SweetSue's Cannabis Oil Study Hall

[SweetSue]

Thank you K. You are a marvel, you know that, right?

 

[RheinRover]

So I can officially say I'm not a biobomb virgin anymore. Made just about 200 capsules last night, and took one in the name of science
Just took a 20:1 and it was a nice body high nothing too over powering.
The night before I made 4g of oil off of 26g of indica I had around the house. I did the usual spoon licking and what not and that too date is the most blasted I've ever been. I didn't feel so high when I went to bed but I woke up in the morning super stoned with the munchies really bad. I felt this way until about 2 in the afternoon.
Has anyone else felt these effects even 12-15 hours after?

 

[SweetSue]

So I can officially say I'm not a biobomb virgin anymore. Made just about 200 capsules last night, and took one in the name of science
Just took a 20:1 and it was a nice body high nothing too over powering.
The night before I made 4g of oil off of 26g of indica I had around the house. I did the usual spoon licking and what not and that too date is the most blasted I've ever been. I didn't feel so high when I went to bed but I woke up in the morning super stoned with the munchies really bad. I felt this way until about 2 in the afternoon.
Has anyone else felt these effects even 12-15 hours after?

To be honest RheinRover, I haven't been completely straight for months. This is my new "normal". I've had this effect from the 5:1 capsules, but this is also why I grow the Dark Devil Auto. The strain has carried me a full 24 hours on more than one occasion.

That concentrated oil's serious stuff, eh? I can never resist licking the spoons too. Hahaha!

I'm glad you tried one of the 20:1. Now you know the baseline. I'll be following to see how effective you believe this'll be for you, or how quickly you move to a 10:1. You know, I call the capsules I take 5:1 but they're probably lighter than the 20:1 ratio. I'm still trying to wrap my head around my being able to stabilize on about a 15 mg dose. There's no denying it though. I stop typing, look around to get my internal bearings and I have to admit, I'm righteously stoned. It's been 45 minutes since the dose and I'm still getting sweet body rushes one after another.

Gosh, I love these capsules.

 

[AngryBird]

Alrighty,

A CCO experiment:

I yanked a whole flowering White Widow last week, washed her well from top to bottom, and hung her to dry, roots and all (as I always do). After 9 days, she was dry enough to either jar or process. I decided to try to make a batch of CCO from the whole plant (she wasn't huge, maybe 1.5 oz dry cured bud weight is a good guess). The buds and leaves were ground normally, and the trunk, bigger stems and roots were cut, shopped and ground.

I then used a new toy, a Magical Butter 2 machine that my wife decided I needed for my birthday (such a sweetheart!). I set it to tincture mode, and poured a bottle of Ethanol over the whole plant chutney. After it's whirling and buzzing and spinning was finished (cool led light show at night on the lid of the machine), I strained the liquid and performed the remainder of the CCO evaporation process in a rice cooker. It wasn't a huge yield of CCO, around 5cc, but enough for a lot of BioBombs. The CCO looks, smells and has the texture of my first ever batch I made, and that one kicked my butt. My test dose was much too large ... my bad. Whew, I hadn't been that high in years, too high but it settled down after a while to a nice buzz.

Does my use of the whole plant do anything to increase the variety of cannabiniods in the CCO?

Any thoughts on possible good or bad effects derived from whole plant CCO vs just buds? I have read about juicers that process whole plant for drinks and shakes, so I thought why not throw it all in there and see what happens. I'm not afraid to test it, but I will try a smaller dose tonight!

Thanks

Keith

and congrats on your first CCO and yes yo do have a nice wife

 

[infiniteJuan]

To be honest RheinRover, I haven't been completely straight for months. This is my new "normal". I've had this effect from the 5:1 capsules, but this is also why I grow the Dark Devil Auto. The strain has carried me a full 24 hours on more than one occasion.

That concentrated oil's serious stuff, eh? I can never resist licking the spoons too. Hahaha!

I'm glad you tried one of the 20:1. Now you know the baseline. I'll be following to see how effective you believe this'll be for you, or how quickly you move to a 10:1. You know, I call the capsules I take 5:1 but they're probably lighter than the 20:1 ratio. I'm still trying to wrap my head around my being able to stabilize on about a 15 mg dose. There's no denying it though. I stop typing, look around to get my internal bearings and I have to admit, I'm righteously stoned. It's been 45 minutes since the dose and I'm still getting sweet body rushes one after another.

Gosh, I love these capsules.

I'm harvesting a plant (my 1st) early this upcoming week. I assume that I can make some of these BioBomb capsules with undried parts of the plant? Are there specific instructions for how to make the various ratio capsules out of a freshly harvested plant?

 

[AKgramma]

I'm harvesting a plant (my 1st) early this upcoming week. I assume that I can make some of these BioBomb capsules with undried parts of the plant? Are there specific instructions for how to make the various ratio capsules out of a freshly harvested plant?

I would also add this question: are most recipes based on dry weight or wet weight? This is important, if one wants to get the dosage correct.

 

[SweetSue]

I'm harvesting a plant (my 1st) early this upcoming week. I assume that I can make some of these BioBomb capsules with undried parts of the plant? Are there specific instructions for how to make the various ratio capsules out of a freshly harvested plant?

PsyCro worked out a method that uses fresh plant material and olive oil. It's not a concentrated oil, but at 400 grams of fresh harvested plant material per liter of oil it's potent medicine. The chief benefit is the retention of the terpenes. His patients swish between 10-15 ml in the mouth and then swallow. This is not an oil to be taken lightly. According to PsyCro 15 ml of this oil smacked someone who he knew to be taking a full gram of the CCO. I haven't made this one his way yet, but I came close to these ratios with my CBD capsules that my daughter and I are taking. I can't wait to try it with something high in THC and sativa-dominant. I'm pretty certain it's going to end up my oil of choice.

Someday we'll be able to get a batch tested and see what magic's going on with this extraction.

PsyCro's Olive Oil Extraction Method

 

[infiniteJuan]

BTW, I made a BioBomb capsule holder out of a teak bowl I found at the thrift store yesterday. 3/8 inch drill bit seems to be good for the '0' & '00' gel cap sizes. I accidentally drilled all the way through on one though.. oops. Will have to plug that.

I also found a variable temperature hair straightener for 2 bucks...

I ran a few buds through it with parchment paper and had an interesting time. The dry buds I had didn't yield much at all and the fresh one seemed to sizzle and send off steam but not much concentrate. That was with the heat set at just around 300F. It seemed to stay in the bud because THAT was super sticky.

 

[infiniteJuan]

PsyCro worked out a method that uses fresh plant material and olive oil. It's not a concentrated oil, but at 400 grams of fresh harvested plant material per liter of oil it's potent medicine. The chief benefit is the retention of the terpenes. His patients swish between 10-15 ml in the mouth and then swallow. This is not an oil to be taken lightly. According to PsyCro 15 ml of this oil smacked someone who he knew to be taking a full gram of the CCO. I haven't made this one his way yet, but I came close to these ratios with my CBD capsules that my daughter and I are taking. I can't wait to try it with something high in THC and sativa-dominant. I'm pretty certain it's going to end up my oil of choice.

Someday we'll be able to get a batch tested and see what magic's going on with this extraction.

PsyCro's Olive Oil Extraction Method

Thanks so much Sue, you're amazing!

I think I may try this method halved or quartered and see what happens. I'll be sure to record my steps and report back with my newbie findings. Peace, love, and light.

 

[SweetSue]

BTW, I made a BioBomb capsule holder out of a teak bowl I found at the thrift store yesterday. 3/8 inch drill bit seems to be good for the '0' & '00' gel cap sizes. I accidentally drilled all the way through on one though.. oops. Will have to plug that.

I also found a variable temperature hair straightener for 2 bucks...

I ran a few buds through it with parchment paper and had an interesting time. The dry buds I had didn't yield much at all and the fresh one seemed to sizzle and send off steam but not much concentrate. That was with the heat set at just around 300F. It seemed to stay in the bud because THAT was super sticky.

I seem to recall Shiggity saying you want the temps somewhere around 260???? I'm not certain about that, but he has it listed in his rosin press thread.

Good finds.

 

[SweetSue]

I would also add this question: are most recipes based on dry weight or wet weight? This is important, if one wants to get the dosage correct.

Most recipes are based on dry weight, with the exception of PsyCro's, which is meant for wet. He mentions though that the 400 grams wet can be replaced with 100 grams dry.

 

[Mr. Krip]

I just posted this in my journal and wanted to share it here:

INDEX OF MEDICAL CANNABIS STUDIES

I came across this very good searchable index of medical cannabis studies I believe will be of interest to all caretakers and those looking for alternative treatments to ailments for themselves or loved ones:

Clinical Studies and Case Reports

Here's one more that's non-searchable:

Medical Cannabis Research & Studies | Cannabis Reports

P.S. Yes, Sue, I'll post it in the Study Hall!

 

[SweetSue]

Ok, this was too good not to share. It turns out you can learn anything in 20 hours. You heard that right, 20 Hours. Here, let the man explain. Treat yourself to this one. Watch it change your life. What do you want to learn next?

The first 20 hours -- how to learn anything | Josh Kaufman | TEDxCSU - YouTube

 

[KeifKeith]

Apologies in advance for the long post, but you asked for it!

Great read! If only 25% is a true medical reality, how great is that? Wow, I'll stop composting my old stems and roots. I figured roots ingested raw didn't hurt juicers, so why not? Thanks for the support and knowledge folks, truly thank you. I've smoked more than my body weight of cannabis in my life, can't be too dangerous right? I would be dead otherwise! How great would it be if it gives relief to my son!

I made a bottle full of 20:1 caps with the CCO, and I must say, I think these just might help my son with some pain relief. I certainly had less aging body stiffness this morning after one day of dosing low. I am reading Susan's dosing protocols one more time to ensure my accuracy in dosing him, and I hope he has positive reaction and better quality of life.

Keith

 

[SweetSue]

Great read! If only 25% is a true medical reality, how great is that? Wow, I'll stop composting my old stems and roots. I figured roots ingested raw didn't hurt juicers, so why not? Thanks for the support and knowledge folks, truly thank you. I've smoked more than my body weight of cannabis in my life, can't be too dangerous right? I would be dead otherwise! How great would it be if it gives relief to my son!

I made a bottle full of 20:1 caps with the CCO, and I must say, I think these just might help my son with some pain relief. I certainly had less aging body stiffness this morning after one day of dosing low. I am reading Susan's dosing protocols one more time to ensure my accuracy in dosing him, and I hope he has positive reaction and better quality of life.

Keith

Gosh Keith, I'm so on pins and needles waiting to hear how he reacts. I'm anticipating good news, but I've been where you are right now and I understand the trepidation. You've tried them yourself, so you know they can't hurt him. Best of luck.

 

[SweetSue]

Why bother with cannabinoid therapies?

 

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[SweetSue]

Reposted from my grow journal.

Actually, that was CBD Critical Mass I used for these capsules. Today I finished the process and started using them exclusively.

CBD Capsules with lecithin

I'd been thinking lately about how we casually toss out that the high CBD strains don't get you high. It's not technically true and we'd be better off to simply stop saying it that way. There's THC in these strains, and although the CBD may tamp down the effects, you'll still feel different. You're still getting high, just as a different expression than what we're used to thinking of as being high.

So I decided I needed to test the theory that'd been brewing in the back of my mind about the possibility that I'd feel really good on just CBD capsules. Of course, you know I had to try.

The other day I put 5 grams of finely chopped buds into 80 ml of coconut oil and decarbed it for 36 hours on the lowest setting of the oven. Every time I thought of it I shook the jar to get the oil extracted from the plant material into the coconut oil.

After 36 hours I took it out and cooled it down so I could work safely with it.

I filtered out the plant material. My best guess is that the agitation I created should have given me at least an 80% extraction.

I ended up with 60 ml of the coconut oil extraction. To that I winged it and decided a teaspoon of the liquid sunflower lecithin should be sufficient.

Blended it really well......

...........capped it off and tossed it into the fridge for the night.

This morning I brought it up to room temperature with a hot water bath and filled my capsules.

This oil has a lovely golden hue to it. Smells divine and tastes delicious. I took one without the end (dropped it) so I got a good taste. Yummy, is all I can say.

I'll work out the dosage guesstimate later. I started the day with one of my regular CBD capsules, made with just the 1 TBS of lecithin per cup of oil in the Magic Butter Machine when I made the CBD Critical Cure oil. Since then I've been taking only these capsules, made with extra lecithin. I've had no THC capsules at all.

So, how's it been today, you ask? Let me tell you, it's been quite an interesting experience. I haven't had any THC capsules and I've only had about 6 hits all day long, starting with 4 at Pigeons' room for the Saturday wake 'n bake. So that's 2 more hits since about 10 AM.

I've been pleasantly buzzed all day. Nothing intense or racy, but very comfortable and upbeat. The most positive mindset and absolutely no desire to get any higher. That's the interesting part. I'd anticipated reaching for the bong all day. It's been sitting right next to me the entire time, and yet I haven't bothered because I feel delightful. I'm going to take a break now and have a few hoots because it's Saturday night and that's the way we roll around here, isn't it? I'll let you know later how that goes.