This article was originally published on the Marijuana Patients Organization site on December 28, 2014.

The Oxford Dictionaries word of the year for 2014 is Vape.

“to inhale and exhale the vapor produced by an electronic cigarette or similar device; while both the device and the action can also be known as a vape.”

Best ways to consume marijuana in 2014:

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Smoking – Everyone understands smoking as a method of consumption. Some things are timeless and tasteful, like smoking cannabis.

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Vaporizing – A safer alternative some say, but definitely effective and more discrete than smoking. This really is the future of ingestion, but lacks some of the flavors.

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Water Pipes – Bongs, glass pipes, waster bongs, whatever you call it, smoke filtered through water does not make things better, but it sure does feel smoother than smoking through pipes not water based.

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Oral sprays – Often infused with alcohol, cannabis sprays are sprayed under the tongue (the thinnest layer of skin in your body) and provide for a more immediate effect. Effects are felt for a lesser period of time, but another spray is easily accomplished.

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Eat – Every one remembers the classic ‘pot brownie’ and since brownies are manufactured with oils which bond well with cannabis, the results can taste great and be extremely effective. With food, start slow, know the source and wait. Food takes longer to digest through your intestines than through your lungs. Effects from eating food often last longer since the active ingredient recirculates through your digestive system. But the marriage of grower and baker are getting better by the minute. 2015 will be an exciting time for cannabis-laced food, and our pick for the Number 1 consumption method for 2014.