What's your feeling on dry-herb vaporizers?

Putting things in your body that have no need to be there is generally “not good” for you.

Vaping is not good for your lungs. There is little actual study on whether it’s worse than smoking, especially in the long term.

I do agree that some vaporizer companies claim it is safe, and those companies are lying.

I don’t personally care if you choose to vape (except indoors in public spaces, or in highly congested outdoor places), and support legal cannabis, but you also probably should be careful about many of the claims of “safety” these products are making. There’s little evidence to suggest they’re safe, and no long term study at all. Anecdotes of the chemicals you are coating your lungs in are not particularly great, though.

Vape concentrates can be worse based on what is used during extraction/added for flavor, etc.

I agree it’s worse than doing nothing, but I am curious if herb vaporizers end up being similar to edibles in harm levels. Especially herb grown in an environment with no pesticides, etc.

You're mistaken, those studies are specifically about vape cartridges which contain various other substances, flavors, and additives. Dry herb vaporizing is when the plant matter itself is heated via convection until the various cannabinoids aerosolize.

far safer than combustion; not zero risk.

And a tastier and more pleasant high, generally. I like the ones with an all-glass or metal air path, generally, though the storz and bickle products are well regarded.