Vaping heats the cannabis at a much lower temperature than an open flame...therefore...more of the cannabis plant survives when inhaled...its called decarboxylation...cannab is must be heated for thc and cbd to be active in the human body...however cannabis has a lot of health benefits that we still are learning..for example all of the terpenes..rosins...these all work synergistically..unfortu nately an open flame kills alot of the health benefits of cannabis as its too high a temperature for the terpines and health oriented parts of cannabis to survive..so smoking is a lot more just getting a direct high as opposed to experiencing the entire profile of the cannabis plant and its many medicinal benefits.
Therefore, if smoking weed as part of a holistic, healthy lifestyle..fighting cancer...cbd, terpenes, synergy,etc...vaping preserves much more of the plant than smoking because of the temperature...an open flame kills alot of healtny stuff but you do get high..you still get the high when vaping but you taste and experience the whole plant as fire doesn't kill most of it.
So if you're just partying....fuckin smoke..don't be a bitch ...roll a joint..
But if you are looking at health and wellness... vaping is much better than smoking cannabis..not because of the smoke but because fire kills most parts of the plant except the thc to get you high.