"You give a few pot heads a bunch of weed and nothing to smoke out of and they suddenly become engineers. It's amazing."
https://www.reddit.com/r/StonerEngineering/
With thanks to @salad_bar_breath !
@design_RG That thing is magnificent.
@salad_bar_breath No doubt, I was impressed too!
@freemo got to see it.
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@freemo
LOL, When, well - just now.
I guess the short form was unclear. Meant: Freemo has got to see this!
Imagine all the bubbling action when it's in use. Glass cleaning might be less fun, but it's a great build. 😜
Cleaning is easy with a little chemistry knowledge. Acetone will instantly clean anything.
I dont tend to smoke bud though. Not that I wont, I just dont like the effects on lung health so try to minimize anything like that.
@freemo
Ah, very good to know, that acetone works well.
Lung effects, that is something to keep in mind. What method do you think would be less worrisome? Vaporizing dry flower?
In order from healthiest to least healthy I'd say it goes like this
1) Edibles (particularly if in healthy good)
2) dabbing shatter on a temperature controlled rig, ideally the shatter should be purified and not heated too much as to agitate the lungs. But less pure shatter is still ok if its plant material but not as good
3) dry vaping buf
4) smoking a joint
5) smoking a tobacoo join or blunt
6) injecting weed :)
@freemo
Great to know, thank you.
'buf' being?
Would making a tea like infusion from dry flower work? Thought about it but haven't tried, would hate to loose good plant material to testing.
Don't smoke tobacco at all, so the casual joint feels a bit harsh on lungs sometimes.
You could make a tea infusion and it would have some effect in getting you high and overall be healthy.
The issue with that approach is you would waste a LOT of weed since the vast majority would not dissolve in the water. It would be weak in terms of potency and youd waste the vast majority of active ingredients.
THC and CBD are fairly selective towards nonpolar solvents so water cant really dissolve much if any of it where oils can.
You are better off dissolving it in some oil and eating that.
@freemo
TY, glad I hadn't tried the experiment then, the tea route seems inneficient and wasteful.
The dissolving in oil is intriguing! I like to eat Zatar, a middle East condiment mix based on Thyme, which is nice with olive oil and some pita bread.
Got to try adding some fine shredded flower to it and see.
If the flavor is an issue get 000 sizes gelatin capsules and fill them with the oil. While water eats through them oil will not eat the casing and will effectively make edible pills for you you can swallow.
Just be careful when you do that there is absolutely no water in the oil, not even tiny droplets from cleaning the pot, as those will cause the pills to burst.
@freemo
Never tried biting into bud, so no idea if tastes bad or not. Mixing a bit with zatar might work, as it is delicious and fragant too.
Would be curious to know the total production of weed this year in Canada, the first year after legalization in October 2018.
I was very surprised to go for a kid's birthday party, and seeing a big cannabis plant growing happily in their backyard garden plot.
Then saw it in other people's homes, in containers or in the ground directly. I think there must have been a lot of new home gardeners this year!
@salad_bar_breath
@design_RG
Its a bit gritty with bud in it. I tend to recommend you dissolve it in oil first, use a cheese cloth to filter, then use the oil.
You dont have to but it improves the texture of the food.
As for flavor, depends on just how strong it is. Me personally the flavor makes me want to puke.
@salad_bar_breath