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Originally Posted by C_Pac  Isn't there a step that requires heating in the green dragon recipe? I think you need to "decarboxylate" the thc before dissolving it. Heating it to 325F does this. |
Contrary to popular belief, THC does not need to be heated to be activated. It simply needs a vehicle of delivery. If you wanted to eat cannabis leaves you probably could and get high. I don't know how high you'd get, but it could work.
THC is water insoluble, so it needs a carbohydrate string to attach to. Thus the alcohol as a solvent. or saturated fats as in cooking cannabis.
It's not the heating, per se, it's the extraction and concentration. But THC is effective at room temperature.
Since there is not likely to be evidence that something does not need to take place, but that if something were required to take place them someone surely would have documented this; please cite a reference on this if you intend to dispute my statement about a heat requirement.