The Overlooked Risks of Hardware in Pipes, Vapes and Dab Rigs

By Dusty McLean
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For years, much of the conversation around cannabis quality has focused on what goes into the product: potency, pesticides, solvents, microbial contamination, terpene profiles, and certificates of analysis. That scrutiny is necessary, but it stops one step too soon. Cannabis is burned in a pipe, heated inside a vaporizer cartridge, exposed to a high-temperature surface…

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“One-Gram Ceramic 510” Is Not a Cartridge Specification

By Harry Huang
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Cannabis brands often approve a cartridge sample and then place a production order based solely on the product description. That shortcut leaves the filling partner, packaging team, and vape supplier to resolve important details after the purchase order has been submitted. A “controlled specification packet” must include formulation, critical dimensions, closure process, materials, lot records, and change rules, all decided on before the production clock starts.

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