Vaporizer for smoking cigarettes with individual heater

A vaporizer configured to be used for vaping a botanical stick comprising at least one individual resistive heater and contacts to the at least one resistive heater, at least a portion of the tobacco stick having the contacts to be provided within the vaporizer;

• the vaporizer comprising:
• a housing;
• a battery compartment configured to hold a battery in the housing;
• an electronic control and power unit provided in the housing;
• a cover movable between an open position exposing a compound chamber within the housing and a closed position connected to the housing and closing a portion of the compound chamber, the compound chamber configured to hold at least the portion of the botanical stick having the contacts;
• and
• contacts provided in the compound chamber, at least some of the contacts being configured to create an electrical connection between the electronic control and power unit and contacts on the botanical stick when the botanical stick has been inserted into the compound chamber, wherein the contacts provided in the compound chamber are in the form of semi-rings provided both on the housing in the compound chamber and on an inside portion of the cover configured to be within the compound chamber when the cover is in the closed position.