Detection and monitoring of dosage delivery for vaporized waxes, solids or viscous oils, and cannabinoids

A method for monitoring dosage delivery of a medicament, comprising:

• using a vaporizing element to vaporize a material comprising a medicament to produce a vaporized material;
• using a light sensor to measure intensity of light transmitted across a vapor channel in a portable housing and producing sensor data representing the measured intensity, wherein the sensor data comprises a baseline measurement of intensity of light when there is no disruption of light in the vapor channel and a second measurement of intensity of light when at least a portion of the vaporized material flows through the vapor channel,
• determining a reduction of intensity of light based on the baseline measurement and the second measurement;
• determining a concentration of the medicament within the vaporized material, based at least partly on the reduction of intensity of light and on one or more properties of the medicament;
• measuring fluctuations in one or both of a resistance and an impedance of the vaporizing element to provide fluctuation data;
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• determining a dosage delivery of the medicament based at least partly on the fluctuation data, the reduction of intensity of light, and an operating time of which the vaporized material flows through the vapor channel.