Aside from flammability, all I've learned is how much it's worth and how stoned you get off of it. I mean sure video's show you how to make it certain ways, but I'm a simple medicinal user venturing into unknown territory. For example; what should I use for a solvent and what shouldn't I? Ether? Denatured Alcohol? I've seen ALL of the solvents above being used, which are truly safe for consumption when made properly? (Including long term side effects from toxic chemical ingestion) I mean when I look at oil being made it kind of makes me think of meth. How is this safe when we're using extremely toxic chemicals (if ingested, swallowed, or inhaled in small to moderate amounts) to make oil? We're stripping off the trichromes that much I get, but when you add chemicals to it, how is that not changing THC and other cannabinoids on a chemical level? We're introducing poison after all.
Potency in that light also has to be affected, you're introducing chemicals to enhance the natural levels of the THC so what solvent is going to make my shake/bud the best for my dollar, lets go ahead and use Super Silver Haze as an example; THC oil from (rick simpsons method) SSH Averages around 57% THC when BHO from SSH averages around 73% THC content? The bud it's self is rated for 19%-23% THC just as bud, where does the THC content shoot up from the natural nature given 19%-23%?
Like what causes the potency to go up so substantially?
Information isn't always accurate so I'd rather have the opinions of 100 people who have tried it, made it, fucked up, and tried again and have done it successfully.
