yea, there is definately a difference in the type of high you get smoking out of a vaporizer vs. joint/piece/ what have you. As colonel posted, lots of the ingredients in weed are sedatives. When I smoke out of a piece, I feel super lazy, but out of a vap I feel like I have more energy. THC is giving the body the effect it's been trying to all along
for baking purposes, mentioned above, put weed in a pan with oil? I would think that would burn the thc? Seems kind of odd to me, but if it works i'll give it a try