As marijuana use becomes increasingly mainstream, consumers have more choices than ever when it comes to how they enjoy the plant.
Some people prefer timeless traditions like hand-rolled joints, while others gravitate toward modern innovations such as vaporizers, edibles, or even transdermal patches. Whether seeking a discreet microdose, an intense high, or targeted
Below are 30 of the most popular ways to consume cannabis today, in no particular order.
Joints
A joint is the classic hand-rolled “marijuana cigarette”. Lightweight, portable, and easy to share, joints remain one of the most enduring and accessible methods of consumption.
Blunts
Blunts are rolled with tobacco leaf wraps (sometimes tea or hemp leaf) or hollowed-out cigars, resulting in a larger size and slower burn.
Spliffs
Spliffs combine marijuana with tobacco in rolling papers. They are common in Europe and provide a mixed effect from both substances.
Hand Pipes
Compact and discreet, hand pipes (or bowls) allow quick smoking with minimal setup. Their convenience makes them a staple for casual use.
Bongs
Bongs use water to cool and filter smoke before inhalation, producing smooth yet powerful hits. They’re often favored by more experienced consumers.
Bubblers
Bubblers blend the portability of a pipe with the water filtration of a bong. They’re smaller and easier to carry than traditional bongs but still provide smoother hits than dry pipes.
Vaporizers
Vaporizers heat cannabis to a temperature that releases cannabinoids as vapor without combustion. Available in portable pens and desktop versions, they’re known for being gentler on the lungs.
Vape Cartridges
Prefilled oil cartridges attach to a battery and deliver vapor instantly. Cartridges come in a variety of strains and potencies, making them one of the fastest-growing categories.
Dab Rigs
Designed for cannabis concentrates such as wax, shatter, or live resin, dab rigs offer intense potency. They’re a go-to for experienced users seeking powerful effects.
Gravity Bongs
A DIY staple, gravity bongs use water and air pressure to fill a chamber with smoke. They deliver highly concentrated hits that can be overwhelming for beginners.
Chillums & One-Hitters
Small, simple pipes designed for a single inhalation. They’re ideal for discreet sessions or microdosing on the go.
Nectar Collectors
A newer concentrate tool, nectar collectors are handheld devices that allow users to heat one end and inhale directly from a concentrate surface. They’re portable alternatives to dab rigs.
Hot Knives
An old-school way of consuming concentrates, this involves pressing resin between two heated knives and inhaling the smoke through a funnel. Though less common today, it paved the way for modern dabbing.
Edibles
Cannabis-infused foods such as gummies, brownies, and chocolates provide long-lasting effects that take 30 minutes to 2 hours to activate.
Beverages
From sodas and seltzers to teas and coffees, marijuana-infused drinks are rapidly expanding in popularity. They often provide a quicker onset than traditional edibles.
Capsules
Cannabis capsules or softgels deliver measured doses of THC, CBD, or both. They’re discreet and consistent, making them popular in medical markets.
Lozenges
Hard candies and dissolvable tablets allow cannabinoids to absorb sublingually for quicker effects than standard edibles.
Tinctures
Liquid cannabis extracts taken under the tongue or added to food and drinks. Tinctures allow for precise dosing and relatively fast onset.
Sprays
Cannabis sprays are applied orally or sublingually for discreet and controlled dosing, often used in medical applications.
Inhalers
Modeled after asthma inhalers, these deliver metered cannabis vapor with rapid onset. They’re discreet, portable, and increasingly used for therapeutic purposes.
Suppositories
Used rectally or vaginally, suppositories deliver cannabinoids directly into the bloodstream. Though uncommon, they’re valuable for certain medical patients.
Transdermal Patches
Patches applied to the skin release cannabinoids steadily over time, providing long-lasting effects without intoxication for some formulations.
Topicals
Creams, balms, and lotions infused with cannabinoids are applied directly to the skin. They don’t cause a high but are widely used for localized relief.
Bath Bombs
Cannabis-infused bath products deliver cannabinoids through the skin, creating a soothing, non-intoxicating relaxation experience.
Cannabis Nasal Sprays
This method uses nasal membranes for rapid absorption. It’s precise, fast-acting, and often used medically.
Moon Rocks
Potent creations made by coating cannabis flower in oil and rolling it in kief. Smoked in pipes or bongs, they deliver an extremely strong high.
Hash
One of the oldest forms of cannabis consumption, hash is made by compressing trichomes from the plant. It can be smoked in pipes, joints, or added to flower.
Kief
The concentrated trichome crystals that collect from grinding flower. Kief can be sprinkled onto bowls, joints, or pressed into hash.
Cannabis Oral Capsules with Nanoemulsion
A newer pharmaceutical approach, nanoemulsified cannabis capsules improve absorption and increase bioavailability compared to traditional capsules.
Cannabis Cooking Oils & Butters
Homemade or store-bought infused oils and butters allow users to incorporate cannabis into everyday cooking and baking.
Cannabis Powders
Water-soluble cannabis powders dissolve into drinks or recipes, offering a discreet and flexible way to consume cannabinoids with quicker onset than traditional edibles.
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