Archive for February, 2010

The Chemistry of Cannabutter

Cannabis contains hundreds of related compounds referred to as “cannabinoids,” in 1970 tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) was identified as the only significantly psychoactive compound. In the live plant, cannabinoids are believed to be present in their carboxylated acid forms, which are not psychoactive. The heat present while smoking cannabis decarboxylates the THC, making it biologically active. A [...]

Don’t feed weed butter to dogs!

I did once, and then ate the same amount myself. About 45 minutes later, as I started to get really high I realized I had better check on my dog. He ate a modest amount of very potent weed butter. I make my weed butter with barely enough butter to cover the weed for maximum [...]