
Vaping and dabbing are some of the most convenient ways of taking in cannabinoids. You can have it anytime anywhere. With time, life is becoming very tough and robotic. We hardly get time for anything. So, everyone keeps on finding faster and time-saving ways of doing things.
How vape pens become the need of the people? And why vaping has been booming for two decades? People do vape to feel relief, smooth, and fresh. People do it to run far away from the stressful life. Moreover, vape pens help people to use them as nicotine alternatives. They help people quitting cigarette addiction. While enjoying high feelings of joy. Hence, a perfect quick way of getting medical ailment in no time.
People do vape globally. But, hardly one knows about the creator of vape pens. So, this article is about the creator of vape pens. Follow the topic to know all the history you are looking for!
Who invented the modern-day Vape?
It all started in the 1960s. Scientists started knowing the negative result of tobacco and nicotine on human health. But most people have an addiction to tobacco smoke and cigarettes. Public advertisements about the negative effects were getting common gradually. This was the time when smoking cigarettes was the habit of individuals.
Herbert Gilbert:
During the 1960s, Herbert Gilbert invented the first vape pen ever. But the fun fact is! He had no interest in knowing the effects of nicotine and tobacco. He was doing his researches and theories. He was busy making something convenient. He made a battery-operated black aluminum cylinder with a silver tip. As that cylinder needed a battery for energy. And no need to light it up. So, he called it “smokeless”. It needed no fire. You just needed to add the liquid that would produce vapors after turning on the batter.
Herbert Gilbert was so surprised. He knew that he created something beneficial for the public. He wanted his product to get popular among the people. For this reason, he worked harder. Gilbert wanted to stand out of the crowd. He added different flavors to differentiate the invention from other cigarettes. He knew how to attract the whole attention of the people. Gilbert added mint, rum, and cinnamon favor to his astonishing invention.
He knew the people would enjoy these flavors. And the invention would become popular in the market mass. Gilbert created an amazing product but the product got no attention. No company or brand was ready to invest in it. The invention was convenient and had all the health benefits of vape oil and cannabinoids. But it was the era of nicotine and tobacco. Tobacco and nicotine companies have a grip over the market.
But that is not the end, he tried again to get achieve a good position. Gilbert introduced his invention to his close friends. Also, tried to start production on several occasions. But, luck did not support him. Though, he created something useful and entertaining for the public. Herbert Gilbert did not get the applause he deserved. But we have to remember him- the first-ever creator of the modern vape pens for vaping.
Hon Lik:
You must know his name if you have been studying vaping for so long. He was not an inventor of vaping but people know him as so! Hon Lik was a pharmacist who, himself, was a heavy tobacco or nicotine cigarette smoker. He had a tobacco addiction. But he knew all the negative effects of smoking cigarettes. In fact, with time he was also facing some side effects of smoking. Like breathing issues, throat, and coughing problems. He knew that smoking is a slow killer.
During that period, a large number of people in China had an addiction to smoking. People used to smoke to feel stress-free. But the death of his father affected him a lot. His father was a smoking addict too. And he died of lung cancer because of heavy smoking. Hon Lik thought that he would die with lung cancer too. But he was a pharmacist and he knew that he cannot quit this addiction with old methods. So, he got an urge to find a new and convenient way of fighting this fatal addiction.
Hon was a smart guy. Keeping all the addiction issues in mind, he created the same cigarette-like device. The device was different from the modern vape. But it could produce nicotine smoke and the user could feel it without inhaling. But the invention was not helpful and convenient. Because the product needed ultrasound lights to get heated and produce vapors. So, the device was not sellable in the market and not everyone could afford it.
He realized this and worked to make something easier and affordable. In 2001, Hon was able to make his invention operated with high-capacity batteries. But still, the product has a huge market gap. He had to make something for the common people too. Something easy to use and portable too. Hon Lik worked day and night. He converted it into a pocket-sized thing. It was just like a pack of cigarettes.
Finally, in 2013, Hon was able to create a vape pen. That was just like a pocket cigarette packet. After that, he started selling it with the help of companies. First, he worked with the company “Ruyan”. It was a great achievement for him. The vape pen got so much love and popularity in China. After this success, the company tried to expand the business. They exported it tothe UK and the USA. Though, the vape pens did not get so much popularity as they got in China.
But in the last decade, because of smoking restrictions. And awareness about the benefits of CBD and hemp plants. People have started moving towards vape pens for cannabinoids. Other CBD products are also not common and the public loves them.
Are CBD and Hemp legal?
You must be thinking that it is still the drug marijuana and contains THC in them. Is it legal and why? Before the 2000s, the Hemp plant was also taken like other dangerous weeds. The reality is different. Hemp also contains THC but in less or trace amounts. It has so many positive health effects. CBD, CBG, and other cannabinoids have no negative effects.
Moreover, hemp contains Delta THC-8. D-8 is a less psychoactive molecule. And it enhances the smooth effects of CBD and other cannabinoids. In most of the European states, only 0.3% THC Delta-8 is allowed.
Furthermore, some states allow only 0.2% THC in the compounds. In the US THC D-8 started getting the whole attention of Cannabis users during the start of 2020. Even the CBD users were preferring THC. According to a survey, THC D-8 is one the most wanted and manufactured compounds from the hemp plant of 2021.