I have yet to find any decent tinctures in any dispensaries. Of course most of what you find in dispensaries are glycerin based. Personally I don't see how a glycerin based tincture can be effective - what are the compounds binding too?

Now I've been making some homemade tincture, alcohol based, that is incredible. It's doesn't cloud your head, great for body aches & pains, and just a general good overall well-being feeling.

For me it's not practical to use product purchased from a dispensary as that would just drive the cost of making it too high. I only use what I grow or what friend's have given to me. I use a combination of both bud & sugarleaf. Personally though using just bud gives the tincture the best flavor & effect. Using sugarleaf gives it a very "green" taste due to the abundance of chlorophyll.

I basically use the Green Dragon method, but have over time altered it to improve the taste. Regular straight green dragon simply can't be taken directly. Too much burn & god awful taste!

I've had several acquaintances who run dispensaries ask if I would be interested in mass producing it for them to sell at retail. After calculating how much I spend in time & money in making and how much it would have to sell at retail so they could turn a small profit, I don't think there's a big enough market for a nearly $75-100/oz tincture.

I do provide my patients a 4oz bottle of tincture monthly, but most of what I make is just for myself & my girlfriend.
ThaiBuddhaMan Reviewed by ThaiBuddhaMan on . Does anyone REALLY use tincture? A lot of the tincture I've tried seems more like snake oil. Lots of inconsistency, bad flavor, over priced, gives me headaches. Does anyone really like tincture here? Any brands you can recommend? Rating: 5