microwaving increases potency?

[seren1ty]

they say that if you put it in the microwave and heat it up a bit it increases potency, i dont believe it...

[lildicedan]

wouldnt it just dry up or start burning or sumthing?

[MeGustaMota]

I've microwaved a joint before for a few minutes and it was noticeably better than the j of that stuff I smoked the day before.

[TheDefiler]

It's possible....maybe your just activating the THC...i dunno how it works or the chemistry behind it but we got some bright minds here! Lets figure this thing out! ;-)

[LIP]

If your bud is properly cured [which it should be if you aint getting ripped off] it'l do sweet fuck all. If you've got shitty wet bud, it'll supposidly do something.

[nightlight]

ive tried this with properly cured weed and found no difference in the potency, just much smoother smoke. ive also tried this with damp weed and found myself getting much higher than usual, and the weed not tasting like shit.

[420_24/7]

If its low grade stuff the remaining THCa will be converted into THC incresing the potency, but if its been properly cured then most of the THCa has already been converted and its not necessary to activate it.

[the image reaper]

I would never use a microwave on pot, myself ... I'm not a scientist, but THC escapes from the buds around 350 degrees or less in a vaporizer, and THC is destroyed at temps not much hotter than that (or so, I have read)... a microwave vibrates molecules to create internal heat from that friction, and, it heats most efficiently in fat and sugar cells .. fat=oil=THC ?? ... just a thought :jointsmile:

[jon.hatcher]

bull... microwaves make the substance hot by stimulating water molecules. Its gonna burn up your water, but your THC is going to be unaffected because it is an oil-base, not water.

[bumclot]

I always bake my blunts for about 20 seconds and I still get high so the microwave at least doesn't destroy any of the THC, but I can't say that I've noticed a difference in potency between baked and non-baked bud.

[Rapidfire187]

I like to microwave blunts :)

It dries the blunt, making it much smoother IMO. I think it increases the potency, but I don't know for sure.

[Coelho]

Well... this question about activating weed in the microwave was already VERY discussed here... look at:

http://boards.cannabis.com/experiences/131656-have-you-ever-activated-your-weed.html

[Subjekt]

It's only true when you have wet weed, just microwave for 35secs or less and let it dry, but if your gonna try that with good cured weed, then you'll do the opposite and probably ruin it....

[MadSativa]

bull... microwaves make the substance hot by stimulating water molecules. Its gonna burn up your water, but your THC is going to be unaffected because it is an oil-base, not water.

yes but in curring you are trying to get rid of water and chlorophill, and if you got bag weed that is still moist it can have an effect. More THC I dont know but a different high I would say yes. however if you got good bud(propperly curred, and quality, u know) microwaving your herb wont do much. Also buy heating to 325f for a certain amount of time there is the theroy of thc increasing buy factionig off unwanted chemicals leaving more thc. but i dont know of truth to this other than it can change the high when properly done.

[dziendobry4]

I can only get schwag and mids due to my location and fiscal situation. How long do you guys recommend microwaving the bud, and on what power setting (low, mid, high)?

[MeGustaMota]

I can only get schwag and mids due to my location and fiscal situation. How long do you guys recommend microwaving the bud, and on what power setting (low, mid, high)?

I usually stick it in on high and do 30 seconds then let it sit and repeat a few times.

[dziendobry4]

From what I've read, people are saying 20 seconds once and now 30 seconds a few times. Anyone else done it and had success with lower grade stuff?

[the image reaper]

bull... microwaves make the substance hot by stimulating water molecules. Its gonna burn up your water, but your THC is going to be unaffected because it is an oil-base, not water.

I stand corrected :wtf: ... I Wikipedia'd 'microwave ovens', and see you are right about the oil/water, (the opposite of what I had been taught) ... I also saw this in the Wikipedia, "Food and cookware taken out of a microwave oven is rarely much hotter than 100 °C (212 °F)", so that would alleviate my other concern, of too much heat ... shouldn't be harmful at those temps ... :smokin:

[dziendobry4]

Alright so I tried it yesterday and today. Two bowls worth of weed in the microwave for 30 seconds on the highest setting (my default).

It does work. It won't turn regs into chronic, but I did feel it got me higher than when I smoked it unmicrowaved. It changed the high more than anything...definitely more of a head high with less munchies like most people have been saying. I wouldn't do it every time I smoke, but it's worth trying and doing once in a while.

[nightlight]

I always bake my blunts for about 20 seconds and I still get high so the microwave at least doesn't destroy any of the THC, but I can't say that I've noticed a difference in potency between baked and non-baked bud.
then why do you always do it?