(After 20 minutes, roughly 70 percent of the THCA will be converted to THC after 30 minutes, 80 percent.

Wrap this parchment pouch in foil or place it in an airtight, oven-safe silicone bag (I use Stasher).

Bundle the broken-up flowers in parchment.

Break up the flower into smaller pieces using your hands to expose more surface area to the heat the pieces should break off like florets of broccoli.

There is more than one way to decarboxylate weed, but an oven is the most efficient. But when making cannabutter for edibles, using too much heat can produce a taste like burnt popcorn. The higher the heat, the faster the reaction. When you light a joint or burn a bowl, you’re decarboxylating the weed, which kickstarts its effects. To convert the THCA to THC (and CBDA to CBD), just add heat and time. Sound familiar? Remove the A and you have THC (the chemical that gets you high) and CBD (which isn’t psychoactive). Raw or live cannabis contains the cannabinoids THCA and CBDA. In its raw form, weed is non-psychoactive. If you have a few options to choose from, follow your nose for citrus (limonene), herbal (myrcene), and peppery (caryophyllene) terpenes, then consider whether those flavors pair with the recipe you’re planning to make with the cannabutter. Below is more information about what both of these do chemically, but here's a general rule of thumb: For a balanced high, I recommend looking for a 1:1 ratio of THC and CBD-this means that for every one milligram of THC there is one milligram of CBD. So, when purchasing at the dispensary, focus on the THC and CBD ratios. Why? The terpenes (essential oils of plants) that steer the effects that different strains of weed have on you (body high versus active high) don’t have the same chemical interaction in edible form. While a lot of pre-packaged edibles, like the kinds you can buy premade at a dispensary, use the terms 'indica' (which refers to a body high) or 'sativa' (an active high), that’s more or less a marketing ploy. Cannabuttered Popcorn With Ranch Seasoning

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