Much to my delight, I found this article very pleasing. Read it here. As Joanna rightfully said eating 'weed brownies doesn't give you lung cancer' cause weed is much better then popping a chemical filled cigarette between the kisser. Chemicals? What! Don't tell me you thought cigarettes are simply dried tobacco leaves rolled in paper, then you’re about 597 ingredients off. The tobacco industry has become master mixologists with the additives. Some ingredients are added for flavor, but research has shown that the key purpose of using additives is to improve tobacco’s potency resulting in increased addictiveness–and the additives they choose to use are dreadful. Don't believe me? Read the list of 599 additives approved by the US Government for use in the manufacture of cigarettes here.
So how do one cook with ganja?
- Locals, please keep in mind Ganja isn't legal in Trinidad and Tobago. Anyone found with ganja on their possession, or home will be jailed.
- The recipe attached to this article isn't RAW but I'm sure a RAW version can be wonderfully made. I'm thinking Raw cocoa, almond milk,nuts,Medjool dates with a pinch of startch and sea salt.. and ...hmm think I'm gonna create a recipe for RAW ganja brownie. :)
Most weed-related recipes call for the making of "Ganja Butter", which is then used as a replacement for standard butter while cooking. To prepare ganja for eating it has to be heated in some way. It won't work if the weed is eaten without preparation, because the digestive system is unable to digest THC directly. When cooking with weed, it is very important to use fat (oil, butter, milk) because THC (the stuff that gets you stoned) is fat soluble and not water soluble. It is therefore impossible to get high from pot tea, for example, without adding some milk.
What are the effects?
It can take anywhere from 20 minutes to even up to 4-5 hours for the effects to set in. It all depends on your body. The biggest problem here is to find the right amount. When smoked, the effects set in almost immediately, so it is easy to judge how much you need. After eating some weed, some users are too impatient, and they think they need more. While it is not possible to overdose on weed, the effects of eating too much cannabis are not pleasant. You may feel sick, confused, unable to move or talk, and your coordination may be heavily affected. These effects may last a long time, much longer than when smoked. It is therefore important not to eat too much. Start with a low dose, and increase it the next time, if needed. Experiment to find the right amount. If you eat too much, a high dose of vitamin c (200mg or more) may help to make you feel better.
The length of time it takes for ganja to work, also depend on the amount and quality of the weed, the rate of your digestion system, and the amount of food you've eaten beforehand. For best results, we recommend not eating anything at least 2-3 hours before eating your marijuana.
How much weed do I use?
Trial and error is your guide here. If you're making ganja butter, you might go through a few saucepans full of cabbage before the butter is green and smelly enough to be useful for cooking. It's a good idea to note down how much you've used so you know for next time. As a general guide, a mild dose using high quality cannabis, extracted properly into butter or oil, would be 0.5g. To get really high use 1g. So - 7 brownies=7 grams of cannabis.
On to the juicy part!
Ingredients to make ganja butter
1 lb. of butter (not margarine!)
1/2 ounce of finely ground marijuana
Method;
Melt the butter in a sauce pan until it's simmering.
Add the marijuana and let simmer for 30 minutes or so until the butter has turned green from the marijuana.
Pour butter through a strainer to remove all the pieces of marijuana.
Chill until solid.
You can follow the recipe in Joanna's article from here on in, she has even provided a step by step photo log. Bone-appetit!
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