Making Cannabis tincture in under 60 minutes

Alright, so everywhere I've benn reading, they say to let the ground up weed sit in 80 proof vodka for ~ two weeks. Wouldn't it be much easier to treat it as one would cannabutter, that is to say, heat up the mixture to allow faster absorption rates? Is there a reason they recommend two weeks?

I have no doubt someone is going to point out the dangers of alcohol fumes but if one had a flowhood wouldn't that danger be irrelevant.

I need to make a decent tincture Because I plan on making lollipot(s). Discreet, tasty, healthy and if you get caught with lollipops they have very little grounds to think they contain THC.

PS: I have a flowhood.

I may not be the person to voice my opinion on here, but I know that if you heat alcohol up, it affects you much faster, so I would be lead to logically believe that if you heated it, it would increase the uptake somewhat?

Its actually very common to use a heat method with tinctures. Just take another look around the GC and you'll find a few threads discussing the details

Edited by Brenjin, 22 September 2010 - 01:09 AM.

Haven't found too much relevant info but that's not really surprising seeing as half the posts here are pointless and rather un-informative. Rather than heating it on the stove anyone think the oven at 165F (just bellow alcohol evap temp).

*also, THC is not very phycoactive until the acid carbol group is removed (at ~200C i think) but couldn't one hypothetically slightly bastify the solution until all the cannabinoids are dissolved? I think bastification would make it more soluble?

decarboxylate the buds in the oven at 220 farenheit for 10-15 mins before you toss em into the alcohol. Your gonna wanna have your tincture solution in a mason jar or something and then put that in a water bath on the stove. make sure it stays below 165 or if you dont have a cooking thermometer you can put it on a lower heat for longer. Make sure you keep your finished product in a dark location or use duct tape or electrical tape to cover the jar.

Alright disregar the above post a friend of mine send me a link to CC magazine. Ill post up the links so you kids can learn a thing or two

DECARBOXYLATION How do I convert THC to the active form from the inactive? If I heat it up to about 230? F, or 106? C will it activate?
Trevor T.,
Internet
THC is produced extra-cellularly in the gland membrane and held in a relatively inactive form THCA or THC acid. The THCA molecule contains a carbonate ring that is weakly bonded. When the carbonate tail is removed the molecule becomes much more active. Carbonate is COOH, one carbon atom ©, two oxygen atoms (O) and one hydrogen atom (H). You may have noticed that the two oxygen atoms and single hydrogen atom seem familiar. It?s the formula for water.
Drying the grass releases the water molecule from the bond. Residual carbonates are released shortly before the burn, as the cannabis heats up.
Activating cannabinoids to be ingested is of more concern. Without heating, many of the water molecules will retain their weak bond with the carbon atom, keeping the cannabinoid inactive. Heating the cannabis above water?s boiling point of 212? F or 100? C breaks the bond quickly. However, a lower temperature, 100? F or 33? C will provide enough energy for the bond to break, although it takes longer. A cooler room with very low humidity will also destabilize the bond, gradually causing the water to move from the carbon atom to the air.

Ask Ed | Cannabis Culture Magazine

Congrats on finding a recipe.

Most of us "kids" have also discovered a real nice forum right here in the city;

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And there are some nice recipes there.