Cannabis legalization is becoming a hot topic around the globe, stoned citizens are less stigmatized against and consuming cannabis could not be easier! Drink your medicine with these cannabis cocktails!
Cannabis cocktails are a fun way to bring life to the party, but they do come with a warning tag. Grass before beer, in the clear. Beer before grass, on your ass! An old-timey caution meant to persuade stoned citizens to avoid getting high when they have had too much to drink. Cannabis affects everyone’s endocannabinoid system differently, more so when adding booze to the mix. Our golden rule; go low and go slow! Wait at least 45 minutes between medicated beverages.
The amount of cannabis in each of these cocktails are slightly adjustable allowing flexibility in terms of the potency of your elixir. There are a number of ways to infuse cannabis into cocktail ingredients, we explore the realms of cannabis-infused coconut oil, green dragon tinctures and cannabis sugar.
The natural flavour of marijuana is distinct and unique, it should be embraced when concocting a cannabis cocktail. It pairs well with hops, basil, mint and matcha to name a few.
A handy tip is to keep CBD joints on hand to counteract the psychoactive properties of the THC, if you become fearful of the height at which you find yourself.
Beat and hangover and get your greens in at the same time with our ultimate Bloody Mary Jane!
Today’s marijuana edibles are much more potent than the weed brownies of yesteryear and available in every form imaginable. Decades ago, a typical bud of marijuana might contain 2 or 3 % THC. Today, the THC in a raw bud of weed sits anywhere between 12 and 25 %, according to experts in the field. The standard dose is considered to be 10 milligrams, but newbies should start with 5 milligrams for the best chance at a good time.
Because the THC is digested instead of inhaled, it can take up to two hours for the edible to kick in. Impatient users might be tempted to eat another one to start feeling the psychoactive effects, but this is a really bad idea. From intense hallucinations to hyperventilation and violent illness, overindulging is dangerous. Cannabis edibles CAN totally mess you up and you don’t want to go there!
Cooking with cannabis is not exactly a new trend, perhaps rather at a junction of its evolution. One that started with fables of failed attempts at making pot brownies, or experiences of frolicking around in a field under the full moon chasing UFOs because your overdid it. Edibles have come a long way since and have reached the realm of competitive reality entertainment.
With the coconut oil craze of yester-year gleaming in the rearview, the globe was sold on the health benefits as well as the eco continuousness of using coconut oil. Cannabutter can be made with other oils, fats or shortenings, however, MCT oil extracted from coconuts is odour- and flavourless, and is versatile enough to replace any of these fats in sweet and savoury recipes.
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Having a DIY infused oil at hand will not just render the stoner chef inside you limitless, as ganja grease made with coconut oil has a bunch of budding benefits. Coconuts are high-fat fruits full of disease-fighting antioxidants, it is thought to promote blood sugar regulation and reduce risk factors associated with heart disease. It is worth mentioning that you should consult your health practitioner before including coconut in your diet as it is high in saturated fats. On the other hand, the low unsaturated fat content reduces the chance of your Yee-hee butter becoming rancid when oxidized. It is easy to get overwhelmed by the amount of coconut oil producers around the globe all attesting to their extraction, production and purifying methods; it is best to find a product which is high in MCT oils.
Here are a few uses for a cannabis-infused coconut oil:
Ache and pain relief when applied as a topical
Interchangeable with other oils, fats or shortening in most recipes
Treat sunburn and minimize skin peeling
Medicated body messages
Make coco-capsules by filling empty capsules with liquid cannabutter
Non-dairy creamer in blended coffee
Skin moisturizer
Sex lubricant – it is known to increases blood flow and heighten sensation.
If you currently reside within a zealous zip code with a legal weed status make sure to obtain quality lab-tested bud from a trusted supplier or take the time to grow your own to ensure a quality product.
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Every writer, recipe developer and dagga enthusiast will swear by their specific method and ratios, it is best to start at a neutral point with a ratio of 1:1, and adjust it slightly the next time if you want it to be more or less potent.
Decarboxylation is imperative to ensure that as much of the THC is activated and bioavailable. Decarbing is the chemical process of removing a carboxyl group from the THC-A and releases carbon dioxide and H2O. When THC-A is heated the COOH molecule is removed leaving behind the psychoactive THC, between 25 and 40% of cannabinoids are lost during this conversion.
There are a few ways to decarb your dagga, we recommend spreading your weed out on an oven-safe tray and baking it at 115C / 240F for 45 minutes.
Lecithin is a phospholipid found in eggs, avocados, soybeans and sunflowers.
It serves an essential role within the body, makes up parts of our cell membranes, acts as a binding agent to increase the structural integrity and shelf-life of products and it may increase the potency of edibles by enhancing absorption.
There is evidence pointing towards lecithin being used to treat liver and gallbladder diseases, cognitive impairment and dry skin to name a few.
Although soybean-derived lecithin is more commonly available, it is a highly produced and manufactured product, bringing its health benefits into question; hence our recommendation to opt for the sunflower variant.
The Cannapulp still has beneficial nutrients, compounds and cannabinoids! Enjoy a full spectrum entourage effect by not wasting any part of the plant and working it into your diet or as a supplement. Use up this deliciousness as a herb and incorporate it into meals.
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A slight precautionary warning, regardless of whether you are new to giggle grass or if you are a seasoned iron-lung; edibles take between 30 minutes to an hour to kick into action, with some reports from folks saying they have waited up to 8 hours to get the psychoactive effect. Start slow and wait at least 45 minutes before topping up. If you ever feel like you are TOO HIGH, calm down and remember it will pass. After all, there has never been a death by dagga that we know of! Along with a hand full of remedies to try are the terpenes: limonene in citrus and pinene from pine nuts and pistachios are known to reduce the psychoactive effect of THC.
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