I'm doing this RIGHT NOW. I think it'll work somewhat. I've wrapped a joint's worth into tin foil, I'm gonna put it in my oven for 5 minutes at 220 F. I'm preheating the oven now, I'm gonna keep you all posted on how it goes.

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Alright, so I cooked it, it was matted down into the aluminum, and somewhat more sticky. I rolled it into a joint and I'm going to smoke it now. I'll post once the high comes up.

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yeah turns out high school science is usefull!

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Originally Posted by graph It's hard to convince us that weed's the problem when all of us here know it's not. At one time I think we all used to be like you, we believed the government at face value and accepted the fact that because it's illegal, it must be immoral, too. Then we all grew up a little bit and realized our own experiences should shape the path of our lives, not what someone else tells us to think

The smoke was not noticeably harsher. The high was slightly more prominent than usual, even after having already smoked 1/2 a joint and a bowl this morning. I smoked around 2/3 of the joint.

The oven didn't smell too badly, a noticeably odor only appeared around 20 seconds left to cook. I'm letting the oven air out now, I'll test for smell and post back.

In conclusion, it's not too bad, if you have the time to do it I recommend it. Not so amazing that it warrants doing it before every smoke however.

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After letting the oven air out for over an hour, no smell was noticeable.

And the peak of my high lasted longer, which was a very nice effect. I think I'm going to do this trick more often.

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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.

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

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

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

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^^^^ 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.


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

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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!

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

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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... 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.

Thank you!

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...

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.

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^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

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How was the "decarboxilated" high for you?

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hmmm/... I need to try this... especially when I make bhang...

I guess I didn't do it right, but it definitely WAS slightly more intense than usual. Not very relaxing, just intense... :P

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