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I have been using a Pax 2 for a few years which has stood me in good stead. Very occasionally I'll have some water-filtered smoke but not often. The interesting thing about the vape to me was that, while it was a distinct improvement from the get-go, at first I really missed the full flavor and 'bite' (into my lungs, yes) so I wound up consuming more. Eventually I brought the consumption back down some but I'm still at more like 60g a month.

I also found another challenge specific to dry-herb vapes: the chamber ('oven') holds a lot, and I didn't enjoy saving half for later since when you started it back up it naturally wasn't anywhere near as fresh-tasting. I tried decreasing the effective size of the oven but with middling results. I almost bought a Tinymight [0] which are supposed to be good for very small amounts but I foresaw just loading its tiny chamber multiple times :D

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[0] https://tinymightvape.com/

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I left a comment about my personal recommendations but after reading this it may not be as applicable. My intent here is not from a basis of negativity but I’m impressed with the cannabis mass you consume monthly. It seems like a steady decrease may be a better approach for you - than cold turkey etc. As mentioned in another comment I’m not personally concerned about my cannabis usage (on the order of 5 grams a month) but I have had (and continue to have) addiction issues with nicotine. I’ve found that steadily decreasing daily or weekly intake is a viable way to decrease net consumption. Possibly packing smaller bowls could be a good way to start? Other tricks I’ve found to help a little is sort of an “intermittent fasting approach” - where you set a window of hours where you can consume and do not consume outside those hours. Once again best of luck to you!

While using a vaporizer is better than smoking, try switching to edibles (especially ones without sugar like tablets or oils) so that there's no ritual involved with ingestion. Much of the habit is packing the vaporizer and holding it to your mouth. When this link is broken by minimizing the ritual (swallowing once) and disconnecting the action from the reaction, (takes about an hour to feel effect) you can be much more rational about your consumption.

Edibles are... well there's a lot more options out there than there used to be, that's for sure, and I can't claim to have tried them all, but I can't see working them into a sane consumption schedule. I don't get the feeling that I want, meaning a perceptible but minimal level of cannabis euphoria, unless I go over a certain amount at which point I'm committed to a deep if not intense high lasting some hours. I could see it as a weaning strategy if I could keep it to small amounts but when I've done this before I can never stick with trusting the half or quarter doses to do the trick and always nudge myself over the line. For all-day hikes, bike rides, etc it's my preferred method but otherwise it lacks a a sense of precise control over my levels. Perhaps that sense is something I'm hooked on in its own right...

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Edibles are great if you manage dosing well for how you want to feel and when. You can take doses of any amount remember, maybe even something like 3mg just to prevent nausea and night sweats if you're tapering down. Just gotta remember that it can take 30m-2 hours to kick in depending on gastric emptying and contents

The chocolate bars I sometimes get are very consistent in dosage, easy to slice into even fractions, don't bother my digestion the way gummies often do, and seem to be less affected by whatever else is in my stomach at the time. However tapering has not been a good tactic for me in the past, I'm constantly tempted to bump my levels back up, so I'm just using melatonin and a little grit to get through the first few days. Luckily I don't get nausea, just a somewhat decreased appetite for a while.

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