SweetSue's Cannabis Oil Study Hall

VerdantSpires said:
I asked about the rosin produced by the hair straightener extraction process.


Is it expected it will readily disolve in warm olive oil?

Youtube videos vary in the length of time that the bud gets heated with the hair straightener, some showing just until the sizzling is heard to stop. This would be just until the moisture is boiled off, so should be good for preserving terpenes.

I'm wondering, though, to what extent such a brief period heating would decarb the rosin? Maybe it is a way to extract basically raw oil, for producing extracts of THC-A and CBD-A. Would an additional 6 seconds of heating be likely to achieve much decarbing?

Thanks. :blushsmile:
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You don't need to decarb rosin anymore than the bus you put in a bowl. It's heat, not moisture that decarbs. So, if you're boiling anything than you are losing the terpenes.
Most anything dissolves faster in olive oil than coconut oil.

Kicknitup1 said:
I have no problem just stirring CCO into 150 (f) coconut oil. When u dont see any more brown in the bottom, it's dissolved. Decarbing via hair straightner...surely it's not much @ maybe 200f for 30 seconds or so. I haven't seen anyone doing it for "minutes". If so, then yes, SOME decarb. Also, You know that device did not get it all (thc)...so I would save the bud and mix it in with fresh or just more half spent & make cannabutter out of it. Then you should not be wasting much. Make sense?
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Again, if you're vaping, smoking, dabbing the rosin, you don't need a decarb. If by capsule, you usually do decarb as you're interring it not combusting with heat.

Sorry, this phone just spells like it wants.
 
Yeah... My phone does that too. :rofl:
 
More info from the Nova site that I found helpful to understanding. :battingeyelashes:

*to find the maximum available THC, multiply the THCA by .877 then add that number to any THC already present. Here for example, the maximum THC that can be derived from the starting material is 20% THCA x .877 = 17.5% + 1.5% THC = 19%. Where does the .877 number come from? The carboxyl group that we want to remove during decarb weighs 13% of the total molecule. So during proper decarb, when we are removing that molecule only, it will reduce the weight by slightly less than 13%; the 87% remaining weight is the converted THC.

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CajunCelt said:
Yes it does. Actually, fairly quickly too.
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Nice to know! My father is a pilot and he is a pretty fat bear so to speak! So he has a pretty high blood pressure. Also my mother has a way too high blood pressure due to stress and the medicines you get from the doctor gives you an itchy throat and problems with swallowing food.
 
rikvasen said:
Nice to know! My father is a pilot and he is a pretty fat bear so to speak! So he has a pretty high blood pressure. Also my mother has a way too high blood pressure due to stress and the medicines you get from the doctor gives you an itchy throat and problems with swallowing food.
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Before adjusting any blood pressure meds they'd be well-advised to involve their doctors in the process. There's a chance they'll need to reduce the pharmaceutical meds earlier than anticipated. Also, be alert that cannabis will increase the heart rate during ingestion. Getting up from a seated position is a movement best done slowly and thoughtfully. By that I mean avoid the tendency to take a hit and jump up to run off somewhere.

Edit: The teacher in me insisted I offer more than that. :cheesygrinsmiley:

High blood pressure is a reflection of inflammatory response and emotional tension constricting the blood flow through the vessels. THC calms the emotional tone and allows you to relax, letting the tension go. CBD goes to work on inflammation, paving the way for reduced future problems.
 
SweetSue said:
Before adjusting any blood pressure meds they'd be well-advised to involve their doctors in the process. There's a chance they'll need to reduce the pharmaceutical meds earlier than anticipated. Also, be alert that cannabis will increase the heart rate during ingestion. Getting up from a seated position is a movement best done slowly and thoughtfully. By that I mean avoid the tendency to take a hit and jump up to run off somewhere.

Edit: The teacher in me insisted I offer more than that. :cheesygrinsmiley:

High blood pressure is a reflection of inflammatory response and emotional tension constricting the blood flow through the vessels. THC calms the emotional tone and allows you to relax, letting the tension go. CBD goes to work on inflammation, paving the way for reduced future problems.
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Good to know! Thanks Sue!
 
rikvasen said:
Nice to know! My father is a pilot and he is a pretty fat bear so to speak! So he has a pretty high blood pressure. Also my mother has a way too high blood pressure due to stress and the medicines you get from the doctor gives you an itchy throat and problems with swallowing food.
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Your mother needs to get off that particular medicine immediately! I cannot stress this enough!

She is suffering from early anaphylactic shock! I get the same reaction from cherries, peaches, and hazel nuts. If she suddenly has a severe reaction, she could easily suffocate before getting epinephrine to open her breathing passages.
 
AKgramma said:
Your mother needs to get off that particular medicine immediately! I cannot stress this enough!

She is suffering from early anaphylactic shock! I get the same reaction from cherries, peaches, and hazel nuts. If she suddenly has a severe reaction, she could easily suffocate before getting epinephrine to open her breathing passages.
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Don't worry. That's not the case. I work on the Ambulance and things like that have early symptomes and my mother, well her body doesn't like those medicines for sure but it won't be that harmful.
 
Is there any better way to spend a Sunday afternoon? :cheesygrinsmiley:

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Why you get depressed:


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A model of α1-ARs mediated regulation of glutamate synapses onto DRn 5-HT neurons. Activation of α1-ARs elicits an increase in the synthesis/release of the eCB messenger 2-AG. The release of 2-AG reduces the strength of glutamate synapses by the activation of presynaptic CB1 receptors. Exposure to CRS impairs α1-AR-mediated depression of glutamate synapses by reducing the function of presynaptic CB1 receptors.


In a nutshell, too many stress hormones swimming around in the brain lead to a downregulation of CB1 receptors and throw the whole system out of whack. I'm trying to decipher a research paper over at class notes, and I knew this would make some of you smile in scientific delight. Enjoy :cheesygrinsmiley:
 
Jeez,

Ive only been away a few weeks and this thread just keeps on growing! I need to catch up, but by the time i do, i'll be behind again. Best i get :reading420magazine:
 
Chew said:
Jeez,

Ive only been away a few weeks and this thread just keeps on growing! I need to catch up, but by the time i do, i'll be behind again. Best i get :reading420magazine:
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LOL amen brother.... and when you try to follow multiple Sweetsue threads, its like a job to keep up.
 
SweetSue said:
Why you get depressed:


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A model of α1-ARs mediated regulation of glutamate synapses onto DRn 5-HT neurons. Activation of α1-ARs elicits an increase in the synthesis/release of the eCB messenger 2-AG. The release of 2-AG reduces the strength of glutamate synapses by the activation of presynaptic CB1 receptors. Exposure to CRS impairs α1-AR-mediated depression of glutamate synapses by reducing the function of presynaptic CB1 receptors.


In a nutshell, too many stress hormones swimming around in the brain lead to a downregulation of CB1 receptors and throw the whole system out of whack. I'm trying to decipher a research paper over at class notes, and I knew this would make some of you smile in scientific delight. Enjoy :cheesygrinsmiley:
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What does CRS stand for? (I mean besides can't remember shit)
 
KingstonRabbi said:
What does CRS stand for? (I mean besides can't remember shit)
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:laughtwo: That one catches me off guard all the time. Lol!

Chronic Resistant Stress. I haven't been able to find a definition of the term, other than long, enduring, relentless stress. You know, the kind all of us have weathered at one time or another, or another.....

It's interesting to understand the science behind the effect. The closer you look, the more you understand the importance of the ECS. Hmmm..... How to explain that in terms that average people would accept and understand? Then maybe we'd stand a chance at getting those people we keep electing to a level of understanding that we can begin to make some realistic goals towards the freedom to find our own relief. Something non toxic like cannabis would be nice. Something that communicates with our healing force in the most natural way.

Something like cannabis. What is so wrong with feeling good while you're healing and being productive? Why do they want people to keep suffering needlessly?

Sorry, I don't know where that came from. I think this would be a good time to start Callanetics. :cheesygrinsmiley:
 
What chemo does to the blood vessels. :straightface:

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An image showing ‘doorways’ opening in blood vessels which allow tumours to spread CREDIT: GEORGE KARAGIANNIS
 
I don't know about the rest of you, but that picture scares the shit out of me. :straightface:
 
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