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Disposable Vape

An all-in-one vape: the oil, heating element, and battery are sealed in a single unit, so you don't need a separate battery. It is ready to use out of the box, usually activates on inhalation, and is thrown away when the oil runs out. Many now include a charging port in case the oil lasts longer than the battery. Disposables hold the same range of oils as cartridges, so the listing and lab report still dictate what is inside the vape. Each disposable contains a lithium battery, which belongs in battery or electronics recycling, not household trash.

Cured Resin

A cannabis concentrate extracted with a hydrocarbon solvent (butane or propane) from dried and cured cannabis rather than fresh-frozen cannabis. The solvent is then purged, and the lab report tests for any residual solvents.

Hybrid

A plant bred from both indica-type and sativa-type parents. Menus use "Hybrid" for effects described as in between or mixed. The label is often narrowed to indica-dominant hybrid, sativa-dominant hybrid, or balanced ("50/50"). Any percentages given are the breeder's estimate from the plant's family tree, not a measured one.

After decades of crossbreeding, nearly all modern commercial strains are hybrids in the genetic sense, regardless of the label they carry. The label says more about how a product is positioned than about the plant. A listed lineage (the cross) is more specific, but a strain name doesn't guarantee chemistry either.

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