple of seconds heat up and offers a wide temperature range (200-500F) for both flower and waxes. Try a lower temp for mellower types of bud like THCA or CBD and heat it closer to 425 degrees for hybrids or particularly aromatic strains. 

A Gold Standard in the hazy world of vaping, PAX 3 is one hell of an upgrade from the PAX 2 with an enhanced oven that heats up dry herb, waxes, and concentrates in 20 seconds flat. It’s the same heat-not-burn technology you’ll find from devices like Huue and Omura that deliver consistency in aroma and potency while busting out some truly pleasant flavors. Does anyone else think weed smells like a rotisserie chicken? 

“The innovation and technology is continuing to get better and better, and the quality of flower on the market is also reaching new heights,” adds Jung. “At PAX, we’re most excited about our new Live Rosin with Natural Diamonds — it’s not dry herb, but it’s a truly novel product delivering unparalleled purity and flavor at a disruptive price to consumers and the response has been incredible to date.”

Built-in temperature control allows for a totally customizable smoking experience, while switching from waxes to herb is as easy as swapping out the bottom piece. With easy temperature control and a compact body, PAX 3 is ideal for on-the-go vaping and heats up to a toasty temperature of 420 degrees Fahrenheit (nice!) to get a hard-hitting sativa like White Durban hitting extra hard. Just be sure you stock up on replacement screens. 

I like the Zeus ARC GTS because, like the PAX 3, it gives you options in your vaping experience. Place your favorite cannabis into the easy-to-load chamber or take advantage of the patented ArcPods, which function as a Keurig-style single-serve system for easier on-the-go smoking. Drop in a packed pod and let the Arc roast it to perfection. Dare I suggest the balanced hybrid high of Miss Grass’ sustainably-grown, terpene-rich Blueberry Haze?! 

You don’t have to be too entrenched in the scene to know how serious some cannabis users get about their vaping experience. Arizer Solo II is a powerful vaporizer that puts personalization first. An LCD screen allows for precision temperature control while the pure borosilicate glass vapor path ensures optimum flavor and effects from whatever you load into the multi-purpose heater. Did we mention you can squeeze up to three hours of runtime from the battery?!

There are few vaporizers as recognizable as the Classic Volcano vaporizer. As seen in movies like Super High Me, the Volcano is a large and in charge desktop dry herb vaporizer that uses a self-contained inflatable balloon system to deliver a mega-hit of herbs or wax. Complete with 8 pre-set temperature settings, the Volcano uses convection heating along with an isolated airpath for high-quality vapor. Just pick your strain and get heating. 

Sporting an appearance that gives the impression Bela Lugosi had a love affair with an espresso maker before his untimely death, the FlowerPot is a hard-hitting piece of cannabis connoisseurs who relish the objectively-difficult routine of loading this bad boy up. FlowerPot’s gang of cannabis-loving engineers spent over a decade perfecting this rig and requires the confident – and patient – touch of someone who appreciates the many nuances of jazz cabbage. 

Jeremy Glass is a freelance writer living in Vacationland with his wife, daughter, and pup. Give his website a read at candyandpizza.com.