Have you ever activated your weed?

Well... there is a lot of discussion about this subject. Several threads teaches how to increase the potency of the weed, activating (decarboxilating) it in the microwave or in the oven.
Several people (including myself) tried it and reported positive results. But there is also people who says thats only placebo effect, or even pure BS.
So, what do you think?

BS.... if you could just activate weed, youw oudln' tneed to cook it in fat, you could just cook it then eat it... when it's heated (microwave, oven or by fire) it releases vapor that contains pretty much the only reason anyone even likes weed (cannabiniods, thc w/e) if there's not fat to capture it (vaporizer works on the same principal actually) it goes in the air and you don't get it, therefore you just wasted your weed..

it's placebo, period.

i activate it with fire

You two are fast... i didnt had even finished the poll options and you already had posted... damn...

well idk about the placebo thing because only after i was feelin it was i informed that the trees where activated..it wasnt like i was feelin completley shit faced, but yeah there was a noticable diff.

I activate it with my bong and my clipper !!! I wouldnt dare 'Spactivate' my smoke !!

uhhh... what is "activating" your weed?

It's pure chemistry, it's not placebo.

THCA -> THC (decarboxylation) occurs at room temperature, but much more efficiently at hot, sub-vaporization temperatures

The efficiency of heating(activating) depends on how well the cannabis was cured and how much THCA it has before you smoke it.

The heat of the flame should cause this process to occur, but I believe it also destroys some molecules. I just can't find an article.

This is most important when making green dragon because it is the only time the cannabis is heated, whereas smoking and cooking involve heat.

Well... until now, most people voted in "WTF is activating weed"... so it seems i should have explained better the subject of this poll... so there is some threads about this:

http://boards.cannabis.com/experienc...otency-mj.html
http://boards.cannabis.com/experienc...ated-weed.html
http://boards.cannabis.com/experienc...-your-bud.html

Does that mean you're throwing everything you smoke in the microwave? I mean.. if it works so well, why not do it ALL the time?