Smoking live resin occurs. Nobody would want to judge you for it, so don’t be scared away. For the record, many stoners have had to smoke Live Resin at some time.
Why? You’re down on your luck and out of marijuana, so you can’t smoke.
Why would you smoke Live Resin if you can have the real thing? It’s natural that this article will address some crucial issues regarding Live Resin and how to use it.
What is weed Live Resin?
Cannabis concentrates are often characterized or labeled by their textures or consistencies: for example, shatter is hard and brittle, while batter is waxy; some are thick and gooey, like sauce; others resembling taffy. Live resin is a more flexible concentrate that sits in the middle of wax and sauce—not quite like taffy yet not as dry.
It is a sticky, yellowish-white liquid with a distinctive odor and flavor that can be sweet or savory. It has the same color as cannabis flowers, but it’s also available in white.
Cannabis resins, on the other hand, offer a more intense high since they are higher in THC. End users enjoy it due to its rich tastes and scents, which carry over from the original plant.
Does Live Resin contain THC?
Yes, Live Resin contains THC in small amounts. As you smoke marijuana, some tiny traces of THC get trapped in Live Resin.
Does smoking Live Resin get you high?
Many individuals are perplexed by the question, “Does smoking live resin make you high?” Yes, it will make you high. Here’s how it works. Live Resin contains tiny amounts of THC.
When cannabis is burned, most of the THC is destroyed, however some residual THC is trapped in the Live Resin.
From this explanation and experience, yes, smoking Live Resin will get your high. Live Resin, however, does not have a pleasant taste and it will take you more Live Resin to get the same high as the actual herbe.
You are probably very excited about Live Resin getting you high; but there is something you should think about before smoking Live Resin. Health issues to be specific.
Smoking Live Resin continuously over time will cause harm. Not that smoking anything will not cause problems, but Live Resin will produce more significant problems.
Is smoking Live Resin bad?
The answer is of course yes. Smoking Live Resin is harmful to your health. Generally and inarguably, any form of smoking is not good for your respiratory system.
As you probably know, Live Resin merely is tar, some ash and burnt carbon that make Live Resin more harmful than smoking the real buds.
Hey, but a single hit on Live Resin is not that harmful. Well, what other choice do you have on a desperate day? Here is the thing, do not make smoking Live Resin a habit.
How to scrape Live Resin
So you are desperate to get weed-high. Do not worry it is an experience almost all stoners go through at least once at some point – we cannot judge.
In fact, let us help you scrape some Live Resin. Any means to scrape some chunks is okay.
Each pipe varies slightly from the other, and a little creativity will come in handy here.
Remember the aim is to pull out some nice chunks that you can place in your pipe and smoke.
Here are a few tools you can improvise to scrape some Live Resins.
Paperclip or Bobby Pin
Any of the two clips will achieve the task. You want to bend the clips into a shape that allows you to scrape around the curves of your pipe with effortlessness.
Lighter
You might want to dry hit the pipe or the tool you are using to scrape Live Resin. Dry heat softens the Live Resins and makes it easy to extract.
The downside to heating is that as the Live Resin warms, it becomes stinky, sticky and drippy. Well, in short, it becomes messy.
Just do your best to avoid the Live Resin coming into contact with your hands, clothes or carpet. Heating will saturate the Live Resin,and you have to allow it sometime to dry.
Parchment paper
Probably you wonder why you need one. Well, you need a non-stick disposable surface to collect your Live Resin. You can also use a gum paper or even a wax paper. You just do not want to mess your surfaces.
Smoker multi-tool
You can get a smoker’s multi-tool that comes in handy for scrapping Live Resin out of bowls. While it is not necessary, it is cool to have one around.
Weed Live Resin precautions
Avoid scrapping plastic pipes. They break down with time, and you will undoubtedly end up smoking small pieces of plastic. Stay safe; only scrape from glass pipe or hard metal pipe.
What are the different ways of smoking Live Resin?
Joint
Not a favorite method but still an option though. Unlike the actual bud, Live Resin burns slower.
Live Resin is also compact, so you will not have enough airflow through the joint. You will still get some amount of smoke but not enough.
Vaporizer
There are many resilient marijuana vaporizers and wax pens on the market. It will work to some extent but not quite recommendable especially because it will ruin your vaporizer.
Live Resin leaves a funky smell or taste in your vape. Doing away with the smell from your vape can prove to be a challenge.
Live Resin vaporizes at a much higher temperature than THC,so that implies you will need more heat.
Tea and other edibles
Some people claim to prepare Live Resin tea – heat their pipe in water and used the infusion to make tea. A nasty taste!
That’s the best compliment to the product. Let us be real; Live Resin is a waste product so with minimal THC.
Tar is gross even in edible products. You will probably feel nausea after consuming Live Resin teat or its edibles. Just avoid this.
Pipe
A favorite method and the best way to smoke Live Resin. It is even best when you have a water filter (bong or a bubbler) to minimize the harshness of the smoke.
Dry heat the pipe
The best thing about this technique is you don’t have to bother scraping the Live Resin out of your pipe. Why trouble yourself when the Live Resin is already in your pipe?
Just heat the pipe as if you have the real thing in and puff several times, and the Live Resin heats up to produce smoke.
Take care not to burn yourself. As the Live Resin heats up, so will the pipe and this can burn you.
Smoking Live Resin is gross and unhealthy. However, desperate times demand desperate measures, and we cannot judge.
There are times you just have Live Resin as the only option. Just do not make it a hobby.