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What are cannabis edibles?
Edible cannabis consists of a food or drink that is infused with cannabis. THC-infused products provide euphoria, among other effects, while CBD-infused products are often taken primarily for wellness purposes.
Weed edibles are great for people who want to enjoy cannabis, but don't want to smoke or dab. If you want to try edibles for the first time, you may find cookies, mints, pretzels, brownies, gummies, and they're all from a wide variety of companies.
On October 17, 2019, the production and sale of edible cannabis, cannabis extracts and cannabis topicals became legal in Canada under the Cannabis Act, by:
- provincial and territorial retailers
- federally licensed sellers of cannabis for medical purposes
Information and regulations for Cannabis in Canada
What types of weed edibles are there?
There are THC-dominant edibles, CBD-dominant edibles, and some that have a 1:1 ratio of THC and CBD.
- THC edibles
THC-predominant edibles produce the psychoactive high associated with cannabis use. Its potency can vary by product, and also by province, as each legal cannabis market has its own set of THC limits in edibles.
Most edibles come in doses of 2.5 mg, 5 mg, or 10 mg of THC per serving, with 10 servings in each unit. This helps consumers measure their experience and establish their relationship with groceries. The more you learn about how edibles affect your body, and with what specific amounts of cannabinoids, the better your experience getting high with edibles will be.
- CBD Edibles
The best way to explain CBD is to say that it is cannabis that won't get you high, but will make your mind and body feel good. Without the euphoria that THC produces, CBD can improve mood, physical relaxation, stress relief, etc.
With 1:1 THC: CBD ratios, you can feel that high, but CBD helps mitigate some of the THC intensity. As a general rule of thumb, the higher the CBD:THC ratio, the less intense the psychoactive high.
How do you cook with cannabis?
To cook with cannabis you have to take into account two fundamental aspects of cannabinoids and specifically THC, the most famous psychoactive compound in cannabis. First of all, it needs heat so that THC is activated and our system can digest and assimilate it.
Second of all, it’s important that you know that THC is soluble in fat and alcohol, but not in water. To give a very common example, making a cannabis tea without using any fat to fix THC in the water does not work. On the other hand, animal milk does contain fats that fix THC and these allow it to be consumed drunk with the infusion.
That is why the most comfortable way to cook with cannabis is to have a cannabutter prepared, which you can add to almost any cannabis edible recipe. We tell you how to prepare it a little further down, so keep reading.
How much cannabis do you have to use for cooking?
It is not easy to answer this question, as many factors play a role in the potency of the final product. Without going any further, there are varieties of cannabis that do not have even 10% THC, while others can reach 25%. There is also cannabis that is not psychoactive, with little THC. With this type of cannabis strains, there is no risk of having an unwanted effect.
In case of using psychoactive cannabis, it depends on whether you cook with buds, leaves, or leftovers. To give you a rough idea, this would be the estimated ratio of raw material you need to prepare 400 grams of cannabutter:
- Leaves: 45 to 60 grams
- Cuttings (the leaves near the buds): 30 grams
- Buds: 15 to 20 grams
How to decarboxylate cannabis
This is the most important step when cooking with cannabis. Let's start by briefly explaining what decarboxylating cannabis is. In its natural state, cannabis contains an acid, THCA, which in itself does not have much effect on our body, since it is not well absorbed.
To achieve the psychoactive and medicinal effects, what we are interested in is converting THCA into THC, and this is where the decarboxylation of cannabis comes in, which is nothing more than applying heat. Depending on the culinary method chosen, cannabis can be decarboxylated by preparing butter in a pot, or heating it in the oven before making a tincture, heating the tea we have prepared in the microwave, etc.
We recommend decarboxylating cannabis before cooking with it and doing it in an oven. For this, you simply have to heat the oven to 110 degrees Celsius, take the amount of cannabis you want to decarboxylate and chop it as finely as possible. Spread the cannabis on a parchment paper placed on the oven tray and then heat it for 60 minutes. Once that time has passed, you have decarboxylated the cannabis and its active principles to 100%. Now is the time to cook with it!
Weed infusion methods
Cannabis oil
This recipe is really simple since it does not involve any type of preparation and it just takes a little patience and quality cannabis.
- Step 1: wash the cannabis in hot water (clean and decarboxylate the cannabis at the same time). It can also be decarboxylated in the oven.
- Step 2: prepare a glass container with enough capacity for the oil that you are going to make.
- Step 3: put in the container the extra virgin olive (or coconut) oil that you like the most or the one that you think can be macerated in a special way with the cannabis you have selected. Remember that it can be rich in CBD, rich in THC, or both.
- Step 4: add about 20-25 grams of dry, cured and uncrushed cannabis.
- Step 5: let it marinate in a dark and dry place for a couple of weeks and stir from time to time so that the cannabis releases its components. Once this time has elapsed, it is ready for use or consumption. Do not remove the cannabis from the inside of the glass container.
- Step 6: If the mixture is too powerful, then put the contents in a new glass container and add ¼ part of extra virgin olive oil to soften the effect. Shake vigorously and let it sit for a couple of days in the dark so that it sets perfectly.
- Step 7: you have the hemp oil ready for use sublingually, topically or as a dietary supplement.
Cannabis butter (or cannabutter)
To make cannabutter it is not necessary to only use buds, you can do it with the leaves with more resin, or mixing buds and leaves to save your best buds for smoking. The first thing you should do is boil your herb in water, over a very low heat for 20 minutes. This way, you will be able to remove the chlorophyll flavor and almost all the impurities, leaving it ready to be mixed with the butter.
When you are sure that your grass has released all its play and that you already have a homogeneous and greenish paste, it is time to filter your butter with a strainer, to make sure that you do not have any type of stubble. You should let it cool down at room temperature for a couple of hours, then put it in the fridge and let it rest for 24 hours. You will have a layer of butter floating on the water, with a texture very similar to the one you buy, but with a much greener color.
3 tasty cannabis edible recipes you can make at home
1: Cannabis truffles
Making cannabis chocolate is really simple. You only need 4 basic ingredients (cannabis butter, milk, sugar and chocolate) and a minimum of 24 hours. You don't even have to be a great cook! Of course, some patience is needed as you will have to wait to eat them but it will be worth it.
The ingredients you will need:
- 120 ml whole milk
- 50 gr. cannabutter
- 30 grams of sugar
- 1 tablet of dark chocolate to melt (or 100 grams of cocoa powder)
- In addition to these ingredients, do not forget the mold to make the chocolates. You can give them the shape you like the most. You can even make them in the shape of a cannabis leaf.
Step 1: melt the chocolate (unless you have opted for cocoa powder). The best way to do it is to use a Bain Marie. You place the chocolate in a fire-resistant container (such as a glass tray or a tupper that withstands the heat at high temperatures well) and place it on a saucepan that you will have filled up to half with water. You put it to heat and you will see how, little by little, the chocolate bars will melt.
Step 2: add the melted chocolate in a new saucepan and gradually incorporate the milk, so that it binds little by little.
Step 3: Next, add the cannabis butter and sugar and do the same process. You should have a runny dough.
Step 4: fill the mold with the amount of chocolate that enters. Be careful not to slip off the edges. Then, put them in the refrigerator, where it will take about 24 hours for them to form the right shape.
2: Cannabis magic cookies
Ingredients needed:
- 400 gr. pastry flour
- 180 gr. of cannabis butter
- 1 sachet of yeast
- 2 eggs
- 1 tablespoon vanilla powder
- 150 gr. of sugar
- 1 pinch of salt
Step 1: Mix the eggs and sugar with the butter (melted) and stir until well combined. In another bowl, mix the remaining dry ingredients: flour, yeast, vanilla and a pinch of salt.
Step 2: Combine the two mixtures and stir thoroughly until you get a thin and thick dough. Add the chocolate chips.
Step 3: Shape your cookies. Take a glass and cut out circular shapes. You can also make other geometric shapes with a knife. It all depends on your creativity.
Step 4: Preheat the oven to 150ºC. Take a baking sheet and cover it with greaseproof paper to prevent the cookies from sticking.
Step 5: Put the cookies in the oven for about 15 minutes. Check every so often so that they don't brown too much or burn.
Step 6: When they are ready, let your magic cookies rest for fifteen minutes before serving them and eating. You can accompany them with vanilla ice cream to make them even more delicious.
3: Cannabis honey
What you will need:
- A crockpot
- Desired amount of cannabis (15 grams, you can increase the amount if you want it more concentrated).
- 2 cups of organic honey.
- 1 coffee filter.
- 1 piece of string
- 1 container with lid
Step 1: Wrap your herb in the coffee filter and tie it as if you were making a tea bag.
Step 2: Place it in the pot and add the cups of honey.
Step 3: Cover the pot and let it cook over low heat for 4 hours, you must prevent the honey from reaching a boil, stir frequently to ensure a better mixture of the components.
Step 4: Turn off and cool for a day.
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