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Can I get an ID on a mini vape? (lemmy.world)
submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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Got this from a friend of a friend but no idea where it came from or if it's any good...

Oh the image flipped ๐Ÿ˜‘

Branding closeup

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[โ€“] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Rule of thumb is to not trust any vape you didn't buy at a legal dispensary.

Fake packaging, and even prefilled fakes can be purchased in bulk online.

You only get one set of lungs. The mediocre high you might get isn't worth the potential long term damage.

If you can source clean concentrate, you can learn to fill your own with a few basic items. Much safer than BM carts.

/r/fakecartridges on reddit has a lot more info, I'm not sure what the lemmy equivalent is.

[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Unfortunately legal isn't really an option in my country ๐Ÿคฃ you can't just go and buy these things.

My lungs sure do feel tight after just one toke.

It does look refillable but I have no idea where I'd get anything to fill it in the UK.

That's why I'm using random unknown vapes from a friend.

[โ€“] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

I wouldnt trust any vape after all the drama with fake ones.

[โ€“] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (2 children)

It came from your friend, and try it to see if it's any good.

[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

What does it matter if it came from a friend?

I have an otherwise intelligent friend, well educated and runs many successful businesses. Casually during a conversation, he pulls put a fryd vape and starts smoking it. I educated him on the potential risks.

He was completely oblivious to the risks. The veneer provided by legit looking packaging, websites, store fronts lure the consumer into a false sense of security.

These gray market vapes contain boof juice that's has zero form of regulation on what you're inhaling into your lungs.

Legal dispensaries require very strict tracking, testing, regulation, enforcement.

[โ€“] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Op said

'i got this from a friend of afriend, where did it come from'

So I answered...a friend.

It's a joke...

[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[โ€“] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

I think a manufacturer that shady wouldn't hesitate to use somebody else's logo.