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PAX VAPOR REDUCES HARMFUL COMBUSTION
BYPRODUCTS BY UP TO 99% COMPARED TO JOINT SMOKE.
We set out to answer a simple question: what's actually in cannabis smoke, and what happens when you don't burn it? Using the same flower under matched conditions, we compared smoke from a conventional joint with aerosol produced by PAX vaporizers. Across sixteen harmful and potentially harmful compounds, vaporization reduced concentrations by up to 99%.
In a single joint session, levels of benzene, formaldehyde, and acetaldehyde exceeded recommended daily inhalation exposure limits. In PAX aerosol, those same compounds were dramatically lower—or undetectable entirely.
Research conducted by PAX scientists Derek Shiokari and Richard Rucker, PhD, using PAX FLOW and PAX TRIP under standardized puffing conditions. Single cultivar; results may vary. Full methodology available in the research paper.
Concentrations of benzene, formaldehyde, and acetaldehyde in joint smoke versus PAX FLOW and PAX TRIP aerosol, measured per session under identical puffing conditions.
What Happens When Cannabis Burns?
Dr. Richard Rucker explains how combustion creates smoke and harmful byproducts.
Dr. Richard Rucker explains how combustion creates smoke and harmful byproducts.
The Science of Vaporization
Derek Shiokari breaks down how controlled heating avoids the chemistry of combustion.
Dr. Richard Rucker explains how combustion creates smoke and harmful byproducts.
Up to 99% Fewer Combustion Byproducts
A closer look at the testing and what the data showed.
Dr. Richard Rucker explains how combustion creates smoke and harmful byproducts.
Same flower. Different chemistry.
Combustion burns flower at high temperatures, while vaporization gently heats it to release cannabinoids and terpenes without burning the plant material.
What’s in joint smoke?
Untargeted analysis has detected hundreds of compounds in mainstream smoke from a single joint, including those also found in cigarette smoke. Among them: benzene, formaldehyde, and acetaldehyde, at concentrations that exceeded recommended daily inhalation exposure limits.
Why avoiding combustion matters.
Vaporization can reduce exposure to harmful combustion byproducts. Across sixteen measured compounds, reductions reached up to 99%. Several, including benzene and crotonaldehyde, were undetectable in PAX aerosol entirely.
