Quote Originally Posted by someuser
I doubt it... trying to release more THC or whatever BEFORE putting a freaking flame directly on it seems redundant.... I can see WHY you need to do that before you eat hash but not when you are using an open flame... Sorry, doesnt make sense to me
I think it works because this reaction takes some time (5-10 minutes at very least) to take place, and must happen at a not so high temperature (105 C ideally). When the weed is being smoked, the temperature is much greater than that, so the substances evaporate before have enough time to react.

Anyway, its works in the real word too, and not just in theory. Im very stoned just right now using hash oil treated with boiling water following this recipe. Yesterday ive smoked the untreated hash and become only sleepy. Today i did this and i assure im much more stoned and absolutely no sleepy.
I ve smoked about the same quantity, at the some conditions (time of day, hours since last session, etc).

Quote Originally Posted by invoke
About the simmering water method, is there a way to do it for a shorter time?
i suppose if you could heat the weed at a temperature greater than 100C (boiling water) (but not much greater than 105 C that is the ideal) the reaction would be faster. But i would not know how much faster. i would sugest to try using a pressure cooker and boiling for somewhat like 20-40 minutes...



So, everybory... try... and then rethink about it