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Coconut oil is a vegan “super food.” It is beneficial whether it used orally or topically, and can even be used as a daily detox. Here are a few quick points on why some medical marijuana patients and caregivers prefer to infuse their cannabis products with coconut oil: Coconut oil is vegan-friendly. Coconut oil contains 90% saturated fat, making it much easier for THC to bind to it than other products with less fat. Coconut oil is “Ketogenic-rich,” which means it can help control epileptic seizures. Cannabis infused coconut oil produces fast-acting …

Rosin has been gaining a lot of traction in the medical cannabis community as of lately and for good reason. Rosin is a solid form of resin that is obtained by adding pressure & heat to vaporize volatile liquid terpenes, typically with an industrial heat press (or even a hair straightener for small batches). The rosin technique is quick, simple and affordable, allowing anyone to create quality solvent-less hash in a matter of seconds. To get started making Rosin, you only need a few basic tools in order to create a quality finished product, but not nearly as many as …

Yes and unfortunately it is pretty easy to do if you are not careful. However, using a candy thermometer and watching your edibles closely while they are cooking will ensure that they stay strong and effective. When cooking with cannabis, it is important to remember that different cannabinoids boil at different temperatures. Therefore, the temperature at which you would want to cook your edibles would vary slightly depending on what effect you are looking for. While some terpenes and flavonoids reach their boiling point at temperatures as low as 245⁰F, most …

It is important to note that this will depend largely on how potent you want your infused product to be, and the potency of the material you are cooking with. Generally speaking, the lower the quality of your product, the more you will have to use to get the same effect. For example, if you use stems, you may have to use several ounces (three to six) to make a moderately potent cup of butter. If you use fan leaves or sugar leaf trim, you will have to use less, probably closer to two or three ounces. If you decide …

Some medical marijuana patients prefer to use sugar leaf trim in their infused edibles rather than buds because the flowers tend to be very absorbent, making it harder to extract the infused oil from them later. Others believe that the large amount of trim you must use (two to three times more than if you were using flowers) to create an edible of equal potency negates the benefits. In truth, you really can use any part of the cannabis plant (except the root balls) to make your infused oils. This is because the cooking process helps to extract the cannabinoids …

Cannabinoids are fat-soluble, which means they bond best with substances containing high levels of fat. This does not mean that all infused products have to be unhealthy, however. There are many different high-fat substances that are can be a healthy addition to anyone’s diet. The most well-known infused ingredient is without a doubt butter. While effective and easy to use for the first-time cannabis cook, butter is probably not the healthiest way for a patient to medicate on a daily basis. And, for vegan patients, butter isn’t even an option. Instead, many patients tend to turn to plant-based fats, …

Unlike other agricultural commodities, standards do not exist in the medical marijuana industry that specify how long a product should remain on the shelf or if/when it should expire. However, to avoid molds and other contaminants from developing, we recommend using your decarboxylated cannabis material as soon as possible. Click here to learn more about the decarboxylation process and how it applies to cooking with cannabis. MANTIS_RECOMMEND = { property: '53422cdc8e92f89afbf09d5f', render: 'mantis__recommended__wordpress' }; var z = document.createElement("script"); z.type = "text/javascript"; z.async = true; z.src = "//static.mantis.marketing/recommend.min.js"; var s = document.getElementsByTagName('head')[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(z, s); …

The decarboxylated medical marijuana should be stored in a glass jar or container with a tight-fitting seal. Plastic containers or storage bags are not recommended. Place your decarboxylated material in a cool, dry place away from the light. Click here to learn more about the decarboxylation process and how it applies to cooking with cannabis. MANTIS_RECOMMEND = { property: '53422cdc8e92f89afbf09d5f', render: 'mantis__recommended__wordpress' }; var z = document.createElement("script"); z.type = "text/javascript"; z.async = true; z.src = "//static.mantis.marketing/recommend.min.js"; var s = document.getElementsByTagName('head')[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(z, s); …

For a single batch of infused edibles, it is recommended that medical marijuana patients use roughly one ounce of cannabis buds. You can elect to use more or less depending on the quality of your starting material and how you plan to use it. You should expect a 10% weight loss when you decarb (e.g., 30 grams becomes 27 grams). The quality of your cannabis should also be taken into consideration as you will need significantly less material when using high quality buds than you would using trim or sugar leaf. Click here to learn more about the decarboxylation …

Decarboxylation occurs naturally with time and temperature as cannabis dries, so it will take longer to remove the moisture in fresher material than in older material which tends to be drier. Therefore, adjust your time accordingly in the first step of the process. Click here to learn more about the decarboxylation process and how it applies to cooking with cannabis. MANTIS_RECOMMEND = { property: '53422cdc8e92f89afbf09d5f', render: 'mantis__recommended__wordpress' }; var z = document.createElement("script"); z.type = "text/javascript"; z.async = true; z.src = "//static.mantis.marketing/recommend.min.js"; var s = document.getElementsByTagName('head')[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(z, s); …