I decided to make some cannabis capsules. (thanks, PassingShips <3 ) The first mistake I made was to get vegetarian capsules. I have some gelatin ones on the way but even then I'll have to keep them in the fridge to prevent from melting this summer.

I get migraines with some level of frequency. So in order to avoid going on Topamax, we're going to try the medimar approach. I live in an unenlightened area of the U.S. so while I have a legitimate medical reason to be stoned every day, I have to be as stealthy as possible. Before I found out about caspules, I had a little dugout system that I carried with me and if I needed to smoke I'd go in a parking garage or a friend's house on campus. I found that smoking herb gives me too much of a peak, and I'd rather have the effects be at a lower level, but last all day. The capsules appear to be a great alternative, the best part being that the low temperature and short cooking time (2ish hours) give you a clearer high with no tiredness.

For the first set of capsules, I used midgrade ganj - $30 an eighth with seeds and stems.
Anyway, so I made the first batch with 1tbsp of butter and about 1.5 grams of finely chopped herb. This sat in a crock pot for 2.5 hours and made about 12 capsules. I put about 5ml onto a slice of toast and ate it on my 3 mile cycle commute at 8:45 in the morning. It made my mouth and throat go numb, which was pretty weird. I came up during class at around 10am. The effects were very nice, lasted all day. I had a sort of cinematographic visual effect along with a general feeling of well-being. Colors were brighter, etc. I liken the effects more to a small dose of LSD, although I wouldn't call it tripping.
I'm pretty sure that this recipe I used was a little less potent than the ones described in the thread. My friend took six of the capsules, and said that the experience was very good - not "tripping" but about as high as you can get on weed without falling asleep. Mind you though this kid ate an entire 30lb cactus he ordered off the internet, thinking he would trip off it. I mean, an actual live cactus in a pot of dirt. He had it shipped to his house and then he ate it. The whole thing. And he didn't trip. Which I thought was hilarious.

Yesterday I made another batch, and used about 4.5 grams of finely chopped weed (this time a little higher-grade than the stuff I used before) and 4 tablespoons of coconut oil. First of all, the coconut oil and butter are going to prove ridiculous in the summer. Coconut oil melts at like 75F, so there's no way I'd be able to bring these with me without a cooler. I'm thinking about measuring them out onto a good such as toast or flapjack - the only drawback being I hate the taste of coconut more than anything in the world, and the taste of weed makes me gag. No seriously, eating that slice of toast triggered my gag reflex so badly I was scared for a second that I wouldn't get it down.

I haven't tried the new batch of capsules, I'm riding two of the first batch today.



This is definitely the most cost-effective way of getting the most out of my weed.

Temperature setting: LOW on a crock pot. This is really a perfect setting I think. I also tried the "little dipper" crock pot, which only has two settings: low and unplugged. That worked pretty well but only for small batches since it's a tiny thing. The bigger crock pot.

It will also be worth investing in a coffee grinder as it takes forever to chop up weed really finely with a knife. (Oh btw, the "no garlic/meat/onion" side of the cutting board now tastes like weed. There are worse things though)