Raw Garden, a leader in clean cannabis for over a decade, has developed a Terpene-Safe solution for the all-new Sprout all-in-one cannabis vape. This breakthrough underscores Raw Garden’s unwavering commitment to safety, quality, and sustainability while setting a new industry standard for safer vaping materials. Sprout is the latest addition to Raw Garden’s lineup of clean, single-source cannabis products, which includes concentrates, infused pre-rolls, and vapes.
When Raw Garden’s in-house testing revealed potential health risks from the interaction between their terpene-rich cannabis oils and PCTG — a plastic commonly used in vape cartridges — they set out to find a safer alternative. Working with their manufacturing partner Ispire Technology, Inc. they identified PA12, a durable, terpene-safe plastic that resists heat and prolonged exposure to cannabis oils without degrading.
Despite having already produced 300,000 units, the two companies made the bold decision to discard over $1 million in inventory rather than compromise consumer safety.
“We thoroughly test all our products above what is required, and our heat testing showed that PCTG plastic became cloudy and corroded when exposed to our cannabis oils and heat. We felt it was highly likely that this degradation could lead to plastic particles being inhaled,” said Thomas Martin, CEO of Raw Garden. “The risk to our customers was too high, so we delayed the launch of Sprout until we found a safer solution.”
Beyond ensuring Spout’s safety, Raw Garden is sharing its findings industry-wide. To promote safer vape technology, the company has opted not to patent this innovation, allowing other brands to adopt this safer material freely. They are also working with Ispire to create a consortium to work on vape safety through innovation. With this initiative, Raw Garden is not just improving its own products but pioneering a movement toward greater safety and transparency in the cannabis vaping industry.
