July 2019 – Frasier's Health Concepts

There’s a ton of different cannabis concentrates to try, and nearly a ton of ways to consume them.

So what are the best choices for you to look at? We’ll go over a few o them, and also just what they are at the bottom of it all.

What are cannabis concentrates?

They are basically cannabis-derived products where the plant material is discarded, resulting in potency that’s high, and is basically medicinally useful. The most common types for extraction are both THC and CBD, with THC giving a more “euphoric” kind of high, and THC also offering a lot of other benefits, with CBD offering similar effects, mostly being anti-inflammatory and anti-epileptic, all without the psychoactive high that’s created through THC.

There are also terpenes as well that show up in this, which are basically what give the flavors and aromas of some plants, including fruits as well.

Why cannabis concentrates

Some people like this because it’s far more potent, and simply because it’s convenient and distinct. This does offer a very intense experience. They also take up far less space than THC flower, and it doesn’t have the pungent smell that cannabis flower does. It can be vaped, with a dab pen, or even eaten or have it on top of the flower for the best consumption.

Types of Concentrates

There are different kind of concentrates which we’ll go over now.

First is kief, which isn’t chemical in process, and basically the friction and vibration do separate the trichome from the rest of the plant matter that’s less potent. This results in green, sticky “pollen” that’s vaped and smoked.

Then there is hash, which is basically compressed kief into a form that’s semi-solid, creating hash or what is called hashish.

There is also butane hash oil, which is basically concentrated oil with the terpenes and cannabinoids put in there. Butane is basically taken through your cannabis flower, taking the trichomes as well with this. Once completed, it’s then heated to take out the butane. This does come with different consistencies, and it’s popular to consume via dabbing.

Then there is distillate oil, which is cannabis that doesn’t have solvents in it, and is created with this process. Once this cannabinoids and terpenes are pulled via the solvent, the extract is then heated to the lowest boiling point for this, with the vapor then being funneled, recondensed to a pure form of liquid, with the residuals left behind. This can be done repeatedly until it takes out all of the flavors, terpenes, and basically is just pure CBD and THC. This is then combined with terpenes and oils in cartridges, or it can be used with edibles, without requiring a flower to be a part of this.

Shatter is another one that has an opaque amber color where it’s shattered and used for dabbing.

Wax is basically all forms of cannabis concentrates and is another name for it.

Live resin is flash frozen cannabis plant material, where it’s frozen immediately upon harvesting, so the terpenes and cannabinoids are basically the same as in the plant.

Then there is crumble that looks like honeycomb, created by melting shatter, with the extract being whipped to crate air pockets, and the put in an oven vacuum to properly stabilize, so it will crumble when it’s touched as well.

Rick Simpson oil is basically oil with a ton of potency to this, with the concentrate being full-extraction cannabis oil since it does have all of the lipids, fats, and the chlorophyll that are there, and you should never inhale this one.

How to Do So

Creating cannabutter is definitely an experience, and for those interested in cooking with cannabis, preparation is the first step.

The psychoactive elements of cannabis do need fat to dissolve correctly, so you need to incorporate it in oils, butter, and milk. Don’t use water since it can’t dissolve.

When you get it from the dispensary, you want to make sure that you know what you’re using too, since there are different terpenes that are in this, and that affects not just how the weed reacts, but also the tastes, and even how they interact with other substances too.

Cannabis doesn’t just have THC and CBD, but other elements too. The best thing to do is to make sure that you have the right THC content for what you’re getting. You want to calculate how much THC is in the flower, and then multiply it by .877, which is the total amount of THC in a gram of it. This will help you figure out the full amount of THC in a batch of this, and also the dosage within each edible, when you take the total THC divided by the number of edibles created.

The dosage

Inexperienced users will not have as much tolerance to this, so you should try to keep it at around 2 mg of this for the first dosage. Longer users may possibly want more than 10 mg, but of course, you want to make sure that you have the right dosage depending on your goals. Your bodyweight and size are a major factor in this, as it will take a lot more THC to get a taller or larger person high. You should also look at the strain too to see whether or not it’s more powerful when it’s smoked, or when eaten.

Decarb the Cannabis

You want to make sure that when you cook with cannabis you always decarb it first. This is because it’s the only way to get cannabis to well, do what it needs to do.

Decarbing is basically removing the carboxyl from this, and this releases the carbon dioxide, which basically makes the THC and CBD work. The way to do this is to preheat your oven, grind the flower so that it’s small enough that it works, and then spread this, and bake it for up to 90 minutes in most cases. Youwnat to make sure that you do slowly heat up the flower before you do it, and not too high at once.

60 minutes are good if you want higher THC, with 90 minutes being what offers more CBD to this. You do have to do this because it is the only way to get the chemicals out.

Afterwards, you basically melt a cup of butter, a cup of oil, adding the ground cannabis, and then let it sit on low heat for abut three hours. You then want to strain it with a cheesecloth or a colander in some cases. That way, it gets the chunks out.

Then you can cook with this. Cannabutter is simple to make, but if you’re not used to working with it, it can be a bit complex for those just starting out.

Month: July 2019

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