Marijuana Horticulture: The Indoor/Outdoor Medical Grower's Bible

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    Let the mix stand and cool. Within an hour or two, the mix will separate-water on the bottom and cannabis butter on top. You can speed the process by placing the hot mix into the refrigerator.
    Pour off and discard the water, and retain the cannabis butter.
    Use the butter in any recipe that calls for butter. Use small portions until you are familiar with dosage and effects. Be careful when consuming; the butter is quite potent!
    Cannabis vegetable oil is made very much like cannabis butter.
    First, you substitute one quart (1 L) of vegetable oil instead of butter.
    Heat 1.6 quarts (1.5 L) of water in a large pan on the stove. Add 4 ounces (112 gm) of marijuana leaf, one quart (1 L) of vegetable oil, and stir.
    Bring the liquid to a boil. Put the lid on the pot, and simmer two hours on low heat, stirring occasionally.
    Strain the mix through a colander, catching the liquid below. Press the wet foliage to get all the liquid out.
    Pour 0.5 quart (0.5 L) of boiling water over the wet leaf to wash out remaining oil. Press the leaves to squeeze out all the liquid possible.
    Let the mix stand and cool. Within an hour or two, the mix will separate. Once completely separated, put the mix into the freezer. The water will freeze in 4-6 hours. Pour off the cannabis oil. If you are using olive or peanut oil, they will coagulate in the freezer and cannot be poured off. Use a spatula to scrape the oil from the water.
    The oil will liquefy at room temperature. It will keep for about a month at room temperature. Keep in the freezer for longer term storage.
    Use cannabis oil in recipes as you would any vegetable oil.
Cannabis Tinctures
    Use liquor as a solvent to dissolve resin glands into a potent cannabis potion. You can use anyliquor, but the higher the percentage of alcohol, or proof, the quicker and more efficient the process. You can let the spirits evaporate so the tincture contains virtually no alcohol.

Well-made cannabis oil is extremely potent often registering more than 70 percent THC!
    If you prefer a flavored drink with alcohol, use Kahlua, Cointreau, Galliano, etc. Just remember, liqueurs contain a lower percentage of alcohol, and the extraction process will take longer.
    Clean 4 ounces (112 gm) of clean cannabis leaf in two quarts (about 2 liters) of lukewarm (90°F [32°C]) water. Stir the leaf and water so they are well-mixed and the leaf is wet. Keeping the leaves whole makes them easier to work with. Strain out the leaves with a colander, letting the greenish water drain into a receptacle. This step will wash out much of the green chlorophyll.
    Place the wet foliage in a bowl and cover with one quart (0.95 L) of 80 proof alcohol of your choice. Stir the blend until the alcohol and foliage are well-mixed. Make sure all foliage is covered with alcohol. Put a lid on the bowl so the alcohol cannot evaporate, and let it sit for 48 hours.
    Take the lid off the bowl, and let the mix sit uncovered for 12 hours, until about half the alcohol evaporates.
    Stir the brew again so it is well-mixed, and pour it through a coffee filter into a receptacle. Use the coffee filter to wring all liquid out of leaves.
    Pour the alcohol through the leaves again, and wring out the liquid.
    You will have about two cups of cannabis tincture concentrate that is ready to use. Or you can boil the mixture down to concentrate it more. The tincture will have 60 percent or more of the THC contained in the entire four ounces (112 gm) of raw material.
    The tincture can be added to recipes in lieu of other liquids such as water, wine, etc.
    Store concentrated tinctures in a cool, dark place to avoid early degradation. Heat and light degrade tinctures quickly. Use the tincture in one to three months.
    Be very careful when you drink the tincture; it is potent! The buzz is similar to the one you get when eating cannabis, but it comes on in less time.
    This is a shorthand version of cannabis extraction using butter, oil, and alcohol. For more complete information see the Marijuana Herbal Cookbook, by Tom Flowers, Flowers Publishing, 1995.
Hash or Cannabis Oil
    Hash oil is a concentrate of hash or marijuana (cannabis oil) that has been dissolved in nasty hydrocarbon solvents such as ether and alcohol to extract the THC. Hash and cannabis oil frequently retain residues from solvents used to extract the THC. These residues are a health risk. The oils can be very concentrated and potent.
    Honey oil was somewhat popular in America in the early