So, what's a "Canadian-bruthah-from-another-mutha" supposed to do if he wants to get his 420 on, but doesn't smoke?
The answer? Marty's Marijuana Tincture...
aka ~ Saskatchewan Space Juice
aka ~ Northern Dew
aka ~ Green Dragon (which I base my recipe on)
Here's the recipe:
Take 1/4 ounce of some nice dank.
Grind it as finely as possible. If you find it impossibly sticky to do with your fingers, you can use a coffe grinder.
Nature's Medicine
Take a clean mason jar and pour your solution of choice in. We are making an alcohol based tincture, so I'm using Wray And Nephews Jamaican Over-Proof Rum (63% alcohol content). 90%+ grain alcohol is difficult to acquire here in Ontario and a bottle of Bacardi Over-Proof (75% alcohol content) is more than what I want to spend. Generally, the higher the alcohol content, the better, as the alcohol will extract the THC molecules and bind with them. When can evaporate excess alcohol later, if you desire.
I'm using approximately 175ml of rum to 1/4 ounce of choice bud here.
Da' Juice
Pour the finely ground weed into the mason jar with the rum, screw the lid on and gently agitate it for about 5 minutes.
You'll notice the liquid slowly take on a brownish-green tint. This is the alcohol acting as a solvent and removing chlorophyl and plant oils (including THC) from the herb.
Now, you'll need to be patient, because I'm going with the "cold extraction" method. Safely store the jar in a cool, dark place for at least 1-2 weeks. Shake the contents of the jar for 5 minutes or so twice a day. I think any more than two weeks is overkill for THC extraction and less than one week might not be enough.
Prep Work
Stew in your own juices
At the end of the extraction period, open the jar and pour the contents into another container through a cheesecloth or cotton fabric. Even an old pair of pantyhose will work ('sup AP).
Squeeze the remaining liquid from the wet herb into the container. Go ahead and dispose of the weed, it's devoid of all it's medicinal "goodness"...all the THC has been leeched out.
Okay, this step is optional. You will have about 150ml+ of THC infused rum marijuana tincture. This will be suitable for measuring out a half teaspoon or so or maybe a shot glass! But if you'd like to concentrate it, it can be administered with a dropper (you can buy vials with droppers at many health food stores as well as pharmacies). Look for a vial and dropper set that can hold about 100ml.
Wash out your mason jar and pour the filtered contents back in. cover the top with a clean cheesecloth and let it sit until the alcohol naturally evaporates, or alternately for a quicker run, place the jar in front of a gently running fan to speed up the evaporation. This is the "cold evaporation" method. There is a stove-top method of quickly boiling off alcohol which is perfectly safe, but I won't be going into that now. Slow and steady wins the race.
Try a half dropper full in your beverage of choice to start off with. Although you can administer the tincture sublingually for quicker effect, the rum might be too "spicy" on your tatse buds.
Be warned, THC products taken orally can require 30-90+ minutes to "kick in"...so don't go guzzling the whole thing if you don't blast off immediately.
I'll follow up with some pics of the finished product at a later date.
Any questions?
