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Looking to up your edibles game? Hash butter is a balanced way to infuse your favourite recipes with high doses of THC and other cannabinoids. Read on to find out all you need to know.
Cannabutter is a staple ingredient in veteran cannabis user's fridges. From sweet treats like brownies to spicy curries, cannabutter can be used to infuse almost any dish with the power of weed. Veteran cannabis users looking for new ways to jam-pack even more cannabinoids and terpenes into their edibles, however, might want to experiment with cannabutter's brawny older brother—hash butter.
Made with hash rather than bud and trim, hash butter packs a serious punch. In this article, you'll learn all there is to know about hash butter, including how it's made and how it differs from traditional cannabutter or oil.
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Hash butter is everything its name suggests: rich, creamy butter infused with potent hashish. From dry-sift to bubble hash and BHO, there are countless forms of hash out there offering different potencies and textures. Regardless of how different they might look, however, all hash varieties share one common denominator—they are made by extracting and concentrating the resinous trichomes from cannabis plant material. The result? A more potent product with developed flavors and effects.
Hash is a concentrated form of cannabis that's much more potent than regular cannabis flower or trim. Hence, when infusing butter with hash, you'll end up with a much more potent edible.
Obviously, the potency of hash can vary depending on how it is produced. Traditional solventless hash varieties such as dry-sift or bubble hash, for example, may contain up to 60% THC. Meanwhile, modern BHO (butane hash oil) can contain THC levels of over 90%. Compared to dry cannabis flowers, which typically contain 15–30% THC, that's a considerable rise in potency usually reserved for experienced cannabis users with a solid tolerance.
To ensure you have a positive experience when using hash butter and cannabis edibles, we recommend the following:
Keep reading to learn how to make delicious, potent hash butter at home with simple ingredients and equipment.
There's a lot of debate regarding the safety of cannabis, especially in parts of the world where cannabis laws are undergoing reform. Unfortunately, this debate is often fueled by misinformation. "The loudest voices in the cannabis debate often are people who have political or financial skin in the game, and the two sides are entrenched", says Kevin Hill[1], associate professor of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School and director of the Division of Addiction Psychiatry at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in an interview with The Harvard Gazette. "So at the end of the day, a lot of what people hear about cannabis is either incomplete or flat-out wrong because both sides are promoting polar opposite views of cannabis".
At Royal Queen Seeds, we love cannabis and believe the plant has long played an important role in human society as an agricultural crop, spiritual aid, and even medicine. However, we also think that it's important for cannabis users to be aware of the potential negative effects associated with cannabis use, especially when using highly potent forms of cannabis such as concentrates, hash or edibles.
Unlike other substances such as alcohol or prescription medications, weed can't cause a fatal overdose. However, that doesn't mean that it can't cause very unpleasant effects when used carelessly. High doses of THC, especially in users with a low tolerance or heightened sensitivity, can cause a "bad trip" characterised by symptoms like:
• Nausea and vomiting
• Anxiety and paranoia
In some cases, high doses of THC can also cause cannabis-induced psychosis[2]—a temporary bout of psychosis with symptoms similar to those of an organic (i.e. not substance-induced) psychotic episode, including high anxiety, paranoia, delusions, emotional instability, and depersonalisation.
Besides these potential side effects, it's also important to be aware of the unique effects edible cannabis can have on our system. When cannabis is ingested, delta-9-THC is absorbed via the stomach and travels to the liver where it is metabolised into 11-hydroxy-THC (11-OH-THC), a metabolite that's much stronger than the delta-9-THC inhaled when smoking/vaping.
From the liver, 11-OH-THC enters the bloodstream and starts to act on cannabinoid receptors in the body to deliver its effects. That's why an edible high can take up to 90 minutes to kick in, yet delivers much stronger and longer-lasting effects than we're used to from smoking/vaping.
All of this information is important to consider when experimenting with potent forms of cannabis such as hash, hash butter, and edibles. Understanding the risks involved with cannabis use is vital knowledge for anyone looking to experiment with weed—particularly potent extracts and edibles.
Hash butter will be kept in the fridge for roughly one week and up to three months when stored in the freezer. While it may last even longer, we recommend using your hash butter in this time frame to ensure your edibles not only taste great but also deliver the potency you're looking for. Just like cannabis flower, hash butter eventually loses its potency when stored for prolonged periods, so we suggest using it while fresh.
DisclaimerEdibles are among the strongest cannabis products available. Proceed with caution when using substances high in THC. Start with low doses and slowly increase over time to build up a tolerance to the compound.
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