Medical MarijuanaMethods to make THC Wafers

1. THE MARIWAFER REVOLUTION How to Make Potent Chewable THC Wafers For more information on related topics see https://cannabisseedville.com and https://cannabisnewsforyou.com/

2. WARNING The THC wafers produced by the methods described herein ARE POTENT DRUGS. Use them carefully and keep them out of the reach of children. Do not drive or operate dangerous tools or machinery while under their influence. psychoactive substances. Do not mix them with other CAUTION The use of high-alcohol rum may present a fire hazard directions and safety precautions. Above all, do not perform any steps involving rum in a room with any open flame, whether a cigarette, joint, candle or pilot light for a gas appliance. in the production of THC wafers if done improperly. Adhere to ALL Disclaimer: purposes only. some states. Health Some Proceed at your own risk. Wise of the Productions materials presents and procedures this recipe used may be for educational illegal in

3. THE MARIWAFER REVOLUTION How to Make Potent Chewable THC Wafers written by Star Hudson Art by Electra Blume This experimentation, and commercial THC wafers cannabis simple process, for the production from sativa and developed first over allows five years individual chewable of of time of high THC-containing cannabis the potency parts plants. all the indica

4. Table of Contents PUBLISHERS PREFACE Step One: ASSEMBLE TOOLS AND INGREDIENTS Step Two: POWDER THE CANNABIS Step Three: ADD RUM AND PERFORM EXTRACTION Step Four SEPARATE THE EXTRACT Step Five EVAPORATE THE ALCOHOL Step Six: ADD THE FLOUR Step Seven: POUR THE BATTER INTO BAKING PAN(S) Step Eight: BAKE THE CANNABIS BATTER Step Nine: SCORE THE CANNABIS BATTER Step Ten: FINISH BAKING AND CUTTING THE WAFERS STORING MARIWAFERS USING MARIWAFERS MARIWAFER VS. MARINOL

5. Actual size of Man wafer contains 2-20 mg of THC

6. Additions, Corrections and Suggestions Since this booklet was published we have developed a few refinements. We suggest you pencil them in or cut and paste them on the appropriate pages. Also, please ignore the address 01 the inside back cover. Those books are now available only through Prometheus Books. Step Two The 200 grams of average quality leaf is intended for 200 half-inch square wafers. Adjust the amount for different size batches and pans, and for stronger or weaker leaf. Step Three — Rapid Extraction Item 1—correction: Do not loosen the jar lids. We suggest using strong jars, such as 1-quart Mason canning jars, and tightening the lids. We have found that sturdy glass peanut butter jars also work well. None has ever broken on us, but there is a chance they could, so to be extra safe we now prefer the Mason jars. However, while the 2-piece Uds on these jars are adequate, we prefer the 1-piece Uds from peanut butter, tahini and other jars that often fit the Mason jars. Item 2: Preheat oven to 300-350 degrees F. Item 3: No need to wait 5 minutes. One minute is enough. Item 4: Correction — Do not remove the lid and stir. Leave the lid on and gently shake for at least ten minutes. Jar should be almost too hot to handle, so use oven gloves. Also, although the jar is not likely to break, shaking over a pan and wearing safety glasses is prudent for this step. Item 5: You need not repeat this process 5 or 6 times. Three times should be adequate. Step Four We have confirmed that one extraction gets all the THC out. There is no need to process the leaf twice. Also, to save on the cost of the rum and to get very concentrated extract, use the tincture obtained by these steps for another extraction. That is, take this now-dark rum with THC in it and add fresh leaf for another extraction, and then even one more (3 in all) if it is not too thick. Step Six The purpose of warming the bowl is to make mixing easier and prevent sticking. The types and combinations of flour you can use is variable and open to experimentation. We have recently found that the most compact wafers can be made by using gluten flour in place of some or even most of the whole wheat and white flour. Just watch the consistency. You can als< add lecitin (granular or liquid) to make for a smoother batter. Adding vitamin E (empty capsules into batter) might prolong the life of the wafers. You want a runny batter that will fill the pan and level out not a thick batter that does not flow and ends up with variable thickness. After you pour the batter into the pan tap the bottom of the pan hard on the countertop to level the batter. Step Eight Pre-heat the oven to 250-275 degrees F. 300-350 is too high and makes bubbling more likely.

7. Step One: ASSEMBLE TOOLS AND INGREDIENTS These 187 wafers ingredients toots and ingredients each or up appropriately. are appropriate total. for up to three batches increase of to 561 For larger amounts, the INGREDIENTS CANNABIS: used, leaf, shake or bud. converted to edible wafers, commonly used raw material the recipe assume leaf is to be used. cannabis in the recipe can be decreased five- to tenfold, depending on potency. While any amount can be used in this process, leaf is a practical minimum because appropriate type are hard to find. Always use well-dried cannabis only. Do not attempt to use fresh, undried material, as this will result in too much water in the batch. Any cannabis with THC (tetrahydrocannabinol) can be While we prefer to see all smokable cannabis we recognize that leaf will for this process. If buds are used, the amount of be the most The amounts specified in 200 grams of pans smaller baking of the 150 PROOF RUM: is flammable, so be careful. about a fifth of rum. 150 Proof rum is 75% alcohol, which means that it For 200 grams of average leaf you will need FLOUR: have about a cup on hand for each 187-wafer batch. it has been found that a one to one ratio of whole wheat and high gluten white flour (such as Better for Bread flour) works best. wheat flour makes the wafers too crumbly. the wafers too leathery. The exact amount needed will vary with each amount, but From trial and error Too much whole Too much white flour makes COOKING OIL: and olive oils are among the best. Practically any type will do, but macadamia, sesame Do not use butter.

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9. Publisher's Preface Like needle-exchange programs to reduce the AIDS and hepatitis risk to heroin addicts and condom distribution to prevent teen pregnancies, this book will no-doubt prove highly controversial. Those who oppose the use of marijuana in any form for any purpose will accuse us of promoting criminal activities and drug abuse despise HWP's other activities will try to use this book to discredit us. However, we have a long and strong responsible policies on marijuana. See, for example, the chapter on marijuana in The New Handbook of Health and Preventive Medicine. publication because we believe the net effect of this book will be strongly positive Smoking cannabis is far more hazardous than most people realize, especially for those using it for medicinal purposes. The hot oils, resins; toxic chemicals in the smoke, and the molds, fungi, and bacteria can easily cause more harm than good, especially for those who are immune compromised because of HIV infection, cancer therapy or other reasons. marijuana for medicinal purposes makes this a critical issue Historically speaking, cannabis smoking is a recent phenomenon. most of the thousands of years of cannabis use, it has been eaten and drunk in scores of forms and preparations. The introduction of smoking from the New World changed all that. Up to now all edible preparations have had major disadvantages related to taste, bulk, inconvenience, unpredictable absorption and potency the like This new technique is simple but truly revolutionary. which is great for making rope and fabrics but terrible for the human gut. concentrating the active component, this method wafers that overcome all previous obstacles to oral consumption. compact, easy to take, highly absorbable, clean and sterile. the toxins associated with smoking and they have a shelf life of many years. We believe that the net effect of this book will not be to get non-users to become users, but to get cannabis smokers to become cannabis eaters. Another reason that this book is needed is that others are groping towards something similar, but have come up with very dangerous extraction procedures and posted them on the Internet. Though the method presented here requires safety precautions, it is not nearly as hazardous as the others. Although the author, Star Hudson, would be branded a criminal by some, we believe her motives are good and her concern for the health of marijuana users is genuine. We have witnessed her production process and believe she has recorded it accurately here. The information we present on potency, doses, effects and the like has been obtained from extensive interviews with wafers many times over several months, in some cases several years Those who record of advocating sensible and We have decided to proceed with and ashes, the scores of The explosive increase in the use of Throughout short shelf life and By removing all the fiber and by provides small, potent chewable The wafers are They spare the users all This can only be good. individuals who have taken the Kurt Butler, President Health Wise Productions

10. TOOLS BLENDER: several speeds Any common kitchen blender with steel rotary blades and GLASS JARS: One pint to one quart jars with good tops. Peanut butter jars work fine. Do not use plastic jars. SMALL ELECTRIC SPACE HEATER with a blower FAN: Any common fan with blade diameter of at least twelve inches ELECTRIC OVEN: DO NOT use a gas oven or electric toaster oven. Use a full-size ELECTRIC oven only. beginning of this book. See 'caution' statement at the CLOTH BAG: Cotton, linen or hemp, and large enough to hold a pint to a quart BAKING PAN: by 11 inches (6.5 by 10.5 at the bottom) with a non-stick surface. measurements will yield 187, half-inch square wafers. be used, but this is a commonly available size and it works well for the batch size discussed in this book. This should be a shallow pan measuring about 7 inches These Other sizes can COOKIE RACK: It has little feet, which we'll use as handles, and its squares are one-half inch by one-half inch. We'll use it to score the product, which makes it easier to cut or break into wafers after baking. cutters to cut the rack to fit the pan. This is a rack normally used to bake and cool cookies. You may have to use wire PYREX GLASS BOWL large enough to hold at least five cups STEAK KNIFE with sharp tip RUBBER SPATULA two to three inches wide CANVAS BAG with zipper, large enough to hold the glass jars, or ROASTING PAN with a tightly fitting lid or aluminum foil, or DARK COLORED BOX with lid

12. Step Two: POWDER THE CANNABIS Remove the large stems of cannabis plant and discard. Weigh out 200 grams of cannabis and place in the blender. Place the lid on the blender and turn on low speed. If the blade spins without pulling more down a rubber spatula to nudge some down. nick the spatula; you don't into its Be careful not to want rubber in vortex, use the product Gradually increase the speed of the blender and keep it running until all of the contents turn to a fine powder. Gather glass jars. blender, batch one, one-quart When the cannabis is powdered in the volume is reduced by almost 2/3. of200grams you 'II need two, jar. For the basic one-pint glass jars or Pour powder into jars, leaving at least two inches at the top for easy stirring later.

14. Step Three: ADD RUM AND PERFORM EXTRACTION CAUTION: BE SURE SMOKE OR USE ANY OPEN FLAME OR OTHER HEAT SOURCE THAT MIGHT IGNITE THE ALCOHOL VAPORS. IN THIS A N D S U B S E Q U E N T STEPS USING R U M , KITCHEN IS WELL VENTILATED, AND DO NOT Pour rum into jars so that it covers cannabis mixture by about one inch. Thoroughly stir or shake with lid on. At this point you have a rapid extraction that can be hazardous if not done carefully. two options, a slow and safe extraction or Slow Extraction: • Store jars of cannabis in a warm, dark place such as a closet or place jars in a dark-colored box, roasting pan (sealed with a snug-fitting lid or aluminum foil), or a zipped canvas bag and set it outdoors in the sun. • Store for several days, up to a week. • Stir or shake the mixture daily. • Extraction is complete when mixture is a very dark, wicked- smelling brew.

16. Rapid Extraction (CAUTION - HAZARDOUS): With hours, Do not attempt this method using a gas this but great care must be taken. method the extraction can be completed in a few Use an electric oven only. oven. • Place the jars, containing the cannabis mixture, in a baking pan and place the pan in a canvas bag or roasting pan (WARNING: Do not use a box for rapid extraction). the jar lids just enough to allow vapors to escape (so the pressure doesn't burst the jars). or seal the roasting pan with a lid or aluminum foil. Loosen Zip the canvas bag shut • With the oven door closed, preheat the oven to 250 - 300F degrees, THEN TURN OVEN OFF (leaving oven door closed). • When the oven heating element is no longer visibly glowing (at least 5 minutes after turning oven off), place the bag or roasting pan into the oven and close the door. TURN THE OVEN ON AT ANY TIME WHILE THE JARS ARE IN IT. DO NOT • After 30 to 45 minutes, remove the bag or roasting pan. the lids off the jars and stir thoroughly. Take • Pre-heat the oven again to 250-300F degrees, then turn oven off. Repeat the entire extraction process 5 or 6 times until the cannabis mixture is a very dark, wicked-smelling fluid.

18. Step Four: SEPARATE THE EXTRACT Note: for easier cleanup when you're done, use lots of newspaper under and around the jars, bowls and pans, wherever the mixture might splash or splatter, in this and subsequent steps. Have paper towels ready. • Now you are ready to discard the solids. Give the mixture that is in the jars one last, long shake or stir. • Hold the cloth bag over the glass bowl and pour the contents of the jars into the bag. • Squeeze and wring the bag to remove as much fluid as possible. • Discard the solids and repeat for each jar of cannabis. I believe which testing that now in of Future solids trouble. which process the the experiments yields significant I believe adds to this removes However, product) at least this 90% is of the based on precise whether and recommend against of the process. marijuana's bioassays chemical a second worth THC, (human measurements. rinse expense second rinse, is rum. rather will additional does expense than determine of the and THC is the it not and hassle and I a the NOTE: One could stop and this point and use the fluid extract, now known as a cannabis tincture, to make mixed alcohol drinks with a THC kick. recommend against this for reasons general inconvenience. Moreover, the alcohol content in the tincture is high and you may not want to get drunk every time you use the product. I of taste (awful), bulkiness, and

20. Step Five: EVAPORATE THE ALCOHOL • CAUTION: Open windows for ventilation before proceeding. • It is essential at this point to evaporate most of the alcohol from the fluid mixture (see note to step seven). This is best achieved by setting a fan next to the bowl, aiming it at the top of the mixture, and running it for several hours. The process can be quickened by also using an electric space heater with its fan blowing directly on the contents of the bowl. • Place the heater and fan so they blow in the same general direction. Do not place them opposite each other. This might cancel their effects and, more importantly, the fan could blow flammable fumes toward the heater and this is obviously dangerous. • The fluid level will gradually drop. When it has decreased by about one fourth the original volume, oils and resins will begin to stick to the side of the bowl. At this point, stir, almost continuous for about one hour with the fan still blowing. When most of the alcohol has dissipated, the volume will have dropped about 40% . strong alcohol component of the aroma will have mostly disappeared. By this time, the • The product at this point should be a very dark green, gooey, sticky mess - gobs, and gobs of greenish black oils and resins. Take great care or this mess will end up all over your kitchen. Note: It will smokable hash oil. the purpose of producing a safer, edible product. difficult to handle. occur to some to stop here and We strongly recommend against this since it defeats use the product as a It is also messy and

22. Step Six: ADD THE FLOUR • For easy and thorough mixing, the bowl and its contents must now be warmed. Do this by using the space heater for about 1/2 hour: Place it a few inches from the bowl, and stir the contents frequently. • When the bowl and its contents are warm, start adding flour*. Sprinkle one heaping tablespoon at a time over the cannabis mixture. Alternate between whole wheat and white flour, until the mixture is a consistency similar to runny pancake batter. • Now add about a tablespoon of cooking oil for each 200 grams of initial starting material. This helps prevent the wafers from sticking to the pan and it probably promotes absorption of THC into the blood upon consumption of the wafers. • Stir, or beat with a mixer, until completely homogeneous. There should be no lumps or clumps of dark, oily extract. This is important to ensure that the wafers are of uniform potency. *Why batches The speaking, can same stronger cannot of cannabis more of these a cup be added if you prefer a amount of oily taste. we specify contain present, of oily extract the exact different the will need at least one thicker wafer with less flour amount amounts more of flour of oils, must to use: Different and Roughly resins added. of flour. THC. flour be cup milder taste. thinner More the a Given extract, will yield a wafer with a Important: taste fine without adding any sweetener, which temptation and hazard to children should they get ahold of the wafers. we recommend that you do not add sugar. The wafers will increase the might

24. Step Seven: POUR THE BATTER INTO THE BAKING PAN(S) Now that your batter is the consistency you want, decide how many pans you will need. Figure on one 7" by 1 1 " pan for each cup of batter, for wafers about one-fourth inch thick. pans per cup of batter for wafers about one-eighth inch thick. Use two • Place baking pan on a level table or counter top. • Lightly oil the pan — even though it is the non-stick variety. • Pour the batter into the pan. • Lightly tap the pan on the counter to ensure that it is level. Note: It may occur to you to skip step 5 and evaporate the alcohol at this point, after adding the flour and pouring it into the pan. because the prolonged contact of the flour with the alcohol will denature the wheat protein, gluten, and destroy firm w a f e r s , you will end up with crumbs. less thorough, more alcohol will end up in the oven, and this increases the risk of fire. Therefore, do not skip step 5. This will not work its binding properties. Also, the evaporation will be Instead of

26. Step Eight: BAKE THE CANNABIS BATTER CAUTION: ventilated. Be sure windows are open and the kitchen is well Pre-heat the oven to 300-350 degrees. Then, with the oven door slightly ajar (prop open with a butter knife, if necessary), set up the fan as shown in the illustration so that it blows across the oven door opening. on the middle rack of the electric oven. safely disperses the alcohol. Place the pan This arrangement Remember the batter may ignite, out of you, and leave your precious product charred and severely damaged. that even small amounts blow the of residual alcohol left door open, scare in the hell A precise cooking time cannot be given because of the great variability of different cannabis batters. very closely and adjust the temperature, as necessary, until the desired result is achieved. Watch the batter It is very important to prevent the cannabis batter from bubbling or boiling. If the batter is allowed to bubble the wafers will be flaky. Usually the batter will bubble if the oven is too hot. If bubbling does occur, it will happen quickly, within five to ten minutes from the start of baking. If the cannabis batter does bubble, turn the oven down to 250 degrees, or so. Use a sharp knife to pierce persisting bubbles and use a slightly-oiled finger to carefully tamp down and level the batter.

28. Step Nine: SCORE THE CANNABIS BATTER When the batter is no longer runny, usually after about 1/2 hour it can be scored with the half-inch grid. • Oil the grid. almost bury the wire. not quite ready for scoring. Press the grid far enough into the batter to If the batter sticks to the grid, it is The purpose of scoring the batter before it is fully cooked is to make cutting later much easier. wafers can eventually be broken off the sheet without cutting. If done properly, dose-size

30. STORING MARIWAFERS Once the wafers are dry and hard they are ready to store. For the longest shelf life put them in a jar with a tight lid and place the jar in the freezer. Or, better yet, use vacuum-packed freezer bags. The wafers will remain fresh and potent for years this way. Take out a week or two supply of wafers at a time and place them in a smaller bottle. several weeks in a cupboard or drawer. will keep for many months this way. humid climates there is a risk of molds growing on the wafers, so keep them in a refrigerator to be on the safe side. These will probably keep for Some users say they However, in the most When opening your freezer stash to remove a supply, do so quickly since each opening allows unwanted moisture into the jar. Quickly place the supply into a bottle or plastic bag to prevent moisture condensation while still cold. wafers become moist and lose their crispiness, dry them in the oven at about 225 degrees. Should your CAUTION: KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN

31. USING MARIWAFERS The one disadvantage of using THC wafers rather than smoking cannabis is that the dose is harder to control, at least until you have some experience with the wafers. Smokers puff until they receive the desired result. But wafer eaters need to know in advance approximately how potent a wafer is. Each batch will be different, so the number of wafers needed for the desired effect will be different. To estimate the potency of your wafers, consider the potency of an equivalent amount smoked. If you start with about 200 grams of cannabis and make one standard pan, or 187 wafers, the THC in each wafer will be about the same as the THC in a one-gram joint (this is a fat one). eating is more efficient than smoking and less THC is wasted, the wafer will deliver more THC than the joint, but over several hours. speaking, the effects will be similar, but much longer lasting. Because Roughly How and when you take your Mariwafer depends on your purpose for using cannabis. Here are a few comments on some of the more common uses of the wafers. TO GET HIGH: inducing euphoria, artistic reason for using cannabis inspiration and even intellectual stimulation is the most common products. The drug delivered by eating the wafers is essentially identical to the drug delivered by smoking, and its effects are much the same. difference is that smoking causes a rapid rise in THC levels in the blood followed by a relatively precipitous decline in effects an hour or so later, while eating leads to a slower rise in blood THC levels and more sustained effects. Wafer eaters commonly report being high for several hours after one dose. The INCREASE APPETITE AND most common medical increasing, especially smoking anything presents serious health hazards to them. cannot get pharmaceutical oral THC, or cannot afford it, Mariwafer THC wafers are a good alternative to smoking marijuana. TO REDUCE NAUSEA: these are the use of cannabis products, and they are rapidly among cancer and AIDS patients. However, Since many Generally speaking, most people who use cannabis for these purposes will take a fixed dose twice a day at specific times to maintain a steady blood level of THC. Since there is no practical chemical assay for potency of the wafers, there is no alternative to trial and error. average half-inch wafer made from potent, so start with a half wafer in the morning and afternoon. Work your way up as necessary. The quite average marijuana leaf is half in the late Do not underestimate the

32. potency of the wafers. try it again. less than those required for psychoactivity, so you don't necessarily have to get high to get the benefits you want. If you overdose the first time you may not want to Remember that these medicinal effects often occur at doses PREVENT WITHDRAWAL SYMPTOMS WHILE ELIMINATING CANNABIS SMOKING: sudden withdrawal of cannabis after prolonged heavy use commonly leads to irritability, insomnia, excessive perspiration, decreased appetite, sensitivity to light, and craving for the drug. smokers have difficulty quitting or even Mariwafer THC wafers are the perfect solution for them. gum for reducing or quitting tobacco smoking, the wafers moderate or eliminate the withdrawal symptoms. heal even while THC intake continues. gradually reduced or eliminated. TO REDUCING OR anxiety, gastric hyperacidity, This is why many cannabis cutting down consumption. Like nicotine The respiratory system can start to Later the wafer dose can be Whatever your purpose for using THC wafers, keep this in mind. Factors that favor rapid absorption, higher initial blood levels of THC, and shorter duration include taking the simultaneous consumption of abundant water (at least a full simultaneous consumption of caffeine (black coffee or plain tea) and moderate physical activity. For a more delayed but sustained effect, take the wafers with or after a meal and avoid caffeine. wafers on an empty stomach, glass), WARNING: smoke hot and harsh. residues may present unknown possible hazards. smoke, smoke the raw cannabis, not the wafers. Do not attempt to smoke THC wafers. They Moreover, smoking wheat and rum If you must WARNING: alcohol, Valium, barbiturates, antihistamines, or any other drug that tends to produce drowsiness, may result in additive and excessive drowsiness. Use of THC wafers simultaneously with

33. Mariwafer vs. Marinol THC pills To understand the effects, uses and cost of Mariwafer THC wafers, it helps to consider the pharmaceutical equivalent, Marinol is the registered trade name for a pill containing delta-9- THC (tetrahydracannabinol), or THC for short. chemical is dronabinol and it is responsible for at least 9 5 % of the effects of marijuana. Marinot is made by Roxane Laboratories of Columbus, Ohio. Another name for this Marinol pills come in doses of 2.5, 5, and 10 milligrams THC. comparing the effects reported for these doses to the effects described by wafer eaters, the range of wafer potency in most cases appears to be similar, though the most potent wafers appear to have as much as 20 or even 30 milligrams THC. In There can be no question that the effects of Mariwafer THC wafers and Marinol pills are essentially identical. on two major points which make ensure that its production and use will soon dwarf that of Marinol. However, the products differ Mariwafer far more attractive, and First, Marinol requires a prescription from a physician and a Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) order form. come by. These are not easy to Second, It will be made by thousands of users for about $.50 to $1.00 for medium dose. An equivalent dose of Marinol Entrepreneurs will make it in large batches for even less, though by the time it reaches the users the retail price may be as high as $4.00 to $5.00, still much less than Marinol. Mariwafer can be made for a fraction of the cost of Marinol. a costs almost $8.00.

34. For more information on related topics see https://cannabisseedville.com and https://cannabisnewsforyou.com/ Finally, After Thousands of Years of Cannabis Use.. THE MARIWAFER REVOLUTION IS HERE! Turn mediocre shake and harsh leaf into tiny, extremely potent chewable THC wafers using common materials and tools! "This little book is very important, especially to the marijuana community It's a huge threat to profits because equivalent doses are made for a fraction of the cost!" - Maui Physician medical pharmaceutical THC "...Delivers more THC than smoking the same amount and it's much healthier. Mariwafers will replace smoking for millions!" — cannabis activist "The state of the art in oral THC, yet incredibly simple and cheap This is a major development!" - Honolulu Physician "I still occasionally light up just for the aroma, but to really get I eat a wafer or two!" - ex-smoker turned Mariwafer eater high "This (book) will be the bible of cannabis guerrillas for many, many years!" - ex-grower turnedMariwafermaker JOIN THE MARIWAFER REVOLUTION

36. Nineteen ninety-five is a rare and unusual time in the nearly sixty-year prohibition of the Cannabis plant in the U.S.A. It is a time where thirty-five million educated and intelligent adults in the U.S.A. regularly use the leaf and buds for recreational and medicinal purposes. It is a time where many millions more are recognizing the tremendous value of this plant for paper, clothing, food, fuel, pharmaceuticals, and so on. It is also a bizarre time when a plant with such far-reaching and monumental value, which has become the second-largest cash crop in the U.S.A., is still remarkably and inexplicably illegal. And most importantly it is a time to say no to the bureaucrats who perpetrate this atrocity of Cannabis prohibition. Consider these facts (mostly gleaned from High Times) about the thirty-five million marijuana (Cannabis) consumers in the U.S.A. One out of six is over 50 years old. 18% hold doctoral degrees, and a full 70% are college graduates. Their average I.Q. is 17 points above the national average. They are considerably healthier than their non-marijuana-using coun¬ terparts, and they suffer from cancer and cardiovascular diseases at a rate 40% lower than the average. More than one- third are vegetarians. Nearly three-quarters do not smoke tobacco. It takes about an hour to get stoned after swallowing a marijuana capsule, and the high lasts at least 2-3 hours. I suggest saving some of your best buds for smoking when you want to get a quick, short high. The Theory It is for this intelligent, educated, health-conscious and somewhat aging group that I write this article. The only danger from marijuana other than its senseless illegality has been the common method of ingesting it by smoking. Smokeless Marijuana will enable them to reduce or even eliminate the smoking danger. This article is aimed only at recreational use of marijuana, and it is hoped that it will expand your enjoyment of the Cannabis plant in unusual and delightful ways. The tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) which is the active part of marijuana, the stuff that gets you stoned, is contained within the tiny plant cells. These cells are surrounded by a tough cellulose skin. When smoked, the cellulose skin is burned, and the wonderful, stony vapors of the THC are released to be absorbed through your lungs and carried by your bloodstream directly to your brain — ecstasy! If you ate a primo bud, however, you would not get stoned. The cellulose skin is indigestible, and the pot cells will pass out of your body unchanged along with the rest of your shit. So, how can we break through this tough, cellulose skin of the pot-plant cells, without burning them, to make the THC contained therein available to our digestive system? This will be explained as the method for making the capsules is presented. ENJOY! (Dedicated to "Rocky," who for the last dozen years has admonished me to write down these methods.) Marijuana Capsules The Method Up in smoke. That's where 85% of your expensive purchased pot or your painstakingly-grown weed is going when you smoke it. Only about 15% of inhaled burning marijuana is absorbed. The rest is simply blown away. By ingesting marijuana through the digestive system, rather than through the lungs, we can realize nearly 100% of its effects. We also spare the lungs the irritation of inhaling a burning substance. This is definitely not an article on how to make those ineffective, foul-tasting marijuana brownies of the 1960s. The first method presented will demonstrate how to make highly-potent marijuana capsules. They can be made easily without any special techniques, and with standard kitchen equipment. Homegrown leaf or summer pinchings that would require many smoked joints to get even a slight buzz produce capsules of outrageous stoniness. Unsmokeable shake and dust can also be used. If you want to try primo buds to make capsules, be prepared for an extremely intense trip. The first piece of equipment needed is a blender. It must have exceptionally sharp blades. I keep mine sharp by honing the blades with a small round file used for chainsaw sharpening. (Editor's note: a small coffee mill or grinder will also suffice.) Put your very dry marijuana leaf into the blender and grind the stuff up. Strain the ground-up pot through a very fine screen. A triple-zero (000) brass screen purchased from your local hardware store is best. Blend and re-blend the stuff, and filter it through the screen repeatedly. The object is to end up with ground-up weed that is near the consistency of flour. Any fibrous, leftover material can be thrown out. It is important that the marijuana be very dry and ground to the finest possible consistency. This exposes the greatest number of cells containing the stony THC to the extraction process. The plant cells containing the THC are almost impossible to rupture in order to release the THC. Until recently, the only (Continued on the next page) 9

37. not blowing away 85% of it by smoking. The high is also long- lasting; not just a brief blast, then nothing, like much of the current so-called high-energy weed. You've got at least two hours of joyous stoniness. Here is a hint on how to maximize the effects of taking a marijuana capsule: Take it about fifteen minutes to one-half hour after a meal. Your digestive system will be in high gear from the food, and the THC from the capsule will get into your bloodstream quickly, furiously, and delightfully! Enjoy! One of the greatest advantages of smokeless marijuana in capsule form is the drastically-reduced chance of getting busted. Take the capsule at home just before you go out for dinner and bar-hopping, and you'll spend most of the evening stoned out of your mind without having any weed in your possession, any paraphernalia, or any smell in your car or on your breath. One friend calls it his "fuck the fuzz" high. Just keep your munchies out of sight. Smokeless marijuana has at least twice the munchie-inducing properties of smoked marijuana. commonly-employed method was to burn them and inhale the smoke. That is, until the appearance of the microwave oven. Your second piece of apparatus is a microwave oven. THC is soluble in both alcohol and oil. The alcohol is not acceptable for capsule making, so oil is the choice. As an Italian, I always use olive oil in the process, but any good liquid vegetable oil will suffice. Place a portion, or all if you have just a small amount, of your ground-up marijuana powder into a microwave-safe, clear-glass container. Pour in some oil. The amount cannot be specified, as it depends upon the amount of your marijuana powder. A 20% oil-to-powder ratio will be about right. Microwave this mixture for a few seconds, then remove from the oven and stir. Repeat this process several times, microwaving and stirring. Add oil if necessary. The mixture must be a very oily, black, almost-tarry consistency. Continue to microwave and stir until the mixture becomes quite hot and just begins to smoke very slightly. Do not scorch the mixture. Allow the mixture to cool for a short time. What has happened is that the marijuana plant cells have ruptured in the microwave oven, and the released THC is trapped in the oil surrounding them. The oil containing this released THC is completely digestible. After the mixture has cooled for a short time, stuff it into empty 00 capsules. I use a plastic swizzle-stick to make sure the capsules are packed tightly. Put the capsules into a bottle and freeze them immediately. This is important: The capsules must be stored in a freezer. The released THC dissolved in the oil will spoil or become rancid if not frozen. The capsules keep indefinitely when frozen. In fact, the freezing can make them even stronger. The freezing tends to rupture the few remaining THC-containing cells that the microwave may have missed. An Alternative Method If freezer storage is not possible, the capsules can be made with a hard Crisco-like type of oil. The capsules must still be kept in a very cool place, preferably in the refrigerator. Storage time will be reduced in proportion to the warmth of the storage place. This method is OK if you are making just a few capsules to be used within a short period of time. Marijuana Wine Yes, you read it right. Imagine a delicious, light, white wine that not only gets you drunk, but also gets you stoned. Remarkable! This process is very easy, but it demands much more patience than capsule making. Primo marijuana wine takes at least a year for perfection. Most of the time is spent just waiting. The actual work to be done is very slight. The recipe will be for one gallon (or four liters, for you metric-oriented loadies). A five-gallon carboy is an excellent wine-making container for those who have enough of the raw materials. This is an excellent method for large-quantity home growers, as it utilizes stems to make the wine. Yep, the Using The Capsules When ingesting the capsules, they should be removed from the freezer and swallowed frozen. One capsule, or the maximum of two, are all that are needed for a long-lasting, very intense high. Remember, it takes thirty minutes to an hour and a half to get stoned, depending on how speedy your digestive system is. Also, the effects come on slowly and subtly. You may think that nothing is happening due to the slowness, but after a while you will realize that you are more stoned than you have ever been before on marijuana. Remember, you've got all the good stuff inside you. You're (Continued on the next page, 10

38. take considerable stirring, but the yeast must be completely dissolved in the lukewarm water. Add more water if necessary. Caution: Before proceeding with the next step, make sure your jug has cooled completely. If the water is too hot in this step or in the next, the yeast, which is a living plant, will be killed, and you will not get wine, just a jug of rotten stems! Step #5 Pour the yeast solution into the jug, cap, shake well, and immediately remove the cap. Fill the jug to within 2-3 inches from the top with cool water. Be sure to leave several inches of space at the top of the jug or it will overflow when the fermentation begins. Cap the jug, shake well again, remove the cap, then replace it on the jug loosely! This is extremely important. If the cap is not put on loosely, the jug will explode when fermentation begins. ultimate in total use — wine from marijuana stems. You can use leaf or even buds to make the wine, but I prefer to make capsules from the leaf and smoke the buds. It's your call, however. The Theory Step #6 Place the jug on several thicknesses of newspapers and put it in a dark place. The back of a closet is an ideal place. The contents of the jug will begin fermenting vigorously within a few hours. Frequently, some of the liquid will bubble over and out of the jug, especially if you filled it too full. Just wipe it up and change the newspapers. Do not add more water. This super-active fermentation lasts for several days. During this period it is helpful to open the jug and push the marijuana down with a clean wooden stick. Be sure to replace the cap loosely! The theory is extremely simple. Remember where I informed you that THC (the stony stuff, in case your short- term memory loss has already kicked in) is soluble in alcohol and oil? Voila! As your wine ferments, it produces alcohol, which then dissolves the THC from your marijuana material in the fermenting container. Ain't nature wonderful! The Method Step #7 Allow fermentation to continue for two weeks. During this time, bubbles will be rising continuously through the stems. Add small amounts of cool water occasionally during this two- week period to gradually fill the jug. At the same time, push the marijuana down as indicated previously. Always replace the cap loosely. SteP#l Stuff your one-gallon jug with marijuana stems cut into short pieces about one to two inches long. Stuff it full by ramming the material down with a stick. The more you get into the jug, the better the wine will be. Throw in some leaf or even bud if you are so inclined. Old, dried-out shake is also perfectly OK. Try not to use any seeds in the wine, as they are very oily, contain no THC, and can cause a bad flavor in the wine. Step #8 The total fermentation time varies, but the average time for completion is approximately four weeks. The active ferment¬ ation of the first few weeks will gradually become slower and slower until it stops. This should be observed in order to determine when the fermentation has ceased. Step #2 Heat 2¥z quarts (liters) of water to boiling. Do not use an aluminum pan. Completely dissolve two pounds of white sugar in the boiling water. This sounds like a huge quantity of sugar, but there are no natural sugars in marijuana as there are in fruit, and the sugar turns to alcohol. In fact, two pounds of sugar make a very dry wine. Alternatives for sweeter wine or different flavors will be discussed later. Step #3 Pour the hot water with the sugar completely dissolved into your jug of stems. Cap the jug, shake well, loosen cap, and set the jug aside to cool to room temperature. Step #4 In a small amount of lukewarm water (not hot!), dissolve one entire cake of fresh yeast, or alternatively, one package of active dry yeast, or one tablespoon of bulk dry yeast. It may (Continued on the next page) 11

39. A method of determining completion of fermentation is to tip the jug slightly back and forth. If no bubbles rise up through the stems, the fermentation is complete. Do not shake the jug at this time. bottles back in that dark place. The longer you let them age in this manner, the clearer, smoother, and more mellow the wine will become. I have kept and subsequently opened bottles that were as much as four years old. The wine was fantastic! It could easily win medals, were not the ingredients contained therein inexplicably illegal. Bottling and Aging (Note: This homemade marijuana wine will never be quite as crystal-clear as a commercial wine. This is a natural wine with no chemicals added. Commercial wines use chemical clarifiers. The slight cloudiness your wine may have in no way affects its flavor or potency. Use caution when decanting from your 750ml bottles, so as to not stir up the very slight sediment on the bottom. All natural wines will have this slight sediment.) When the fermentation is complete, carefully move the jug so as to not disturb the sediment on the bottom. A sink counter is a good place to work. Insert a length of tubing down the inside of the jug to about one inch from the bottom. Siphon (start by sucking on the tube) the contents into another clean glass jug. At this time it is best to allow the wine to pass through several layers of clean pantyhose before allowing it to enter the second jug. This will remove particles which may come through while siphoning. (One marijuana winemaker of my acquaintance insists that his best wine results when he filters it through the crotch portion of unwashed pantyhose. Hmmm.) The wine will be quite cloudy and murky- looking at this time. You may taste it at this time if you like. It will not be smooth, but the delicious marijuana flavor will already be there. It's hard to wait, but the next easy steps make the wine much better! Discard the fermenting jug with its contents. It's best to cap it, put it in a paper bag, and throw the whole thing out. (Editor's note: Be sure to wipe off your fingerprints!) Take your jug of wine, cap it loosely, and put it in a dark place. That closet is just fine. Gradually, your wine will become clear, and a layer of sediment will form on the bottom. Allow it to settle and clarify in this fashion for two weeks to a month. Do not disturb the jug at this time. After about a month, very carefully carry the jug back to the sink counter. Be careful not to stir up the sediment on the bottom. Rinse several 750ml wine bottles in boiling water. Carefully siphon the wine from the jug into these bottles. Try not to disturb the sediment on the jug's bottom. Again, allow the wine to pass through several layers of clean pantyhose before it enters the 750ml bottles. Seal the cap or cork with electrical tape or melted wax. An alternative to the pantyhose-filtering is to use coffee filters. This will give a clearer wine with less sediment, but it is a very slow process. When the bottles are filled, cork or cap them tightly. lA" flexible plastic Alternative Procedures For a sweeter wine, use one-half to one cup more sugar. Honey can be substituted for all or part of the sugar, and makes a unique, deliciously-flavored wine. Use about 25% more honey, as its sugar content is lower than straight white sugar. Several people have told me that they use the juice of a few lemons or oranges in the fermenting jug. Others have used various herbs as flavoring ingredients. I have never found these to be satisfactory. Effects on The Body "Will it get you stoned?" is the most commonly-asked question. The answer is a qualified yes. Marijuana wine is alcoholic; in fact, more so than commercial wines. By following the above directions, your wine will be at least 13% alcohol. So, of course, as you drink the wine you will feel the effects of the alcohol. Imbibe too much, and you will get quite drunk. The effects of the THC are more subtle and difficult to predict exactly. The amount of THC in the wine will vary considerably, depending on how much marijuana you used in the making of the wine and the quality of the weed used. Also, the alcohol enters your bloodstream more quickly than the THC, so you will begin to feel drunk before you feel stoned. Regardless of how much or how good the marijuana used for making your wine was, you will feel the effects of the THC if you drink enough. The only difference will be how much wine you will need to drink to get high, and how intense the high will be. On the average, two to four six-ounce glasses of the wine will get you pleasantly stoned as well as moderately inebriated. Ingesting the THC in this fashion does not affect the body in quite the same way as smoking it does. It is similar to the capsules, in that you will not notice the effect of the THC for at least thirty minutes. It takes time for the THC to be absorbed through the digestive system. The effect is also less intense than capsules. The high comes on slowly and gradually, and almost without realizing it, you will feel very mellow and will be quite stoned. The wine is now ready to drink, and a bottle can be chilled if you are anxious. However, it is best now to put the sealed (Continued on the next page) 12

40. Smoking marijuana while drinking the wine can be too much for some people, but others will find it delightful! The initial speedy effects of smoking are gradually made more and more intense by the effects of the THC in the wine, until your body feels completely and beautifully stoned. Use caution, however, when smoking and drinking at the same time. Remember, the effect of the THC in the wine takes about half an hour to come on, and if you are completely stoned-out from smoking when this happens, the combination could be too much. champagne bottle. Do not use one of those el cheapo bottles. Use only a very thick one with the large indentation in the bottom. Immediately cap the bottle with a plastic champagne cork. Do everything possible to secure that cork in the bottle's neck. I use a champagne wire bail, and tape the sucker with about thirty layers of duct tape. That cork must be secure. The last few days of fermentation are now occurring in a sealed bottle, and the pressure developed in the bottle is awesome. The bottle can explode with great and dangerous force. To thwart this danger, wrap the bottle with many layers of newspapers, and tape them securely. Store the bottle upright in a safe place. I put mine in the garage under a layer of blankets and old sleeping bags. One friend even went so far as to bury his in the ground. It worked, and he shared a most delightful champagne with me. Leave the bottle sequestered in its secure place for at least six months. Drinking and Enjoying The wine should be ice-cold before drinking. A small brandy-type glass is best for drinking the wine, as the narrow top captures the marvelous aroma. It is best to drink the wine without food, as its flavor is so unique. For a real flavor rush, smoke a small amount of good marijuana; then, when your taste buds are completely psyched-up with the munchies, pour a frosty glass of marijuana wine and sit back and sip it slowly. Are you ever in for a treat! I have had one explosion occur, and the glass shards penetrated 50-60 layers of newspaper and embedded into the blankets. The sound of the explosion woke me from a sleep at 2 a.m. Use every safety precaution; that exploding bottle is no joke. On the other hand, if you bottle the prospective champagne a bit too late in the fermentation process, you will end up with a sickly, flat champagne with no pizazz. This is what usually happens with my attempts. A hint for the wise: Your friends will love the wine, and, of course, will want a sample to take home. Parting with an entire 750ml bottle, even to the best of friends, can be quite traumatic. One solution is to bottle some of the marijuana wine in beer bottles and seal with a wine cork. The smaller amount may be easier to part with. Enjoy! Onward with the method. If you have come this far, take your bottle with the newspapers still on it and cool it in a refrigerator for two days. After two days, take the still newspaper-encapsulated bottle outside. Remove the news¬ papers, then remove the duct tape from the cork. Make sure the bottle is pointing away from you, upward, and away from anyone nearby. I even go so far as to wear safety glasses, leather gloves and a heavy coat. Slowly remove the bail and push gently on the cork. If the process worked, the champagne cork will blast most satisfactorily about twenty feet into the air. If it didn't work, all you will get is that sickly fizz. But all is not lost. Leave the semi-champagne in the refrigerator uncorked for a few days, and it will turn into a very acceptable still wine. Marijuana Beer Marijuana Champagne This is the toughest and most unrewarding of the smokeless marijuana projects. In fact, I have never brewed it, although I have patient, persevering friends who have. The beer is usually delicious, depending on the skill of the maker. It has a pleasant hint of that delightful marijuana flavor. But it has such a low concentration of the stony THC compounds that it is virtually impossible to drink enough of the stuff to get stoned. This is a tough one. I have had only two bottles out of about ten attempts come out successfully. But, oh, is it worth it! A golden, clear, riotously-bubbling glass of frosty, cold mari¬ juana champagne is a treat to be savored and remembered for a lifetime. The flavor is indescribable, and the high is fast and nice. I suspect that it is the bubbles which rocket the good stuff to your brain more quickly. Here we go for you adventuresome folks: Follow all the directions for making marijuana wine. Now, this is the tricky part and can only work if you have made marijuana wine at least once and preferably several times: Between three and five days before the marijuana wine in the fermenting jug has finished its fermenting, siphon from near the top of the jug 750ml into a scrupulously-clean heavy I will give you, who have the patience and knowledge to brew beer, very brief instructions. Simply use any beer-making recipe that you have and substitute marijuana for the hops. Use at least two to five times the amount of marijuana as the amount of hops called for in the recipe. One enterprising cohort of mine has plans to open a microbrewery featuring marijuana beer as soon as they legalize the weed. Yeah, right. Good luck, friend. (Continued on the next page) 13

41. preferably no, seeds. Put as much of the marijuana as you possibly can in the bottle. A little bit will give you a tasty and mildly-stony drink, but a bottle packed full will give you a drink whereby one or two shots will put your brain into a delightful never-never land. Next, fill the bottle with vodka. Regular vodka is OK, but if you can find the 100-proof stuff, use it! Cap the bottle tightly and shake it well. Let the bottle sit for 2-3 weeks, and shake it well several times every day. Filter the contents through a coffee filter into a clean glass bottle. It is now ready to drink! To make a brandy, add some sweetener to the bottle of stuff you just filtered. It can be honey or sugar. If you want it to be a liqueur, add whatever flavorings you wish. I have had it with peppermint, cinnamon, and several varieties of food colorings. My preference is the straight stuff, straight-up just as it comes from the marijuana bottle. You can drink it straight, or use it for a mixed drink. If you make a mixed drink, use something neutral like seltzer, or you will mask that great marijuana flavor. Yes, just like the rest of the recipes in this article, it takes at least thirty minutes for you to get stoned from marijuana brandy. Sip two shots of this magnificent elixir, sit back, relax, and you will soon be delightfully blottoed and blitzed. Marijuana Liqueur and Brandy If you have come this far in this work, you'll discover that I have saved the easiest process for last. The stoniness level of this stuff is just under that of the capsules, which makes it very potent indeed. You will need a scrupulously-clean one-liter or -quart glass bottle, preferably with a wide mouth. It must have a tight- fitting lid. Fill the bottle with marijuana. It can be cut stems, leaf, shake, dust, or even buds. Just make sure there are few, and Lastly, genuine good luck to all who attempt these great smokeless-marijuana processes. Your brain and your lungs will thank you! • For more information on related topics see https://cannabisseedville.com and https://cannabisnewsforyou.com/