To make Green cooking oil
Why is this here? Because in a very limited number of cases, owners are willing to use a cannabinoid with their pet’s health. I am not going to prescribe or encourage that. HOWEVER, if I have any information that might keep them from voyaging out into dangerous waters with random authors and no first hand experience, I can offer what I can offer. “Just trying to help” is the token idea.
I learned how to make Green Oil when my mother had Stage IV Ovarian Cancer. The science was (and is) compelling that THC has an important role in the management of cancer on the level of antitumor effects, anxiolytic effects, and pain relief.
I had the technical support and advice of experienced cannabis users who were relying on it already for an assortment of painful, auto-immune and arthritic conditions. I found the enormous amount of scientific information at Pubmed and in various government research-archives, amazing.
Although she was benefiting from THC edibles, my mom perished, which supports the observation that THC is not a ‘cure’ for all cancers however her “circulating tumor cell” count (CTC) was at normal levels (dropped from 1,700) for the entire year she survived it. Chemotherapy and fluid accumulation in her lungs proved terminal. But, “She died of ovarian cancer” is what we all know and accept. What I believe is that the chemotherapy; in the absence of immune-building and anti-oxidant support, was deleterious. Not life-saving nor life-extending.
Making Green Oil is an inexact science. To say the least. The following is how Green Oil was made for my mother’s Pecan Pies and Brownies. This is not medical advice, it’s not encouragement, it’s not even a recommendation. It doesn’t even imply that I made any Green Oil. Reading closely, you may notice that all of the enclosed in this article is nothing but “what I learned”. It may or may not even have relevance to what you may be facing with your companion.
Other resources and some bibliographic notations follow this article near the bottom of the page.
Making Green Cooking Oil
Calculate the amount of cooking oil needed in your Brownie recipe. Double it (plus one tablespoon for wastage) so you can make two batches of Brownies (if you desire).
For one tray of Brownies you should use 1/8th ounce of herb flower.
For two trays of Brownies you would use 1/4 of an ounce of herb flower.
Put the oil and the herb into a Nutribullet or similar. You will have a blender cup with oil, and herb floating on the top of the oil. Close the cup and put it on the Bullet, and then blend it into an emerald green liquid. It should very closely resemble a Naked Green Machine organic juice drink. It will be about as thick as oil, and smell strongly of herb. Do not decant the emulsified plant flower from the oil yet.
Heat the green oil mix to 115 DF (tops) and keep it there for 4 hours. You can use a mini-crock pot.
The most common mistake of all is overcooking your oil. It should be no hotter than 115 DF* and it should not ‘cook’ more than 4 hours. Any hotter, or any longer, and you’re risking the stability of the THC for the edibles. You can tell if you’ve “ruined” your oil if it turns brown.
How do you make the crock pot stay under 115 DF? (There’s no “dial” for specific temperature on the crock).
Here’s how: Plug the crock pot into THIS THERMOSTATIC CONTROLLER which will turn the crock pot ON until it hits 113 DF – at which point it will turn it off. There is a probe on the controller that has to be submerged in the crock pot. The crock pot WILL NOT, and SHOULD NOT, bubble or “simmer” or something is bad-wrong or broken. And your oil will turn brown and be ruined*
“Ruined” brown oil is not without residual effect. But it’s a fraction as powerful as still-green cooking oil.
The oil is then allowed to cool (somewhat) and then can be decanted through:
- Cloth
- Coffee Filter
- Paper towel
And stored in the refrigerator. It also seems to be stable at room temperature for a long while. I would recommend that you refrigerate.
How to Make Brownies With Green Oil
It’s pretty straightforward. You simply make the Brownies per the box instructions, BUT you put a LOT of white confectioner’s sugar in the mix as you stir it up. Choose a cooking temperature UNDER 245 DF. Or make Firecrackers.
What I would like to do is think of something that requires little or no cooking at all, for example, a chocolate pudding, or even consuming the Brownie mix almost frozen – and not even cooked? Firecrackers are a common uncooked edible that naturally decarboxylates THC and is ‘decent’ to eat. However, it’s based on Nutella. I am doing calculations to see if that’s even safe for dogs. It looks questionable so perhaps firecrackers with ONLY peanut butter are ‘okay’
For my mother, Brownies were made per box instructions and they were effective, but I doubt they were as effective as if they were not cooked over 245 DF.
The more confectioner’s sugar you use, the less you will taste the Green Oil. You cannot eliminate the flavor of the Green Oil. But it can be overshadowed by the sweetness of the brownies.
Simply cook the Brownies as directed. The only differences are using Green Oil instead of cooking oil and using a lot of confectioner’s sugar to sweeten the recipe. You should not encounter necessary differences in cooking time unless you cook them at a lower temperature which will require more time.
*DF = Degrees Fahrenheit
If you cannot smell a ‘funk’ coming off the edible, there’s not enough of anything in it.
Further reading: This article at Leafly differs from the notes I’ve provided above. I have some of this information above (for example: Keeping the Green Oil hot (115 DF) not cooked) based on experience and the advice of a very experienced person who manufactures edibles in Los Angeles for a living.
This is another article at Leafly that may be helpful. It’s how to avoid the top 7 mistakes when making Budder or Green Oil.
Marinol (Prescription marijuana in pill form recently legalized in Georgia)
Nutella and dogs (Nutella cannot be considered safe in dogs. A dose that is considered non threatening is presented and may be used at the reader’s considerable risk. An alternative should be sought.
