decarboxylation question

[Bob the Awesome]

I used this method again this morning, and I realized another change: When you smoke the weed after decarboxylation, the smell is MUCH stronger. My basement usually airs out pretty quickly, but after smoking down there it still reeked 3 hours after the fact.

So, I recommend only doing this when smell won't be a problem.

On another note, the weed I decarboxylated (is that a verb?) this morning was a slightly harsher smoke than normal cannabis. Still worth it.

[Faded Panda]

so micro wave is a faster way of getting rid of the carboxyl groups?

[Wintersweet]

^^^
Yes it is.
I nuked my schwag for 3 minutes....no smell, no funny taste, but it is harsher to smoke IMO.

[Euphoric7]

^^^
Yes it is.
I nuked my schwag for 3 minutes....no smell, no funny taste, but it is harsher to smoke IMO.

I can just picture a bud crackling and catching fire during that time. :O

[Coelho]

^^^^ It would happen if the bud were grinded... but VERY hardly if it were whole (not grinded).

BTW i was actually wishing to make a thread about this decarboxilation process... i think everybody should know about this, cause its a very easy way to increase (sometimes dramatically) the potency of your weed.

So, everybody should try it, cause it actually works. :thumbsup::rastasmoke::jointsmile:


EDIT: This one is my 2,000th post!!! :birthday::woohoo:

[Euphoric7]

But if I chose the oven...
Preheated to around 200F for 10-15 minutes should be enough for a gram of solid bud wrapped in tinfoil?


Also: Happy 2000th post!:thumbsup:

[Euphoric7]

^ I just did this, and it smelled like vape... is that normal?

[Jayesblaze]

So if I had already grinded bud, could I still put it in the microwave for a shorter amount of time so it wouldn't catch fire? If so, how long would you suggest?

[Coelho]

But if I chose the oven...
Preheated to around 200F for 10-15 minutes should be enough for a gram of solid bud wrapped in tinfoil?

Well... i think 200F is not hot enough... this reaction happens at 105C (221F)... but as the heat is not evenly distributed, to reach this temperature inside the bud wrapped in tinfoil, the oven should be hotter... the original recipe (from the Green Dragon recipe) says 325F... but im sure lower temperatures as 250-300F must be enough.

Also: Happy 2000th post!:thumbsup:

Thank you! :thumbsup::jointsmile:

^ I just did this, and it smelled like vape... is that normal?

Well... i never vaped weed, so i cant tell... but it surely makes a smell of weed... not of burnt weed... but definitively of weed.
Anyway, the surest way to test if you did it right is to smoke the weed... :stoned:

So if I had already grinded bud, could I still put it in the microwave for a shorter amount of time so it wouldn't catch fire? If so, how long would you suggest?

Well... the only time i put grinded bud in the microwave, it catch fire after about 1 minute...
So you could microwave it for some 15 seconds, then let it turn cold, then microwave again for some more 15 seconds, and so on... some people reported that only 15 seconds were enough... so you could try it, and if you got no noticeable difference, the next time microwave it for more time, until you find the exact time for the best results.

[Euphoric7]

^Thanks for the great replies! The weed worked A LOT better than before. That being said, I think I'll try a high temp next time