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January 31, 2007 8:11 AM PST

The 'BMW of bongs'

by Mike Yamamoto
(Credit: Storz & Bickel)

Being the responsible lot that we are, Crave occasionally posts public service announcements for the benefit of our readers. So here's one for those of you who use cannabis for medicinal purposes only, of course.

The appropriately named "Volcano Vaporizer" is a device that can make your prescription up to four times more potent than the average dosage. The German-made "BMW of bongs," as Uncrate calls it, also helps purify the substance and minimize the accompanying odor. But the Volcano's $540 price tag could be prohibitive--unless you have the most liberal of health insurance.

The most surprising thing about this item is its country of origin. We would have expected something like this to come from California.

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Oregon gets no love
by Peterh2o January 31, 2007 10:42 AM PST
You should expect something like this from Oregon not California. Get it right.
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the sickest one ever
by bongguru123 February 3, 2007 10:22 PM PST
oh my god this thing is amazing. thanks soooo much CRAVE@#@$@#$
this is gods gift to a smoker. i got $80 off by entering a code that I got off of gizmodo. 'reapeat15' on checkout at http://www.thevolcanovaporizer.com so whens this gonna be made in china for half price?
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Cool, but not a bong.
by TomDG March 8, 2008 10:46 AM PST
As you mentioned in the article thats a vaporizer, not a bong.
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by RichLon October 6, 2008 4:55 PM PDT
I've used the Volcano before and it is definitely a great vaporizer, but according to http://www.hqvaporizers.com there are a lot of vaporizers out there that do the exact same thing but are considerably cheaper and easier to use.

And Tom is right this isn't a bong at all. Vaporizers are much healthier and more efficient then bongs.
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by RichLon October 6, 2008 4:58 PM PDT
I've used the Volcano before and it is definitely a great vaporizer, but according to http://www.hqvaporizers.com, you can find a <a href="http://www.hqvaporizer.com"> vaporizer</a> that does the exact same thing but is considerably cheaper and easier to use.

And Tom is right this isn't a bong at all. Vaporizers are much healthier and more efficient then bongs.
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