pill making (butter and soya lecinthin)

[blimblom]

Hi,

I was experimenting with this technick of making pills. But as oils tend to spill over from the pills, I usually had to store them in the freezer and consume them right away.
That was a spoiler if I wanted to go for a picnic or a long walk in a forest, because I wouldnt want to risk driving under the influence. So I made some small variation on the same theme.

The main advantage of pills are :
Pills are easier to use than cannabutter, because you can consume them at once without having to prepare a meal first.
Pills are also more fast acting and more punchy as you can take them before you eat with an empty stomach.
Pills are also easier to store in the fridge, freezer, so for a recreational user like me I can keep them for months.

I used 1g pills (1000mg) which is the biggest size available but I followed a slightly different modus operandi.

Instead of oil or butter, I used a mixture of butter and soya lecithin. Soya lecithin is over 80% fat and is solid in room temperature.

I first melted the butter and lecinthin with my MJ in a double boiler and let it there for an hour or so. The temperature in the butter/lecinthin/MJ mixture was at all times under 80C in order not to destroy the fats or burn the MJ.
I went for 1:1:1 mixture (1part butter 1 part lecinthin 1 part MJ) so each finished pill had aprox 1/3 of a gram MJ inside, probably a little bit more due to water evaporation from the fats (butter has 15-20% water).

I try to cure my buds first a bit in order for the humidity to evaporate, but these were not the best cured buds, it doesnt need to also

In my next run I will fine tune the mixture in order to be as solid as it gets in room temperature, while it can still be fluid enough when warm in order to make the pills.

 

[dramamine]

Sounds like a great idea. How did you get the mixture into pill form?

 

[cabeza]

why not just put dry hash in the pill,works for me....True Grit was amazing
all hashed out

 

[blimblom]

@dramamine (nice avatar BTW), I use 1g pills which are quite wide and a big 50ml syringe with wide tubing to poor them in. The mixture must be warm (or else it solidifies).

Its a bit time consuming but you only get to do it once every some months and then you can freeze them for months.

@cabeza when you say dry hash, you mean with bubblebags? If yes, I think you have to "activate" it in some way (by heating), and bubblebags are a cold extraction method... And to be honest, Im not quite sure if its worth it. With my method you can even use pulverized leaves (with lesser effect, consuming 2-3 pills each time).
Im not that purist. Hash is great a) for smoking, b) for having your MJ in a very compact form (less plant matter). I produce a small quantity for personal use, so storing it isnt that a great deal.

But by your method you can make some very potent pills even with 500mg

 

[geopolitical]

You don't have to activate it blimblom, once it's dehydrated it's ready to go. Heat/etc will speed that process but isn't strictly necessary. It can help, but it can also degrade your active components.

I completely agree with you that unless you need to go with a tiny pill that you can go with some pretty low quality stuff for oral intake and be just fine. In fact I've found that for treating arthritis pain a VERY low dose a few times a day works better than anything else.

 

[blimblom]

I m for low doses. Its easier to adjust your dosage when you have less potent pills than to have an extra powerfull one.

Its because you cant take 3-4pills if you feel like being wasted, and you can take one or two if you want to be functional. Or your friends may have a different tolerance level and overdosing them wouldnt be exacly helpful, specially with something so slow acting as the edible weed.

We all know that the potency of homegrown sensimilia is quite higher than the weed you buy on the street.

 

[JadeSpawn]

maybe you should try using coconut oil. its solid at 76 degree and down and liquid over that. plus its good for you. plus from what i read. it has very high saturated fat content.

 

[Ganja baba]

would capsules be better mate ? love your idea by the way , got me thinking

 

[blimblom]

@Ganja baba, well sorry for my english, capsule should be the proper word. Aspirin is in pill form, antibiotics are usually in capsules.

So I use capsules of 1000mg, filled with my magic weed.


@jadespawn , pure coconut oil is harder to find than soya lecinthin in my parts, but its also a good idea (you can use it pure without any butter) . BTW soya lecinthin is also good for your health, lol lol

(I though saturated fats are not so good for your health)

 

[JRace]

Coconut oil is far better than butter or oil.
1) it is solid at room temps
2) it has a long shelf life (years) and doesn't need refrigeration
3) it is a medium-chain-triglyceride
-- it is better absorbed by our system than butter/oil.

What I do, is mix 3grams of hash with 6ml (yes, that little) coconut oil in a glass canning jar, Put the lid on tight and place in a low-boil water bath for 30min.
This activates the THC, and increases potency.

Then I add 10grams of corn-starch to make the mixture easier to handle.

I put all of this into 24 size 0 capsules, roughly 700mg per cap.

24 caps, 3 grams hash, = .125gram per pill, or 8 pills to each gram of hash.
1 pill is all I can take at a time, and I am a heavy daily smoker, and have been for decades.

To make extra strength:
5grams hash
6mL coconut oil
9grams cornstarch.

This recipe is also lactose/gluten free, so it is OK for Celiacs.

 

[blimblom]

Jrace thanks for the recipe , I will next time try to make some more exact measurements like you did.

I used lecithin for exactly the same reasons you used coconut oil, so probably both are ok. Here in the summer, coconut oil liquifies, so it can become a little bit messy carring it around.

Corn starch is also a good idea