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Decades ago, people had spotty knowledge about the chemistry behind cooking with marijuana. Some folks would simply grind the flower into a fine powder and sprinkle it into some brownie mix. Others would toss the weed in a crockpot with some butter and let it simmer forever, thus giving them some butter that tasted really weird, but could give you a good buzz.
Cannabis cooks have learned that butter is the way to go. You see, the most active chemical in marijuana is THC (delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol). There are about 400 chemicals found in marijuana, but THC affects the brain the most (more on THC in a bit). Cannabis cooks know that cannabinoids like THC (psychotropic) and cannabidiol (CBD, which doesn’t make a person high) are fat-soluble. This means marijuana edibles with fats make the cannabinoids available to the body.
Cannabis-infused butter is a great way to make infused cannabis edibles (like brownies, caramels, cookies or pretty much anything that contains butter). Making cannabutter can be tricky, so watch your temperatures!
• 1 cup of butter
• 1 cup (7-10 grams) of ground cannabis, decarboxylated
• Add 1 cup water and 1 cup of butter into a saucepan.
• Simmer on low heat and let the butter melt. The water helps regulate the temperature and it prevents the butter from scorching.
• As the butter melts, add your coarsely ground, decarbed weed.
• Simmer over low heat (ideally between 160F and 200F) for 2 to 3 hours, stirring occasionally. Don't let it coe to a full boil.
• Strain the cannabutter by placing a funnel or strainer lined with cheesecloth on a container.
• Once the butter has cooled a bit, pour it through the cheesecloth. Squeezing the cheesecloth can push bad-tasting plant material through and make the butter a bit more "earthy" than you might like.
• Refrigerate the butter (about 1 hour) and excess water will form at the bottom of the container. Remove the solid butter with a knife and drain the water.
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