question about cannabutter that seems hard to find

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paparocks

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I've been reading about cannabutter for a few weeks now and have yet to find any kind of info on the absorption ratio of cbd to thc. if they remain balanced in the same proportion as the plant(lab tested) prior to cooking the butter?
I intend on using a high cbd strain, 1/4 oz harlequin with an 1/8 of some tail kickin double barrel kush. ratio being 3/4 oz pure bud to 2.5 sticks of the high fat European butter. I figure the cookie recipe calls for 2 sticks and I will lose butter in the waste plant matter, even after squeezing it out as much as possible.
I will be using these cookies as a sleep aide and will be taking them on a schedule portioned equally. I also figure to gain neurological benefits from the high cbd content to help with my epilepsy. The meds I take are taking their toll on my liver and kidneys and I'm reading that the cbd's also work as a protectant not just to the brain but other bodily organs...
I would realy realy like to open up a discussion on how to make your edibles purely as a therapeutic medicine. Portions to recipe to benefits....I look forward to what this may turn out to be for my own personal health. Thanks in advance for any input you may have
 
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Twisted694

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200+ views and not a single post? Come on vets. I am also very curious of this answer! I have always heard (<--try to use that word loosely) that edibles have a higher CBD ratio.. But if THC boils at a lower temp than CBD wouldn't that mean the opposite? Err.. I'm confused.. :wall:
 
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gioua

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edibles will have a higher cbd rate as well as thc and cbn.. once you decarb it.. it raises the levels.


cook times- oil used and all the other stuff dont mean much to me anymore.. I followed the original advise on making oils.. and took what I liked and felt worked best for me..

I can eat one cookie... and nothing give that cookie to another person tell them to take 1/4th of it.. and they are set for 4+ hours.

only way to really tell if you can pull cbn-cbd and more thc is to use a electron microscope and get the results...


if your wanting more cbd then I would use less bud more trim... from what I read more thc is on the buds more cnb-cbd grows on the leaves.. could be a myth tho..
 
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Sneaky Beaver

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hi there I also have epilepsy, ive found that capsules and edibles work amazing. now as for your question of the cannabinoids staying balanced during extraction into butter. the answer is no, heat effects degradation and maturation of cannabinoids. if the main objective is sleep from said edibles I recommend letting the plant material steep in the butter for up to 6 hrs on low heat, this will transform a lot of thc into cbn ( giving less psychoactive properties but ultimately puts you to sleep. they only way to know for sure the levels of thc, cbn, cbd and so on would be to have the edible tested, even knowing the exact levels present in the plant. I hope this helped
 
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Sneaky Beaver

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when thc is exposed to heat yes it will degrade into cbn. the theory behind steeping it for a long period of time is to give the thc-a a little extra time seeing as it changes to thc then cbn as well
 
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Brother Sweetleaf

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Sneaky Beaver said:
when thc is exposed to heat yes it will degrade into cbn. the theory behind steeping it for a long period of time is to give the thc-a a little extra time seeing as it changes to thc then cbn as well
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Interesting, thanks for the info! So then, if this is the case, then it's the cook-times used during the canna-butter's preparation that determine the quality of the experience (a body high vs a cerebral high) more so than the strain of bud, correct??? It would seem then that a butter from a heavy Indica strain prepared in a short cook cycle might be more cerebral/psychoactive than a butter from a Sativa strain steeped for a long period of time (which would in turn be more physical or "couch-lock" because the THC conversion into CBN... Is this true???

So, we can determine the quality of the high intended by regulating HOW we prepare our edibles???

This, to me, seems like kinda "big news"... Like when I first learned about this same principal that we can apply to vaping through temperature regulation.

Thanks for the explanation, and thanks to Gioua for adding a few words & proving that helpful link! :leaf:
 
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Sneaky Beaver

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yes thc will degrade/oxidize into cbn after harvest, but many factors cause this (mainly temperature and certain spectrums of light). now as far as indica and sativa goes these are both sub-species of cannabis that both produce cannabinoids. sativas cannabinoid profile has higher thc levels with low or no cbd levels. Indicas chemical profile has a more balanced mix, with moderate THC levels and higher levels of cbd. once we start applying heat and changing the chemical makeup, the specific sub-species starts to become irrelevant.
 
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