Extracted Cannabis oil should be available to Canadian Patients

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ispice

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Yep, some bud is 25-30% THC, consider how much the resin from that same bud would represent with added terpenes and waxes.
 
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ispice

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Just do some googling on it.

The most informative site and info is skunkpharmresearch.com
Their section on BHO extraction is from some time ago, before the onset of closed loop systems and the increased control.

http://skunkpharmresearch.com/bho-extraction/
Examination with a microscope will tell you when the trichomes have been dissolved away, and looks like wet hairs lying down, with the capitate heads missing. Our average yield at this point was around 17 to 18% by weight, but we’ve yielded up to 21.6% by dumping the column, repacking it, and making a second run.

This second run will be less heady, and of lower viscosity, with more sedative properties, so we keep it separate from the first.
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You dont have to take my word for it.
 
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ispice

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5-25% loss on winterize and other purification's.
A really nice extract will put out 20-25% initial yield, lets say 100g, after a 20% reduction of impurities your left with 80g.
It may not be the norm with commercial grade bm, but its very doable and better.
 
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gb123

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You have 100g's extracted from a pound, then you take out the wax and fat and you are left with 80 grams?
And this is oil at the end...not shatter, correct? :)
 
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ispice

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It will shatter if you keep it in acid form, if you decarboxylate for ingestion it will become more of an oil consistency.
 
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gb123

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Really eh... and if it has been dried completely(decarboxylated), it will stay in oil form will it after it has been purged?
 
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ispice

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Drying does not decarboxylate, heat and time do. If you use fresh or dried bud it will be primarily THCA. Once you have extracted the oil you can purge the residual solvents and keep the oil in acid form or heat it up to decarb.
 
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ispice

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Decarboxylation occurs naturally with time and temperature, as a function of drying, but we can shorten the amount of time required considerably, by adding more heat.
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Yes THCA will lose its acid chain naturally over time.
Your previous statement makes it sound as though if you were to dry out your herb completely it will be debarbed, which if you dont use excessive heat to accomplish will only result in a small amount of THC vs THCA, given somewhat of a freshly harvested crop(1-6months old)



If you want to reliably decarb your cannabis or oil you will add heat.
Dry cannabis does not equal decarbed, but it could.
 
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CannaReview

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What would happen if you dipped cannabis into really hot water, blanched it and then dried it? I noticed that if I dry fresh cut cannabis (cut up really fine) in the microwave in a brown bag with 1/2 power for 5 min on and off while letting the water vapor get out its way stronger then when I come down and dry it slowly.
 
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ispice

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Your most likely decarbing a large portion of the herb, you can use boiling water to decarb it but it takes longer(I would recommend not placing herb directly in water to decarb)

I believe your microwaving will decarb some THCA, how much is very hard to say. Many people report faster onset(stronger initial hit) but shorter lasting effects from smoking decarbed oil/bud.
 
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CannaReview

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ispice said:
Your most likely decarbing a large portion of the herb, you can use boiling water to decarb it but it takes longer(I would recommend not placing herb directly in water to decarb)

I believe your microwaving will decarb some THCA, how much is very hard to say. Many people report faster onset(stronger initial hit) but shorter lasting effects from smoking decarbed oil/bud.
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The microwaved stuff (mostly did it with Diesel but 10+ times) gave a really trippy/hands feeling really light/airy feeling. I'm not a good candidate for longevity tests a I get fucked for a long time on anything.
 
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bigmanc

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shit...if only you could ship such items. I would have 1st pickens too :( and maybe raise the prices? i mean 1 bottle of some of that stuff is higher then 100$...

if i could line up a decent paying job out there in BC id be there in a heart beat.
 
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