Making Weed Tea
Weed tea is an alternative ingestion method you might want to try if you’d prefer to enjoy the beneficial effects of cannabis without smoking or vaping. Drinking weed tea will give you the same long-lasting impact you’d expect from cannabis edibles, minus the extra calories.
The Effects of Cannabis Tea
Like edibles, cannabis tea has to pass through your digestive system before it reaches the bloodstream. After that, it gets metabolized in the liver. You will begin to feel the effects of cannabis tea in 30-90 minutes, depending on the cannabis strain, whether or not you have eaten recently, and your individual endocannabinoid system.
Since the effect is relatively slow to kick in, you might be tempted to consume more tea. Don’t be in a hurry—wait two hours before drinking another cup. You will probably continue feeling the impact of weed tea for 7-8 hours.
Will Cannabis Tea Get Me High?
To experience the euphoric effects of getting, the THCA in the cannabis plant must convert to THC through a process called decarboxylation, which requires heating. This happens naturally when you consume cannabis through smoking or vaping. Heat also helps CBDA convert into CBD, the major medicinal component in cannabis.
In edibles, decarboxylation takes place when the cannabis is cooked, usually with oils or butter. The fat serves to bind the cannabinoids and extract THC from the plant matter.
Simple Weed Tea Recipe
With just a few ingredients, you can enjoy a cozy cup of cannabis tea. You will need the following:
- 1 gram of cannabis
- 1 tbsp of coconut oil or unsalted butter
- 4 cups of water
- A teabag of your choice
- Your preferred sweetener
- A strainer, coffee filter, or cheesecloth
- A teapot, mug, and spoon
Chop or slightly grind your cannabis, separating all the seeds and stems. Boil the water on a stovetop and add the coconut oil or butter, stirring vigorously until it dissolves.
Add the teabag and your cannabis, lower the flame, and continue simmering for 7-10 minutes. Keep stirring every minute or so. A lower temperature will help preserve the medicinal properties of the plant.
Remove the teapot from the stove, discard the teabag, and strain the tea slowly and carefully. If you prefer to use a metal strainer, make sure it’s a very fine one, or you’ll have bits of leaves in your mug. Discard any excess plant matter.
Sweeten your tea to taste and add milk or lemon as you prefer. You can also opt to add a cinnamon stick or a spring of peppermint to the hot tea to mask the characteristic weed flavor.
You can make weed tea even more easily if you have cannabis-infused butter, oil, or honey, or a cannabis tincture. Simply steep the cannabis extract in hot water with a teabag of your choice, mix thoroughly, add your preferred sweetener, and enjoy.
Remember those cannabis stems you separated in the beginning? You can use them to brew weed stem tea and get a bit more out of your cannabis.
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