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Habu Health: Data Driven Research and Education in Cannabis

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Cannabis Industry Experts Share Advice on Successful Career Transitioning

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5 Reasons to Cure Chronic Illnesses with Cannabis-infused Tea

Marijuana has been scientifically proven to be a cure for symptoms of several types of chronic illnesses. Although many people are willing to learn how it will benefit them, they are still reluctant to smoke it. However, medical marijuana is becoming increasingly popular as a complementary medicine due to the various benefits it carries. Here are 5 benefits of drinking cannabis-infused tea: Medical Marijuana is an Alternative Way to Cure Diseases Medical marijuana is a…

Most Pot Shops Reopen in London, as Pot Advocate Pushes for Enforcement Changes

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CBD and Autism

The United States has recently made
medical marijuana increasingly legal and accessible in states across
the country. Along with this regulation change, there is also an
increase in the research that is being done that’s trying to learn
and understand all the benefits that stem from this natural herb. The
cannabinoids – THC and cannabidiol (CBD) – are starting to show
effectiveness in helping various illnesses and disorders.

One major disorder that researchers are
looking at is Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD). These disorders are
typically involving the brain and present social-communication
challenges. Suffers of ASD also experience issues with activities,
repetitive behaviors, and the interests of people afflicted.
Recently, researchers have been looking at the effects of cannabidiol
and how it might work to help some of the challenges that come along
with ASD. Thus far, the results have been promising.

There have not been any verified
clinical studies on the healing power relationship between hemp oil
and autism, but there have been plenty of cases from healthcare
providers and parents that are praising the benefits that cannabidiol
has been supplying to individuals with the condition.

Clinical studies can sometimes take
years to get approved because of our current regulations that U.S.
authorities’ have set forth. Because of this, doctors are still a
little hesitant to prescribe hemp oil as a treatment option for ASD.
Regardless, there have been an array of studies that are showing
cannabidiol as a natural, effective treatment option for those with
autism.

The anecdotal evidence of this type of
treatment is pretty widespread. A child with autism so bad he
couldn’t speak came to clinical psychologist Dr. Giovanni Martinez
in Puerto Rico. Dr. Martinez prescribed the child to hemp oil and
after three weeks of use, the child spoke his first words. The mother
of the kid reported that after the communication improvement, the
child’s random outbursts also subsided, most likely as a result of
being able to communicate better.

In 2013, Dr. Siniscalco conducted a
study that found some compounds typically found in cannabis are able
to help with treatment because of CB2 receptors being a therapeutic
target for pharmacological management of care for autism.

Dr. Csaba Foldy led another study in
2013 that found, “endocannabinoids are molecules that are critical
regulators of normal neuron activity and are important for many brain
functions. By conducting studies in mice, we found that
neuroliginb-3, a protein that is mutated in some individuals with
autism, is important for relaying signals that tone down
communication between neurons.”

Even though there is an abundance of
anecdotal evidence, clinical studies must be done to get doctors on
board with prescribing the natural medicine as treatment for autism.

Luckily, Dr. Adi Aran, an Isreal-based
pediatric neurologist led the first clinical study on cannabis as a
treatment for autism. In his study, two types of cannabis oil
formulas or a placebo was given to participants. They are finding
reductions in symptoms and improvements in the overall mood of the
participants.

Dr. Aran cautions about jumping to
conclusions about cannabidiol as an effective treatment for autism,
but he feels optimistic about what he’s seen so far.

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5 Mistakes New Growers Make…And How to Avoid Them

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Cannabis Industry Experts Share Advice on Successful Career Transitioning

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Alberta’s First Shipment of Marijuana is Off to Germany

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Why You Need An Apocalypse Blunt Today

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8 Ways Cannabis Can Keep You Healthy This Fall and Winter

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Colorado Dominates Top 150 Ancillary Cannabis Companies

Legalizing cannabis doesn't just create jobs involving cultivation of the plant; it also creates businesses that aid those cultivations, infused-product manufacturers and dispensaries. Ancillary businesses to the cannabis industry can be in anything from extraction technology to industry consulting, with many, many things in between. Ancillary businesses represent the largest and broadest sector of the cannabis industry, according to multiple industry reports, and many of the top companies are based in Colorado. Of the top…

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Why Medical Marijuana Research Is Gaining Support From the GOP

Members of Congress from across the political spectrum are pushing for pot research – but can they change Jeff Sessions' mind? Some Utah residents are working overtime to get medical marijuana on the state’s ballot next year. They seem to have just gotten a surprising new Republican ally in their effort – Senator Orrin Hatch. The state's senior senator – an octogenarian who is third in line for the presidency – publicly broke ranks with…

Smoked Pot? Canadians Should ‘Be Honest and Tell the Truth’ at U.S. Border

The parliamentary secretary to Canada’s Minister of Public Safety says Canadians who have used marijuana legally at home should “be honest and tell the truth” when they show up at the U.S. border next year — even if it could mean being turned away. In an interview with The West Block‘s Vassy Kapelos, Mark Holland said Canadian officials have been in “close contact” with their American counterparts about the upcoming legalization of the drug north…

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Easy To Make Healthy Herbal Cannabis Cough Drops

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Marijuana Prevents People From Doing Hard Drugs, Claims Study

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Why Netflix Launched Its Own Marijuana Strains

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Marijuana edibles have been around for a very long time. In fact, ingesting the plant (rather than smoking it) is probably how it was discovered in the first place. The glorious “discovery” of cannabis’ textile, health, and psychoactive benefits occurred some 5,000 years ago by Chinese sage emperor Shennong. It is rumored that both a servant, and Emperor Shennong himself, failed to notice a leaf fall into the emperor’s boiling tea water. The emperor drank the tea, became obsessed with the cannabis plant, and began studying its uses. He eventually recorded his findings—which included cures for gout, rheumatism, malaria, and absentmindedness—in the Pen Ts’ao Ching pharmacopeia. From there, the use of cannabis spread to India, the Caribbean, and around the world to a grow operation near you.

But just because Emperor Shennong felt the effects just by steeping a leaf in boiling water, doesn’t mean you can do the same thing with all your edibles. You don’t just dump Sour Diesel nugs into the cookie dough. That won’t work. It takes a bit of work first. Trust us, though, it’s worth it. One of the best ways to cook with cannabis is by mixing up your own batch of cannabis butter (cannabutter or weed butter for short).

Cannabis butter is just what the name indicates: butter that contains THC and other marijuana properties. And because it’s basically butter, it can be used instead of regular butter in all your favorite recipes. Here’s how to make your own weed butter.

It’s Not Just Raw Weed & Butter

Cooking with cannabis isn’t as simple as measuring out a tablespoon of your favorite strain into the cookies, marinara sauce, brownies, or waffles. “Why?” you ask? Good question.

First, raw weed is not psychoactive. Your body can’t process the raw marijuana plant matter in a way that would get the cannabinoids into your bloodstream. At best, your body would just digest the plant matter like it would any other leafy green. At worst, your body may reject the raw plant matter leading to vomiting, diarrhea, and other stomach problems.

Second, raw weed tastes bad. That flavor can seriously affect the taste of anything you put it in. You don’t want your delicious chocolate chip cookie recipe to be ruined by the bitter, foul-tasting stuff that was supposed to have you dancing on the ceiling.

Even the dried bud you buy at your local dispensary isn’t immediately ready for consumption. That’s because drying only transforms a small amount of THCA and CBDA into the more usable (and fun) THC and CBD. To get the most out of your cannabis, you need to decarboxylate your weed first. Here’s the skinny on what exactly decarboxylation is.

The Importance Of Decarboxylating Your Cannabis

The word “decarboxylation” is a combination of language pieces that, when we break them down and understand them, gives us some insight into what the process entail. Let’s start at the beginning.

 

• De—A prefix that, among other things, means removal or to remove.

• Carboxyl—A chemical term for the acid radical group COOH found in most organic substances.

• Ation—a suffix that, among other things, means action.

Put that all together and what do you get? The action of removing the carboxyl group. Raw, and even dried cannabis material, contains tetrahydrocannabinolic acid (THCA) and cannabinolic acid (CBDA) in various quantities. As you can see from the picture below, it’s that extra CO2 that means the difference between the THCA and the THC. You’ll also notice the middle portion of the picture. That tells you how you go about transforming what is basically an unusable molecule (THCA) into something you just can’t get enough of (THC).

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So you’ve got your raw weed and you’re trying to decide what to do with it: smoke it or bake it in a pie? If you choose to smoke it, you’re decarboxylating your cannabis when you light it on fire. But you can’t use the same process—lighting it on fire—if you want to use your cannabis in edibles. Because once you burn it with fire, it’s gone for good.

To use your cannabis in edibles, you need to decarboxylate it at a lower temperature for a longer time. What temperature and for how long? We’ll give you those numbers in steps one and two of the butter-making process below.

Before that, though, it’s important to understand why you should decarboxylate your weed at low temperatures for longer periods of time. We can sum it up in one word: terpenes.

What Are Terpenes?

Terpenes are oils that occur naturally on growing cannabis and that give it its distinct smell and taste. If you’re a fan of the diesel smell given off by some strains, you’re a fan of a particular combination of terpenes. If you just can’t get enough of the flavor of the Girl Scout Cookie strain, you’re a fan of a particular combination of terpenes. To further highlight the importance of terpenes, they work together with cannabinoids to provide some important medical effects.

So what do terpenes have to do with the decarboxylation process? Everything. Terpenes begin to break down at temperatures above 310 degrees Fahrenheit. You still get some of the terpenes when you smoke your weed because the trip from the burning end of the joint or bong to your lungs is pretty quick. But we can’t say the same thing about decarboxylating weed for edibles. The process requires lower temperatures to preserve the terpenes (below 310 degrees Fahrenheit), and therefore a longer application of heat. So we can’t just set our oven at 400 degrees Fahrenheit and bake the bud for ten minutes. No, we need much lower temperatures and much longer bake times.

How To Incorporate Cannabis Into Your Favorite Recipes

There are many different ways to consume cannabis as an edible. You can brew it into a tincture and add it to juices and other drinks. You can sprinkle some decarboxylated cannabis on your salad (instead of bitter greens). But perhaps the easiest and most flexible way to sneak your cannabis into pretty much any recipe is to create a cannabis-infused butter. That’s because pretty much all baking uses butter at some point. Butter can be used to saute. Butter can be used to grease a pan when cooking eggs. You can even spread cannabis butter directly on your toast, rolls, or biscuits for a tasty THC treat.

That’s why we’ve dedicated an entire article to the making of cannabis butter. So now the science behind what we’re doing, let’s get to actual procedure and make our own batch of cannabis butter.

How To Make Cannabis Butter

What you’ll need

• Oven
• Stove
• Baking sheet
• Your favorite bud
• Medium saucepan
• Butter
• Bowl for finished product
• Cheesecloth
• Rubber band, string, or tape
• Hotpads
• Cutting board

Step 1

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Preheat your oven to 240 degrees Fahrenheit. While the oven is heating up, spread your plant material in a single layer on the baking sheet. One with sides works best so you don’t lose any of your precious ganja. But in a pinch, one without sides works as well. You’ll just have to be a bit more careful.

Step 2

Bake the cannabis on the baking sheet for 40 minutes. Be sure to turn the sheet a couple of times so that all the cannabis gets cooked.

This is the decarboxylation process we talked about above. Remember that decarboxylation activates the THC and the CBD making it more easily digestible in the stomach. You may still see some benefits if you don’t decarboxylate (or decarb) your bud, but it’s essential if you really want to reap the rewards, and experience the highs, of putting your marijuana in food.

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After you’ve baked your marijuana for 40 minutes, it should be dry and crumbly and ready to be mixed into the butter.

Step 3

For this step, you’ll need the butter. But how much is enough? A good equivalency is 4 sticks of butter to one ounce of marijuana. So if you choose to use half-an-ounce of marijuana, you’ll need 2 sticks of butter.

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Add 4 cups of water to a medium saucepan. Bring it to a boil on the stove. Place your butter in the boiling water and stir the mix until it’s completely melted. It won’t take long.

Step 4

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Add your plant matter to the boiling water/butter mix and reduce the heat so you don’t burn the weed. Turn down the stove so that the mix is barely simmering. This should be very low heat.

Now comes the hard part: waiting.  

Step 5

Let the butter/water/weed mix simmer for three hours. You’ve obviously got some time to kill so complete Step 6 and then come back here.

The three-hours worth of simmering serves to get rid of some of the water. Towards the end of the three hours,

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