As you already know, cannabis has a multitude of uses, from recreational to medicinal or culinary . Yes, it is not only smoked ... but we can also take advantage of it to make, for example, marijuana oil, as we will see today. If you want to try it, you can find the variety of marijuana you need in our online seed bank . The oil extracted from marijuana has been consumed for many years, but it has not always been possible to carry out the rigorous process to extract the gas and toxic substances that the plant gives off during the production of the oil. But as everything evolves, we can currently find methods to enjoy its clean oil and suitable for consumption. There are several types of oil but we can basically distinguish 3: marijuana oil , hemp oil and hemp seed oil .
Rick Simpson's Medicinal Cannabis Oil
Rick Simpson oil has become very popular in recent years because it has been linked to its medicinal power and positive effects for people suffering from cancer or other diseases or diseases. The difference from any other marijuana oil is that it contains higher levels of THC, something that makes it illegal in Europe. Therefore, we advise that if you want to buy it, verify very well where you buy it and if it is a reliable site since there may be false promises around the network, and you could find surprises and that the results are not as expected. One solution is to prepare your homemade oil.
Who is Rick Simpson?
Rick Simpson is a Canadian doctor who suffered from skin cancer . After battling his illness for some time, he asked his doctor to prescribe marijuana to try one more option, having read countless scientists and doctors who had used it to good effect. His doctor did not want to prescribe it, so he decided to try it as a last solution. Its effects were very positive . His pain was reduced, he was able to sleep better and his appetite returned, one of the typical effects of medical marijuana. And he had achieved everything with a natural plant, medicinal cannabis . From there, he decided to share it with people who suffered from the same situation or with other ailments. He was jailed for putting (supposedly) Public Health in danger and today he is in Europe, under political asylum, from where he continues to carry out his investigations.
For hundreds of years, many civilizations have used the cannabis plant for medicinal purposes. In this case, if we focus on Rick Simpson oil, we can find that, provided it is used correctly and in the right doses, here we can find some positive effects and benefits of medicinal cannabis :
- Anti-inflammatory : to relieve pain, acne, ...
- Relaxing : helps fight stress and anxiety.
- Analgesic : for people with fibromyalgia, arthritis, osteoarthritis ...
- Neuroprotective : good against Alzheimer's, Parkinson's.
- Lowers blood sugar: for some types of diabetes.
- Vasodilator: to combat cardiovascular diseases, varicose veins.
- Reducer of nausea caused by chemotherapy.
- Spasm suppressant: good for epilepsy.
How to prepare marijuana oil?
STEP 1. Prepare material
Ingredients and utensils that we will need: - From 50 to 100 grams of buds, the flower as dry as possible to chop it well - Virgin olive oil or organic coconut oil - 1L of high alcohol graduation and suitable for consumption - Strainer - Glass container or jug - Silicone spoon or spatula - Pot - Vitroceramic system (DO NOT use a gas stove, to avoid risks)
STEP 2. Mix plant and alcohol
Once we have compiled our material, we take our cannabis plant vegetable sample. It may be made up of a mixture of buds and also dry leaves, so depending on the material used, the effect and the final result will be different . We can chop the mixture using the blender so that it is well crumbled and takes full advantage. It is important that the alcohol is of good quality, the purest possible, the advisable thing would be from 95 to 99 degrees. The healing alcohol we have at home is useless . It is also recommended that it is cold to promote separation of trichomes. We place these remains of the plant with cannabinoids in a container and pour the alcohol to cover the vegetable mixture . We stir it for 3 to 5 minutes.
STEP 3. Filter mixture
With the mixture removed, we will filter it through a strainer and drop it into the glass container. You will see that now the color of the alcohol will be darker, similar to that of gasoline. We can also filter it with kitchen cotton, with a cloth, with a stocking, with a coffee filter, etc.
STEP 4. Boil water and evaporate alcohol
We boil a pot with water, over 100ºC. Very important: the space where you are going to boil the mixture has to be well ventilated because the gas that is produced when it evaporates is highly flammable and thus we will avoid any possible fire or explosion . Stay away from hot appliances or avoid any sparks from matches or cigarettes. If you have a fan, it will be very useful to help circulate the air and the gas emitted. Inside the pot with boiling water, place the container or glass jug with the filtered mixture in the water bath. If we have a set of 2 nestable pots it can also be very useful. The idea is that the water and the mixture are in separate containers. Keep an eye on the mixture to monitor how the alcohol evaporates.
STEP 5. Add olive oil.
When you see that you have about 10% alcohol or less left in the glass container, we add a drop of extra virgin olive oil , or coconut oil if you don't have olive oil. We stir and let it evaporate a little more. When the alcohol has evaporated we will see that it stops bubbling and that the remaining mixture is thicker, but above all we will check it with our nose. On the other hand, we will also heat about 200 ml of oil in the same water bath . That will help to fuse the oil with the cannabinoids. We reheat the mixture for a moment in case it has become cold and we mix it with the warm oil that we slowly add. We stir well and then we can add about 500 ml more than we had at room temperature without heating. We let it cool and we can store it in jars or wherever you want.
It's that simple! You can now enjoy your medicinal cannabis oil made by yourself.