How to Decarboxylate Cannabis in a Mason Jar
by Amanda NickersonHow to Decarboxylate Cannabis
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Prep Time
50 minutes
Cook Time
5 minutes
If you are wanting to make your very own, healthy cannabis edibles at home, you need to know this very important first step.
This step can't be missed if you want to experience a psychoactive effect from the THC in your cannabis. THCa (non-psychoactive) is found in living or raw cannabis and is converted to THC (psychoactive) when heated.
If you live in Canada, we are blessed to be able to walk into a legal shop and buy cannabis edibles. However, you can only get 10mg of THC in a legal edible, which is not enough if you deal with chronic pain. Also, most legal edibles contain a lot of sugar or have ingredients that don't pass the requirements for this holistic nutritionist. Which is why I encourage everyone to make their own at home.
If you live in an apartment and smell is a concern, this is an inexpensive and smell-proof way to get the job done. There truly is no smell if you follow the directions.
Amanda Dawn
Ingredients
3.5 grams cannabis flower (whole or finely ground).
Directions
Turn your oven on its lowest setting (mine is 175°). Line a baking sheet with a silicon baking mat.
Place your cannabis into a mason jar.
*Choose a jar big enough to hold the amount of butter you wish to use.Place mason jar on its side, on the baking sheet.
Bake for 10 minutes.
After 10 minutes, turn your jar over and bake for another 10 minutes. Do this for a total of 50 minutes, turning every 10 minutes.
When the decarbing process is finished, take baking sheet out of oven and let your jar cool completely.
*Letting the jar cool completely ensures that all the good terpenes and cannabinoids remain in the jar. Also, it ensures that you get do not get any weed smell.Once your jar has cooled completely, you are ready for the infusion process.
Recipe Note
*The beneficial cannabinoids, such as CBD or THC, need to be activated if you want to get high. It's important not to skip this crucial first step when making cannabis edibles.