Weed Tea
Try Weed Tea for its Varied Effects
Weed tea is otherwise known as pot tea or cannabis tea. The leaves of the plant boil well in hot water. Though the effect is low, the tetrahydrocannabinol is the key factor that makes it insoluble in water. When THC, the active ingredient mixes with butter or vegetable oil, the effect is great. So, people used to add milk, which has higher fat content to get a higher psychoactive effect. In India, the tea mixed with weed is popularly known as ‘bhang’ and is in use since ages. The plain weed tea without any addition is used for medical purposes.
Tasty Recipes
1. Weed Tea
Ingredients Required:
1 cup of weed leaf [marijuana leaf]
4 cups of water
Honey
2 tea bags of your favorite flavor
Milk/Soy milk
Boil water in vessel. Put the weed leaves in it and allow it to boil for 15 minutes in medium flame. Add tea bags and honey. Boil it for another 5-10 minutes. Preheat the milk and add it to the tea extract. Your weed tea is ready to drink.
2. Peter Piper’s Tea:
Boil one gram of weed leaves in one cup of whole milk for 20 minutes. Remove from boiling and add one mint bag tea. Allow it to get mixed for 4-6 minutes. Strain the extract and refrigerate. Instead of milk, one cup of cream can be used in 7 grams of weed leaves, which can be stored for 6-12 months. Take one ounce for each serve.
Chemical Properties of THC
THC is soluble in water to a very minimal extent. You can dissolve THC by adding some oil and alcohol to it. You can increase the potency of tea by adding half ounce of liquor or an ounce of whole milk. So, milk, spices and butter can dissolve more THC. For getting the strong effect of tea, boiling the leaves of weed in hot water does not help. Milk or honey can be added to the brew for more time. This is helpful and dissolves the canabinoids too. If you want to make the herbal tea, you can drink it by just boiling in water. But if you want to get the potent buzz, adding milk cream is essential.
How to Make Weed Tea with Butter
Ingredients Required:
Weed leaves 1 pot approx.
Unsalted butter 2 sticks
Boil 2-3 cups of water and butter. Add sufficient weed leaves in the pan and cover the mixture. Let it boil at least for an hour. Mash and stir the brew often to get the extract of THC. Strain the brew with the help of a cloth. Boil once again 1 cup of water with the filtered leaves. Try to squeeze out all the butter. Refrigerate the liquid, if the butter solidifies preserve the water and use it while cooking. It tastes great.