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Welcome Sam. I promise we won't hold anything against you since you know Roster. Ha ha. Have fun. Roster has said great things about you.

Don't you know that you have to take everything he says with a grain of salt? I'm just a regular guy sharing what I've learned so others don't have to search so hard and to make sure that they get the right information. I just like to talk about cannabis, some say "too much".
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Welcome aboard the Passion Brother Sam. You should fit right in if your friends with Roster.
Roster is a good dude. We have to give him **** or he gets his feelings hurt. 😁
Thanks Boss
PSam is a wealth of cooking knowledge when in comes to home cooking Ganja.
He wrote the Book on The Poor Mans Guide to Cannabis in the Kitchen 101. (well refined it) .
Do not be afraid to ask him , he will always help.
 
It's all about the CB1 receptors in your brain responsible for getting you high. While everyone talks about THC, there is little to none in fresh cannabis. Instead there's THCa which is the acidic version and will not do too much for a buzz. It has an extra molecular grouping called a carboxy group consisting of an extra CO2 molecule. That extra molecule prevents the THCa from fitting into the CB1 receptor. In order to get stoned that CO2 needs to be removed which is usually done with heat. You get high from smoking/vaping it because the heat immediately releases that grouping and then hits the resultant THC will easily attach to the receptors.

However, that is not the case for ingesting cannabis. Since the THCa will not fit on the receptor it has to be converted to THC by losing that carboxyl group, which is usually done with heat. The commonly accepted way is by using the oven set at 240°F for 40 minutes. I have run lab tests for different times and temps and have determined this to be the least cumbersome. There are other various ways to decarb both before and after extraction that will work as well. Once the material is decarbed then you can ingest it with excellent results.

It's my understanding that the blood brain barrier prevents the THCa from reaching the CB-1 receptors in the brain, where the THC molecule readily passes. Here is some decarboxylation detail:

https://graywolfslair.com/index.php...-1-decarboxylation/10-1-4-decarboxylation-101
OK Gang My Friend and Mentor joined , he is a Great dude and will help anyone that asks I am sure of this. He is not here to cause any trouble , and I invited him Please welcome him with open arms and hear what he has to say to help us in our journeys .
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Welcome Sam! Always pleased to discover another kindred spirit with shared interests!

Grain of salt? More like a shot of penicillin.

Or a broader spectrum cocktail of antibiotics................
 
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