CannaPharm Medical Oil Book Update & Holiday Edibles & Bowls - Oct2012~thru~Jan2013

Just a little update, I've just started 'principle photography' or the primary filming and shooting of the footage for the Summit,
over the last two days!


Things have been VERY busy here, I'm beginning to wonder what I've got myself into



And yes, the majority of the Summit is available to the public in the form of a free online event, to be aired/streamed world-wide
with heavy documentation, some live and some pre-recorded footage, but.... and I don't want to reveal anything from my
discussion with the organizers of the Summit too soon, especially anything that I may have been 'reading too much into'.... but, if
there happens to be good momentum and a venue during a few, or all of the days in their local area, then I may just find myself in
Canada and in the area for a few days. And I'll just leave it at that for now.



Oh! Here's a neat little 'flier' a patient made for me with the tentative name of the video!

I'll see what I can do! Just as a heads-up before I get going, it can be a little harder for me to make many comments
on a process with so many changes from tutorials we've been discussed here


And the everclear/alcohol should be safe with or without purging, where it's a drinking alcohol, and it's what you'd use
make a tincture or Green/Golden Dragon When it comes to less-edible solvents, even many clinics and caregivers use BHO/
butane oil for their concentrates and when making edible oils, they often feel it is safe or acceptable with appropriate purging, and
lab testing, and it may well be much of the time.
We like to use the ethyl/grain labor food-grade alcohol, however, as seen in the concentrate tutorial linked on the first page
(ie. virtually the same as the high grade Everclear, sometimes at 99% if we're lucky enough to get the 'absolute' lab grade, which
is just a more concentrated and more purified version of the more common stuff you'd find in the vodka aisle.... by using a
food-grade solvent when making concentrates, it adds the peace of mind that if any trace solvent is left behind, it's not going to
harm you ).





So! To start off with, did you make 30 or 50 capsules?


Knowing at least roughly how much you've made, is very important when it comes to dosing.


If we aren't sure whether you've made a certain number of caps, or nearly twice that many, it can make the difference between
whether or not you'd need to nearly double your intake in order to meet the gram dose you're looking for.



At 50 capsules for instance, if you wanted to consume your dose of a gram, you'd need to have eaten about 8 caps.


But at 30 capsules, you were only just under the dose you were looking for by eating four capsules, so the next items to
look at are processing methods, and the state of your digestion (ie. if you were very hungry and ate them on an empty stomach,
you may have over-metabolized the potency... this is why you'll see so many people suggesting to take edibles shortly after a
small snack or meal containing reasonable amounts of protein and fat).

Also, is there a particular reason (oven/temp limitations maybe?) that you diverted from the CannaPharm recipes when first decarbing, and again when processing in oil?


The tutorials for instance describe decarbing for 25 - 30 minutes at 220 F, and then your material continues receiving heat for an additional ten minutes as the oven cools down from that temperature.


At only 175, and for just 18 minutes (and especially being unsure if there was any cool-down in the oven, or if it was removed
immediately), I'm guessing it was probably only close to half-way done at best, less if it was removed from heat right away.



So with the dosing, and the number of caps made to the number taken, the extended oil cooking but at slightly lower temps than we
use, and where we're unsure just how much or little decarboxylation occured at such a low temp, for such as short time, it's really
tough to say whether or not you just needed more cooking time, to make up for the decarb (where it takes much, much longer
to remove the carboxyl group once sealed in oil), or whether you just need to get the right dose dialed in.



It may just take a little more trial and error with the batch you're working on, due to all the above.



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In the end, always make sure you keep track of the steps you've taken and that you're processing in a controlled manner,
from one batch to the next, striving even to use the same utensils and cooking containers for at least your first few batches....
If you make changes to your process accidentally or not, or even to your tools, make a note of it and try not to change
anything else, otherwise you won't know what alteration was the most responsible for any change in the end-
effects provided by your meds.



Long story short, for anyone reading along, be sure that you read and follow the tutorial closely, especially early on!



As a little disclaimer p), I feel like I should probably mention that the steps used above do divert quite a lot from any of the
tutorials I've provided and mentioned in this thread!
When the tutorials are followed closely for at least your first few tries, you can not only expect more consistent end-results, but
once you get the basics down, you'll also have much more success when experimenting with altered temps and
different processing lengths in order to produce meds tailored to your specific needs.


If the method used differs too much, from what I've described in the tutorials, it's a bit hard for us to judge just what needs
changing, besides just starting from scratch, and following the original tutorials and going from there.
So beginning by following the directions from start to finish, makes it much easier for you, and a lot easier for me to help you
make adjustments to your subsequent batches, based on the specific effects the original tut. provides, so the results are
finally tailored to your needs.



Anyhow, I'm sorry you're having trouble with the batch you're on now, LG, but I hope this helps you get it nailed down!


In the meantime, it's back to work for me!