I get it. Have you seen the tapioca flour infusion being posted this week on the mag? Looks like a bit of work but when done very flexible and maybe nice. I haven't tried it yet but it's on the agenda!
Me too Otter! Soon. As soon as I have fresh smokeable, I'll put the remains of my current stash into this project. It sounds fantastic!
The maltodextrin is made from the starches but it seems as though there is additional processing (and chemicals) involved in that conversion. The lecithin itself should make the oil more bioavailable but the bioavailability seems to be a big selling feature of the malto so I'm not sure if there are special properties of the malto that are what give it the 10-15 minute uptake or if there are other things that could serve the purpose.
Malto has a higher glycemic index than even sugar so I'm experimenting with both sugar and molasses as a carrier, both of which I find easier to dissolve than the malto powder especially in cold beverages. But I don't know if they have the same quick impact since I make CBD extracts and there's no psychoactive effect to judge the timing of the impact.
I'm quite pleased with the other aspects of the alternatives though.
What is said to be so awful about maltodextrin? I mean for the average Josephine like me, chemical additives may not be as big an issue?
The glycemic index mostly.
It causes a higher insulin spike which can have a negative impact on weight control.
It can also be hazardous for people with diabetes and prediabetes.
What Mel said. When the glycemic index was created they thought sugar was the highest, called it 100 on the scale and then compared other things to that. Then malto came along and it's like 110-130 or something on the scale.
Plus, who knows what chemicals they use and how they affect things long term.
I brought it up so folks could consider that as a factor. Know your risk and then you can make your own better informed decisions.
Thanks everyone for bringing this dissolvable cannabis powder approach to light. I must admit when I first saw it mentioned I thought, wow that is perfect, awesome!
However as Mel and Azi have both mentioned, there is a bit of a high glycemic consequence to it that may have a negative flow on effect to one's health that is worth considering.
When it comes to ingesting decarbed bud I generally do so whenever I feel like it, and being only dried decarbed bud there should not be any resulting blood sugar spike. But this approach mixed with carbs/Maltodextrin did cause me a little concern that I could be converting low glycemic decarbed bud into high glycemic 'candy' which will cause a blood sugar spike whenever it is consumed.
And then something unexpected happened. 2 days ago, my partner who constantly snacks throughout the day and yet she remains slim and appears in good health, was diagnosed with 'pre-diabetes'!
She doesn't have a sweet tooth, but she constantly eats high carb snacks throughout the day which would have the consequence each time of raising her blood sugar levels and necessitating her body to release insulin to bring the level down. My understanding of constantly eating high carb snacks is eventually the body cannot keep up the necessary production of insulin and eventually falls into a diabetic state which requires pharmaceutical insulin to maintain health and life.
In 2 days my partner has changed her eating to 3 meal times a day and cut out all of her snacking between meals, it won't be clear for another 6 months whether she has successfully reversed her diabetic condition before daily medication is needed.
So regarding dissolvable cannabis powder, I am now on the fence over this. The taste of decarbed bud is pretty crap if you analyse it, but I am used to it and I mostly consume it without ever noticing the taste. As we age we lose the ability to deal with big spikes in blood sugar like we were able to when we were young.
I have now adjusted my own consumption of decarbed bud by only consuming it with a couple of squares of dark chocolate if I take it during a meal time,
otherwise, outside of meal times I think I will continue to chew it plain to avoid any unwanted blood sugar spiking. But I will keep an eye out for any developments on this approach, cheers all!
No. I don't like the taste or consistency that way. 
. Your ways seem better but we're not motivated usually.
