Hey Kron,
Sorry so long to write back... I'm just not doing well and am a slow writers of books. (this will be another book) Is it true that vaporizing gives you less cannabinoids than smoking and a different effect? Might try the double perc idea you have... Or if it is the temps that release more cannabinoids, perhaps the vapor Genie top with a bong would work. The VG is very hard on my lungs by itself. I tried my volcano at higher temps. Anything higher than 4 gets me coughing. :-(
"Interesting, I got enough scrap and like the quality so I gues do what I do and make capsules and baked goods with it."
What method do you use to treat the MJ before making the caps? i tried baking t and hitting it with the vaporizer for a few secs to activate the MJ before making the 500mg caps. They really were not doing anything for me. The extra strong ones ($10 each!) from a dispensary are as potent as my morphine, but the cost!!
After reading your info and more, I new realize I'm not taking enough MJ a day for pain control... no where close!! 1/2tsp ground buds will last me a few days! I've also learned that I'm sensitive to heavy vapors, like smoke. I have to suck down 4 volcano bags at a low temp to get thin barely visible vapes. Others may need only one bag at a higher temp and thicker vapors. Eating and making oil will have to be my solution to replace pain meds. :-( My vaped buds help with many other things. Perhaps some day I'll get used to the burning lungs... Lots of milk!
"I experience lower back pain, arthritis, asthma, insomnia, depression, and anxiety. "
Good heavens are we related?! LOL!! I have everything you do plus blown knees with PFS tendinitis and no cartilage, many pinched nerves on legs hips and back, fibromyalgia, nausea, IBS, slipped and bulging disks, tendinitis, bursitis, neck, knees, hips, migraines, TMJ, narcolepsy, chronic fatigue, and a bunch more that MJ won't help. So far what I take only helps the burning pain in the sides of my legs, anxiety, depression, and insomnia, I have a long way to go to control the rest and stop me from getting worse each year. All of these things were caused by my initial knee injuries!!! Docs luv to say what I have wrong, but never to fix it or prevent it. Useless. I wonder if they just make these things up!!
"No, my aunt died of cancer this year too..... It's the same book as you. He's fighting a bad liver at that and cant rid the painkillers finally got him off the oxycodon and morphine and just to the vics. Appointment is soon. Nobody seems to believe it can be a cure there just like prove it I can never give anybody enough information... I can't believe it sometimes how ignorant. Smoking the oil now on Scarlet Fire bud it's doing pretty good, this batch was around to much heat so it's a little darker in color and more like Nepalese hash than budder."
I'm so sorry to hear about the cancer... It's HELL to watch a loved one die that way. I dearly wish the day would come when I can close my eyes and not see my father's face and the guilt I have for not flying back to the US a year earlier to be with him and do things while he could move around... to try and mend our past. The 8 hour plane flight and the pain that goes with it kept me from going back when I should have. Now I have the pain of guilt to live with. No person should have to suffer this disease.:-(
I truly don't understand why the drug companies located anywhere but in the US have not made a drug from MJ specifically for cancer. Drobinal and Marinol are just pathetic! How are you making your oil? How did the appointment go? I hope there is some good news in there...
"For the full effect, nothing will ever beat a clean single perc bong, period, end of story, argue it blue lol. I've said I've smoked 2 ounces a day once to prove a point right? But........ I'm going to do that test and get back, because that's efficiency which is different then the effect. Effect is you everyday bong, efficiency I will check back with."
2 Ounces a day?! I didn't think that was physically possible!!! I really am not using enough MJ, not even a gram a day. No wonder it doesn't work!! How did your testing end up? Does the mental effect let up with use?
"My tolerance started to happen when I entered high school, I took it too literal. Once I met a connection it went from a dub a week, to a dub a day filling in with dime bags throughout the week, then eigths/quarters depending on how rough the day was, then oz's a week annually to oz's a day for special occasions. Then came medical. ""My tolerance should rocket back down to earth when I get Alaskan Thunderfuck cropped to smoke, it make's life peachy!!! Oh I got that burning sensation man... Damn I know the name for it to I was told slipping my tongue btw get back on that lol ATF is one of the best strains for that (really cures a lot!). Lately I've had some migraines bad under extreme stress situations I just have to walk away from people (ie the stress)."
WOW!!! How in the heck could anyone afford this in high school!!? Uh... what's a dub? I'll have to try the Alaskan TF someday. ;-D I don't know where in heck to find some seeds or clones for it. Someone said they can now ship clones. LOL
People seem to cause my migraines too... they cause the stress and such. Wish I could be a hermit! It's add how sensitive I am to sounds. The sound of of a baby and young kids are like knives in my ears! Anywhere in public I now use earplugs. Less Headaches that way. Have to wear sunglasses even at night. Life in the US is so fast and stressful, I think I might still be in shock. ATF is sounding better and better the more I read.
"All in all it's for my patient to get well and keep on fighting the good fight. I'll do what I can to provide the absolute best and have it on hand. I though simpson was using naphtha? Iono... Butane's better than iso, iso is more contaminated in the end, you can kinda taste it, and the stuff comes out darker and less pure. Go buteane I made a deal with stuff laying around the house in 10 mins with a hacksaw and my hands lol! Found triple distiled butane and walla, but i'm gonna get zero impurity next since i gotta buy it now."
How much butane do you need to make oil out of an ounce of MJ? I only see it in small spray can sized containers. Have you tried naphtha or other solvents? I'd like to try making some ASAP!!! Do ya have a pic of the gadget you made for the oil! I have some PVC pipe about. Just need to figure how big of a tube I need to make. How much oil are you getting for an ounce? How is your patient doing? Is it killing his pain? Have you found if strains make any difference at all in the oil? Your post has conviced me this is the direction need to go in for pain relief. I wish I could just go make some right now. LOL It will take me a few weeks to find the info online. I am lousy with the computer. I've seen 3 docs these last 2 weeks and all just increase the narcotics and add other drugs. Even the dentist said he could pull every tooth I had but I'd still feel the pain. Blamed it on the fibromyalgia. I'd trade the teeth for some dentures if it would have helped. LOL
Well, time to fire up the vaporizer again. I'm working on a review. So far the Volcano and Launch box are the ones I use daily. The Vapor Genie gets me coughing and my myrtle zap isn't working well. Will have to write the maker. It's not getting enough airflow through the MJ. My daily routine is a few cookies 2 hours before bed, then vape until the cookies kick in.
Vaporizing is not expensive. You can get one form $10 on up!! If anyone needs help deciding the Vape best for them on their budget or for their needs, I'm willing to help if I can. PM me if ya need help!
Happy vaping!
Lusi (we need a volcano smiley)