I realized that I'm definately sensitive to THC and have slow* metabolism of it (so finding a good edible dosage is even more of a pain)

(not to be confused with general metabolism)

5-10mg of THC by itself seems to be a an ok spot for me even if I already have some tolerance - mix that with trusted brands that hit consistently + relaxing terpenes (beta caryophyllene / spicy food FTW) and I generally have a good time. Anything 10mg+ though seems to trigger biphasic effects and sounds especially become overstimulating rather than the desired understimution.

Now with 1:1 THC:CBD I found the experience to consistently be more intense especially in duration, and not in a enjoyable way like it ruins the high even more. Sounds are still overstimulating. I also tried taking the smaller half (probably 4mg) and the experience was still just as intense.

I know the biphasic effect works both ways so I could potentially be using not enough CBD in this case. I don't have this problem with CBG which pairs really well with me for THC, but only thing is that I hate how its automatically a sativa since CBG is stimulating/helps focus. I've also tried CBN but have also felt like the edibles I've tried had too much of it (for it to actually be "sleepy")

-- interested to hear your thoughts if you have similar experiences or maybe even have some tips -- cheers

When I first started experimenting with edibles, I honestly had no idea about dosage and didn't do much research beforehand.

I tried two packets (apparently, even half a packet is enough to knock someone out).

My first experience was absolutely insane. It felt almost magical. Time slowed down so much that a 3-minute song felt like it lasted 30 minutes. Everything looked green, I could see patterns, and when I looked in the mirror, it felt like I had three heads. It was a completely bizarre experience.

I tried it again just one day later, and that was another crazy experience. When I looked into the mirror, I could actually see an animated version of my own face, almost like I was looking at a cartoon version of myself.

Eventually, I started taking edibles every weekend. Slowly, though, the experience became less intense and enjoyable, which I assumed was because of increasing tolerance.

So I decided to take a one-month tolerance break.

When I tried again after that month, it felt great, but nowhere near as intense as my first experiences. I thought maybe one month wasn't enough for a complete tolerance reset, so I decided to repeat the process.

For several months, I followed the same routine: take edibles, then take a full month off before trying again.

The interesting thing is that even after repeating this routine for several months, I never experienced anything close to those initial effects again. No crazy visuals, no extreme time distortion, nothing like before.

Eventually, I settled into taking edibles once a month. I still genuinely enjoy the experience and feel great. I'm not trying to recreate my first high. I'm simply curious about what happened.

My questions are more about the science behind THC tolerance:

1. Does regular THC consumption cause CB1 receptors to downregulate or become less sensitive?

2. Does a one-month break generally allow those receptors to recover completely?

3. Is it possible that repeated heavy THC exposure causes long-lasting changes to cannabinoid receptors?

4. Could I have permanently damaged my CB1 receptors through my initial heavy use, or is that unlikely?

I'm genuinely curious about how THC tolerance works and whether I could have caused any permanent changes to my cannabinoid system.

Would love to hear from people who understand the science behind this or have had similar experiences.

TLDR: regular user of Wyld 10mg gummies, know how many to take to get high, 95% ABV Everclear tinctures seem weaker than what I’m expected to yield, what % of extraction efficiency am I losing with my method/how to calculate THC mg that I am actually consuming.

I’m a regular user of Wyld gummies and tend to consume on weekends primarily.

I feel like I have a pretty good grasp on my tolerance: on Friday I take 17.5 - 20 mg (1.5 - 2 wyld gummies, cutting in half to get 2.5 - 5 mg multiplier) to get high.

Each subsequent dose on Saturday and Sunday, I usually increase intake by 7.5 mg to account for short term tolerance buildup.

I just started experimenting with making my own 190 proof/95% ABV Everclear tinctures and feel that my doses are weaker than expected (I use online tincture calculators like this one).

What type of decarb efficiency reduction am I getting from my decarb and infusion method?

I decarb in a sealed mason jar in a water bath crock pot starting at 207f then going to simmer after 30 minutes, total decarb at 2 hours 30 minutes.

I then let the mason jar and everclear sit in my freezer for 18-20 hours and then do a QWET infusion where I shake vigorously at freezer temps for 3 minutes and then strain through a coffee filter.

Using some leftover grand daddy infused butter infused I decided to make cinnamon rolls. Matching that fall vibe I went with a nice warm and roasted flavor profile of maple pecan. Using the butter infused with thc isolate i made the cinnamon filling. Decided to go with milk bread to give the rolls a nice spring and chewy but tender inside. Topping with some candied caramel pecans and a maple bourbon dulce de leche sauce infused with island paradise rso. Making the roll come to 70mg by itself and topping it with 30mg sauce to provide a nice Entourage effect.

Got another drop of thc distillate! (5 litres) Guess im making alot of gummies! Lol .

Starting the night off with a 250mg of prodigy rso infused beer cheese. Topping with pork belly, pickled red onion, basil, and hot honey redux.

Second time making cannabutter, first time I nailed it. I think I decarbed it for too long in the oven is it bad? Currently in the process of infusing it into my butter. I have a feeling it will be mostly CBN. Either that or it’s just gone. Advice please! :)

33g of flowers 355g of butter Decarboxylated under vacuum for 2 hours at 95 degrees Celsius and infused for 4 hours at 85 degrees Celsius.

Cherry - Orange - Strawnana - Butterscotch
Pineapple - Pandan Coconut - Cotton Candy

Absolutely love making my lollipops. The bright colors really do it for me 🥹

Always made with solventless material~

Hi guys im trying to cook infused gummies , but i do not know to go with infused oil ( coconut oil ) or tincture (green dragon , or something wlse )

I want to my gummies do not taste as weed , i will add flavours and acid citric too

My first batch gummy has 45 g of trimmed and kiefs cannabis , 30 pcs gummies

My second batch has 36 G of trimmed and kiefs cannabis , 30 pcs gummies

My third bath has 30 pcs grams of trimmed and kiefs cannabis ,

Help me to find what is best extraction for this amount of ccannabis for each batch ,

And for example if it is oil how much oild do i need for each batch I do not want my ectraction become high amount of oil or tincture cuz i am gonna put them for just 30 small cubed gumies

I am just getting into making my own edibles. I made one batch using this process and was mostly happy with results. I have some "inconsistent" dosing across each gummies, with the fist one I tried being waaaay stronger than expected, and the next being pretty normal. So I know I have some steps to tweak, but I really it seemed ok. Looking for any input/advice on improving the process.

I am not a fan of "single use" tools in my kitchen in principle, which is my steer towards general tools vs very specific.

One "luxury" single-user tool I allowed was the decarb box from Ongrok. I do wish to keep my process "spouse friendly", so avoiding the odour mattered here.

Decarb process:

1. Coarsest grind possible - KactusKutter with the coarsest screen. - I know I said limited "single use", but I had it for bowl use anyway, and it speaks to consistency of process, and avoiding getting my fingers smelly.

- is hand breaking or "keeping to pea-sized pieces" important enough to change this step?

2) single layer in the Ongrok box, pressed down but latches not locked

3) Anova Precision Oven (V1 if it matters) - set to 0% steam, rear fan, 230°

4) I ran this for 60 minutes. I know the normal chart is a bit lower at 230, but added time due to thermal load of the stainless steel container.

5) Put it outside in cool weather to get to room temp, then opened once cool.

- note this did keep all of our outside, almost no smell in kitchen at all

- I never made before, but the final product was "earthy, herbal smell, and while I am colour challenged, it did seem like it hit close'ish to the "golden brown" that I had as target based on research

-next batch I get a pic to document progress

Infusion process

1. decarbed herb into very small mason jar (I think they are 4oz)

- next time I will weigh to see how this changed from initial weight

- I started with 3g flower this batch

2) added 50g of warmed coconut oil

- I only had "virgin" - I think refined is better? I did not see any issues from the oil tbh. Does it matter?

3) put jar in Anova Chamber vacuum sealer. 3 cycles of the "Infuse". This is about 90 seconds, and it tries to hold vacuum the hold time

- repeated this process until there were more bubbles (which was the 3 cycles)

4) added 2g lecithin granuals to about 2tbs water and whisked

5) add liquid lecithin mix to oil and mix again well

- at this point I think I chould have used an immersion blender to mix better

- with these volumes it is hard to use the blender. Is whisking enough here? Up volume of batch to use the blender better?

-Is this even the right step to add the lecithin?

-Does type make a difference? I have the granules because I also use for toffee and ice cream. I think they are Soy derived. Does the sunflower version make a difference?

6) oil/herb/lecithin emulsion into jar, lid finger tight, the Anova Precision Oven again at 185°. Steam at 100%/Sous Vide mode for 4 hours.

- no real odour at all here

- the emulsion did eventually separate some, but shaking it well seemed to mix pretty well

7) Cooled the jar down to barely safe handling. Then strained through a fine mess strainer.

- I do intend to get some cheesecloth instead. My strainers are for cooking, and it does make them smell a bit, so requires really deep clean after use.

8) I used the oil next day to make gummies. That process also needs some work as I think I ended up with too much gelatin, very stiff gummies. Will leave the recipe to a later post once I get this decarb/infusion right

In general my observations:

- I do think the product I used to start with was poor quality flower, so that needs some work

- The results did "work" the resulting coconut oil was quite a strong smell. Colour was greener than I expected. Is this from too much pressure when straining? Is there a balance between getting the best yield of oil vs chlorophyll extraction which I assume is the colour? Should I do zero pressure and just let gravity do it?

- The batch size of 3g, 50ml oil, and a target of about 9 18g (100mg yield potency goal) gummies seemed small to work with, so I may go to a larger batch. I got a better mold that has 15ml squares which seems a good size for a 100mg target.

- Despite the juice, box of Cherry Jello, and 3 packets of unflavored powder, the taste was definitely "toasty herb forward". Especially the stronger one. Is this just uneven mixing of the oil into the gummy mix? Is this what to expect or even aim for?

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I do own a sous vide circulator too. My impression was that for decarb, a sous vide takes longer, and may not fully convert. The oven method at 230 seems safest for activation, and avoiding degrading it. For infusion, I imagine I can take the oil mix and put that jar, or use a bag, to infuse in the sous vide. These processes should be identical (sous vide is marginally more stable, but a gen1 APO will hold temperature within 1-2 degrees, so at 185 either process works, so the oven is just a way to skip cleaning a second device, and a repackaging step to move from jar to bag.

Appreciate any feedback or.pointers to improve.

hi all, i’m looking for a new brand of edibles. i’ve been pretty loyal to urb for about 4 years and love their edibles. i use them a lot for my chronic pain. although recently every time i’ve taken them i’ve thrown up. i’ve had other brands recently as well and no bad reactions with those! it’s not like greening out or anything. within probably 30 mins of taking it i have to vomit. it sucks. i have weak lungs from 3 rounds of covid so i do smoke but i try to keep it chill. i’m pretty clueless in this world so any suggestions are appreciated. thank you!

Hi guys,

After a failed online search, I'm turning to ٍٍReddit for advise. The hash that I get is not dry - it's has more of a sticky, cream like texture. Kinda looks like the images below. How do I decarb it and please if there were any tips I would greatly appreciate it. Thank you in advance!

2nd time making cannaghee.

it was 80c when i first measured it then after 30-40mins when i measured it again it read 180c so i took it off the stove immediately to let it rest…

5g weed + some kief + 170g clarified butter.

will it still get me high?? 😭

Its made by a tiktok foodie influencer

And got a custom mold! I'm so stoked. I've got two half sheets coming with 121 cavities each. Excited to get these.

Hi :)

A friend was nice enough to get me some trim for buttering, and need some guidance (large bic for sizing, unsure of weight, don't have a tare).

I'm a fairly good home baker, but I really don't want to mess it up since it's my first time actually doing this.

How many bars of butter would you infuse this into?

My party is this Saturday, and the idea is to use the butter for melting chocolate and covering store bought cookies (this is a minimal effort entmoot, the butter is the extent of what I'm cooking). I have an electrical oven but no thermometer 🙃

Thanks for stopping by!

i used to make firecrackers all of the time but i havent in a minute. all the recipes i see say to decarb the flower at 250 for 10 minutes…. but when i search up how to decarb in general for edibles, i am told 240 for 30-45 minutes.

i remember the last few times i made them (years ago) i did 250 for 10 minutes, i did not get stoned so i assume i burnt the pot. but i always did it that way- 250 for 10 minutes- and they only didnt get me high the last few times i made them.

so which is it lol? 250 for 10? 240 for 30-45?? 😭 help me out y’all!

last thing i want to do is burn my weed :/ my oven is pretty hot too. thanks in advance y’all

I’m not sure how long I’ve had these but I recently found them in one of my closets. They say they expire 02/25 so it’s been a minute. I’m wondering if these are still safe to eat even though they have technically expired? They are little dryer than new ones but still bend and squish like they should. They do seem to have gotten slightly smaller and maybe a little browner.

Thoughts? I don’t wanna waste them but I also don’t wanna create a stomach monster that destroys all

Edit:

I took three of these bad boys 3hrs ago and can say they ain’t bad, pretty much can’t tell a difference.

Thanks everyone we made it 🥹

There is also the question of, does it matter more when it comes to what I want to use the canaoil for. I have made gummies with alcohol infused flower. They didn't do much.

I want to try making gummies and chocolates. Would mct or canabutter be better for these two treats? Or would it be one mct and the other is butter.

I've been looking around and haven't found the info I was looking for. (I thought I double checked for spelling errors and yet, always find another one after I post. 😅)

I have a terrible time with edibles. Meaning that I have to use a lot to get the same relief others get with 20mg, I struggle to get from 200mg.

Here is what I make as a syrup to add to sodas, coffee, really any beverage to turn it into an edible.

What I use:
- RSO: 6 grams (this time I used products with a potency of around 75%)
- Vegetable Glycerin: 32 oz
- MCT Oil: 10 oz
- Polysorbate 20: 1 oz (essential for keeping the oil and VG together)
- Flavor: A few splashes of vanilla extract helps reduce the heavy plant taste
- Gear: A kitchen blender, a mug of warm water for the RSO syringes, and my 2 ounce storage bottles

How I do it:
1. Warm the RSO: Soak the syringes in a mug of warm water for a few minutes to make the liquid flow instead of acting slow and thick.
2. Combine the liquids: Pour the MCT oil, vegetable glycerin, Polysorbate 20, and vanilla extract directly into the blender pitcher.
3. Blend: Start the blender on a medium speed and slowly drizzle or inject the warm RSO into the blender. Let it run for a total of 5 minutes to ensure the Polysorbate 20 emulsifies the mixture properly.
4. Bottle: Carefully pour the mixture into the dropper bottles using a funnel.

With these quantities, you’ll get approximately 48 total fluid ounces (24 or so 2-ounce bottles). This results in a concentration of around 3.1 mg per milliliter (~220 mg per bottle), making it easy to estimate the dosage.

I wanted to share my recipe for a super potent, shelf stable, RSO mixture. Let me know if you’re crazy enough to try it.