Tuesday, August 13, 2013

EASY FLAVORED THC GLYCERIN "SMOKIN" EXTRACT

This was a clear color Juicy Fruit e-liquid.  Not clear anymore.  I call it my
"Smoking extract". Thank God.
Like I say...Juicy Licious!
Ha ha, I'm laughing  at myself because I am always on a quest to better my methods, and or get a different way of medicating.  I find a lot of folks have to be discreet with the distinct smell of the cannabis weed.  Well here is the easiest method ever in a small crock pot or double boiler.

Ingredients:

  • Cannabis 3.5 grams ground but not powder
  • Flavored E-liquid found at your local tobacco smoke shop $5- $10. dollars
  • One small jar with tight fitting lid. Or you can use the crock pot directly.  I experiment in small scale first.
  • Crock pot or double boiler.

Instructions:
All you need to do is put your herbs in a clean jar,crock pot or a double boiler, pour smokeable tobacco eliquid (I used Juicy Fruit.) more or less depending on how strong you want it and how much weed you have.  I filled the crockpot with enough water to almost submerge the jar.  Simmer on low for 36 hours and strain in a cofffee filter.  Voila!  Very tasty and nice smelling Smokable THC Glycerin Extract.  Great way to medicate whenever you have the need to vape.
Thanks for allowing me to be of service, till the next time...Many blessings:)

Sincerely,

Mary Helen



DIY THC MEDICATED GLYCERIN OILS

Hi everyone, If you are here most likely you are like me on a quest for a healthier, cheaper way to medicate.  I am a senior on a fixed income, so I am always look for another alternative by DIY (Doing it yourself:)  I am a medical cannabis patient, and it can get quite expensivc to medicate, especially concentrates.  Also, others folks I see at the medical pharmacies that   have concentrate bars, tend to hack or cough like me.  I can't afford to cough so I added herbs to help with my inhalation, without affecting the quality of the concentrated oil.

Not necessary but so refreshing as a suplingual
tincture or a chest or back rub Yum:)
Have you ever purchased thc oil for the vape pens?  Pretty expensive right? I bought my first vape pen at my favorite medical pharmacy for $125.00.  Guess, they saw me coming.  Lol. They sell cartridges filled with thc e-liquid for $75.00.  So after a few days my cartridge was empty, and so was my pocket book. After many days of searching, I felt confident enough to go ahead  with making my own THC oil for my vape pen.  I had 10 grams top shelf shake and got to work experimenting.  I posted another method earlier, where it worked in one vape pen but only clogged the other.   Here goes my preferred method that has worked for both my vape pens.  One for stable concentrates, and the other vape pen works for oils only.

My goal is to get all the medicinal benefits from the green herbs as possible.  Why you might ask?  Because for one, chlorophyll is quite healthy and is found in green plants.  Why I am trying to get all the medicinal properties from the plants?  Because, besides THC, they are loaded with:
  • THC
  • Cannabinoids
  • Chlorophyll
  • Phyto-nutrients
  • Major Anti-oxidants
  • Vitamins
  • Put in Freezer to freeze
  • Minerals
I know there are many more health benefits but this is just what comes to mind right now.  So, on that note, please don't criticize the greenness of my concentrated herbal oils.  It works for me  and my vape pen just fine:))  And that is all that matters.  If you want to try what works for me...be my guest.  Personally, I would like for my throat to be coated with the above noted benefits.  How I made this was quite easy.

Ingredients for wax:
  • Cannabis 10 grams dried,  ground but not powdered.  Can use more or less. I used "Shake".
  • Rosemary 6 sprigs  (Optional.  Loaded with nutrition and to help with the cough)
  • Water 1 cup
  • Vegetable glycerin 2 tablespoons.  I found mine in the cake decorating supplies
  • Clarified butter 1 tablespoon   (Optional, It is medicine and is an absorbing vessel)
  • Canola oil 1 tablespoon (Optional.  I chose this oils because it has little viscosity. Note I wont use this again.  I find this unnecessary.)
  • Eucalyptus Oil 1 teaspoon  Great to open the lungs and helps with the cough.
  • Small crock pot
  • Coffee filters 2
  • Concentrated THC wax 1/2-1 gram, not crumbly. *** Optional*** but recommended
Instructions:
  • Mix all ingredients and put in a small crock pot for 8 hours. The smell is menthol, and good  for those sinuses.
  • Strain two times with coffee filter.
Frozen state
  • Freeze overnight, lift frozen oil and put in a small glass jar.  Discard water.  Notice if you touch the oil it melts at body temperature.  I can feel the menthol in the eucalyptus the minute it hit my skin.  But when it hit my lungs and opened them up naturally...well that was wonderful:)  So this step works as is in the vape pen.  However, my plan was to add some wax I had just made earlier today using 91% ISO alcohol. The other 9% is just plain water.  I say this because many folks think that because it is not 100% it must have additional additives.  Well, its just water, and CVS sells 91% ISO pretty cheap.  

***Optional Wax Step 2:  Put small glass container with your glycerin oil in another pot with water.  A homemade double boiler if you will.  Heat on low. You want to heat this up just enough to be able to mix your wax in (Otherwise the wax and glycerin will not mix when cold).  Once mixed well, I of course fill my vape pen and voila.  It works wonderfully, and I'm a happy camper.
I store my oil concentrates in the freezer and take out just what I need to fill my pens for the day.

1/3 of the end result saved for a few chest rubs hehe:)
To be honest I added the oils since after all I was trying to make an oil.  However, the glycerin method tasted ok with the hint of menthol.  Once I added the wax concentrate the taste was more of a waxy coating on my tongue.  But it is wax.  Maybe I will leave out the canola oil.  Otherwise, I have not had a problem with any of my vape pens clogging as long as you strain it well.  It vapes medication well.  With this method I made enough to fill at least 8-10 cartridges easy.  I'd say I just saved me a lot of money as each pre-filled cartridge costs $75.00 here in Hollywood.

I glad to share with you my findings on how to DIY THC e liquid.  Please feel free to share this with others if you like.  You are welcome to pin this if you like.  So far, there is not a lot of info on the internet on how to make your own medicated vaping oils.  If you tried this, let me know.  If you have a better idea, please let me know.  Till the next time...Many blessings

Sincerely,

Mary Helen

Glycerin oil


Glycerin and wax oil
Now I can fill my pens for a few times.  Also, I like to out a few drops under
my  tongue!  This is my preferred way to use this recipe.

Thursday, May 23, 2013

HERBAL GREEN DRAGON GLYCERIN E-LIQUID

This is how I made this simple GREEN DRAGON GLYCERIN TINCTURE that works great as a  E-LIQUID FOR YOUR REFILLABLE VAPE PENS OR CAN  BE TAKEN SUBLINGUALLY.  Note this information is for medically approved patients.  I am no doctor nor do I profess to be.  Just like many of you, I search for true well being through natural remedies.  I just share what works for me.  Blessings all...Mary Helen


On my journey into wellness, I have had the pleasure of saying no to most of the 300+ pills the doctors told me I couldn't live without monthly, and have substituted them for medical marijuana with my doctors approval.  It takes most of my depression, aches, and pain that I endure at age 64.   For the first time in my life I feel like I can think for myself, and am no longer doing that old age shuffle.  Or the medication drag dance.  At least I can laugh at myself.  Right?  Hey I'm not perfect, but I feel so much better than before.  Anyway back to my Green Dragon Glycerin Tincture.

This is the empty cartridge that the pharmacy sold me.  Empty after one week. They said that I just throw it away and
buy another cartridge for $75.00.  I found the plug, and carefully removed it to fill it with my own liquid.  I think I
can find another way to spend my money.
I run a kitchen here in Hollywood, and I show folks they usually can get a great meal even if they don't have all the ingredients, and how they can cook a healthy meal for a family for only $3.00.  So I'm creating all the time.  Thus, I never follow a recipe.


Last time I was at my local pharmacy I let them sell me a vape pen with a THC cartridge.  All for $125.00  Ouch, right?  But at the time all I heard was it was good for 200 puffs.  That was all I needed to hear.  Well, I found out at a hefty price it was the battery that lasted for 200 puffs, not the cartridge.  The cartridge lasted only a week and that was using it sparingly.  They also sell cartridges for $75.00.  I think I was had.  By the way the vape pen was a cheap generic pen.  Lesson well
learned.

So in my research to make a THC E-liquid I found many ways.  Some recipes in my opinion seemed too diluted or  unsafe to use.  One site said to use propelyne glycol.  Of course I googled it and found it to be a chemical solvent.  Glad to say, I didn't have any, but I did have some Green Dragon Tincture made from Bacardi 151 (an edible solvent) that I had made several months ago.  I still had it because it was unbearable to use  under the tongue.  It always made me tear, and I don't like the taste of alcohol.  But now with this recipe this Green Dragon Glycerin is sweet but bearable.

So this is how I made this simple GREEN DRAGON GLYCERIN TINCURE that works great as a  E-LIQUID FOR YOUR REFILLABLE VAPE PENS or SUBLINGUAL.

Ingredients:
I put the pharmacy bought wax with the green dragon and vegetable glycerin
in the same small container.  I put that container in another heat proof dish
(the white bowl) and set it on the pot of hot water.It will all melt together
once heated.  I stir with a small utinsil like a glass dabber.  Once heated, it's
done.  So simple.  Just inject into the sides of the cartridge.
  • 1/2 to 1 gram THC oily wax concentrate.  Not the crumbly one (approx. $40.)
  • Vegetable Glycerin equal parts to wax concentrate ($3.)
  • Green Dragon Tincture little less than equal parts to wax concentrate. (I make my own)
Instructions:
  • Mix the three ingredients in a small container.  Notice it will not mix but clump separately.  
  • Put this container in another small but larger heat resistant bowl.  
  • Put bowl in a pot of hot water with the stove on low.  
  • A close up of the generic G-pen cartridge  Pull the mouthpiece off then you
    will see the small gray plug. Careful not to rip it, as it is a delicate small
     silicone plug.
  • Stir with a dabber or something small.  Avoid getting any water in the tincture.  Do not overheat.  It can bubble over quickly or end up too thick to use in the vape.  Work quickly while it is still warm to fill the vape pen cartridge.  It flows easier while warm.

Note that a lot of your vape pens and e-cigs say they are not refillable when in fact they are.  Just look for the plug. They just want you to spend your money.  If you got it, great.  If not, we do what we have to do right?  Right.  This can refill about 4-6 cartridges depending on the vape pen and the cartridge size.

Whoa, I just saved me money.  Anyway, I hope this can help you too.  Please feel free to share or comment.  Thanks for allowing me to be of service.  Till then, many blessings.

Mary Helen.
Voila!  This cheap but expensive vape pen is full and ready to go.  By the way I did invest in a better but cheaper
EGO C14. 1100mah  and I am quite happy, as it too is easy to refill and has a large chamber.  Sweet:)
It is not the best vape pen, but for the price it works great, and is rated 4 star.  I've also refilled a non refillable Maya brand e-cig.  Just find the plug.  I've done some research.