Well, they worked. Sort of. It took about two hours to kick in, and I peaked at about four. I was high enough for the concert, but not blown away and not nearly as high as I expected to get. I followed directions and used organic extra virgin coconut oil, but I probably didn't use as much as I should have. The "paste" consistency the article is talking about will come after the cooking. I was trying to get it while I cooked (der....) because the wording confused me. Yes, I'm a natural blonde.

I'm not sure what went wrong, but I think I didn't put enough oil in the mixture and I didn't let it stay hot long enough. After the reaction occurred, I brought down the temp and put it right in the freezer. I made a smaller batch tonight with relatively more oil and I cooked it longer on a lower temp at around 280 degrees F or so. We'll see in another hour or so if that was the key.

Tips on making caps without a machine:
If you used coconut oil, it will solidify when it gets cold, so putting it in the freezer makes it easier to scoop up the material to pack into capsules. Just take the longer end and scrape the top of the mixture and push it down every once in a while to pack it. Use the smaller end of the cap to wipe off the sides of the long end and place it on the end. I didn't get too messy. If it starts to get too runny, merely stick it back in the freezer for a couple of minutes. In fact, I read somewhere that freezing the mixture prior to packing the caps makes it so the remaining cells in the plant material burst, releasing the last amounts of THC. Theoretically, at least.