How to Make Weed Butter

California now recognizes marijuana as a legitimate medicine, and rightly so. The "pot", as the youngsters refer to it, has several well-documented beneficial effects. Among these are: the amelioration of nausea and vomiting, stimulation of hunger in chemotherapy and AIDS patients, lowered intraocular eye pressure (shown to be effective for treating glaucoma), as well as general analgesic effects (pain relief). Where as the side affects ( cotton mouth, laziness, and tar from smoke) are pretty acceptable when compared to the typical pharmaceutical laundry list of heinous baggage ( rectal bleeding, dizziness, depression, death, ect...). Obviously things aren't that cut and dry but why rock the boat? Let's paddle ahead instead and see what shores we may reach. First let's toss the tar overboard. Smoking of the weed, ceremonious as it may be, would have to be the largest objection to the use of cannabis. So why not cook with it instead!


Step one, break up the green you are planning on cooking. It is best to use trim or shake due to the fact that it is slightly less smokable than buds and much easier to break up. Hell it is already broken up, pretty much the definition of shake or trim. Either way you wanna get what ever you are working with ground down to fine bits. Grinders, scissors, or even nimble little fingers work.











Step two, take some measurements. This time around we have 0.3 grams of marijuana and three sticks of butter. That is a tenth of a gram per stick for all you math nerds. Feel free to measure it out however you like. Best to start off small if you are used to chiefing as opposed to chefing. The pot packs a powerful punch when ingested and tends to come on slower and last longer. As always, patience is a virtue so take your time speed racer and the ride will be way more fulfilling.




Step three, melt the butter. Place your butter in a reasonably sized sauce pan over a medium sized fire until in a liquid state. You yourself should be in a state as well, one where this process is actually legal.





Step four, add the herb seasoning. Once the butter has melted and the green has been added turn the fire down and let the simmer session begin. This is an important step so take your time and do it right. Let your mix simmer until it takes on a dark green or brown color. That indicates a lovely union between your two ingredients.













Step four, strain your main vein. Now that you have cooked out of the weeds essence the actual plant matter has no use, other than maybe fiber but that is why you are eating your Wheaties right? So do yourself a favor and keep the chewy green out of your soon to be sweet treats. This is easily done with any sort of fine strainer and a appropriately sized container. We used a measuring cup which if going straight from this step to baking you are advised to do so as well. that way you can easily pour the amount you need and save the rest for step five.






Step five, let your concoction cool. What ever you have left at this point should be poured into a container which can be used for easy consumption in the butters solid state. Congratulations you are done. Now go cook something and eat your way to happiness!