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TABLE 2. Pipe Smoke Compared to Vapor from Tilt Vaporizer

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TABLE 3. M1 Vaporizer Performance: Reduction in Presence of Compounds Under Vaporization at 185°C Relative to Combustion

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FIGURE 2. Effect of Vaporization

A = Crude sinsemilla (olive green) B = Similar specimen after vaporization by hot air gun at 180°C for ~5 min (brownish green) C = Similar specimen after combustion (black)

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