07-13-2016, 11:41 AM
I'm moving over some photos now and will post them a little later.
RG- When it comes to Cannabis oil (RSO) there are alot of terms being thrown around these days. To me, there is only 1 true Cannabis oil and that is FECO. Full extract cannabis oil. This is the oldest method which had been used for 1000s of years, processed using plant material and pure grain alcohol as your solvent. I tend not to use anything made with butane and don't like working with it either even though I occasionally will make BHO if that's what a grower wants to do with their sugar leaf. I'm not sure why anyone would make this oil which is meant to be orally or anally/vaginally ingested, with a butane or CO2 extract. Both of which are meant to be smoked/vaporized (DABBING). It adds an extra unnecessary step as far as I'm concerned. With butane you might be extracting more cannabinoids at first but you are using a toxic solvent, only to have it washed in alcohol and then evaporated. With CO2 you are creating a more pure extract also less potent, however CO2 extraction is a violent process on the plant material and it sort of blows apart terpenes which are incredibly beneficial and you want as many of them in tact as possible in your final product. I personally don't know any oil processors out there who produce FECO from BHO or CO2. It's always raw plant material or ice/bubble hash rinsed in alcohol and then evaporated. I combine my finished product with lecithin and coconut oil to create a more bioavailable end product which is usually put into gel caps.
In Jamaica I use bush rum (Junka rum?) is what my friends call it, to process my oil. It comes from the JB factory near Mobay in gallon jugs, they call it "first press". I can tell by the color it burns and the oil it produces that it is as close to 95% pure alcohol as possible. It's wicked stuff, I made some pineapple moonshine with it too which was fantastic. In the US, Canada and Europe the preferred solvent would be Everclear 190. If you are interested in a science project, there are 2 great pieces of equipment to invest in and bring down, plan on leaving them there. The first is a distiller like the Magical Butter Machine, or the Green oil machine. I made my oil last time in the MBC, however I've recently started using the Green oil machine, which is better because it actually recaptures most of your alcohol as you are evaporating. That stuff can get expensive if you're making large batches which is hard not to do in Jah since we have access to so much high quality product for next to nothing. The other piece of equipment is a ROSIN press. I got mine from a company called Rosin Tech. Rosin is solventless extract similar to bubble hash but with much higher purity. The machine is basically a tshirt press, placing fresh buds or bubble hash in a special pouch, then placing it on wax paper in between 2 heated steel plates. When pressed, you are left with a clear resin that is an absolute delight to smoke. Much healthier than anything else on the market. It's my personal favorite these days. The same thing can be accomplished with a decent flat iron for hair. So that's about it, anything more specific feel free to ask!
As far as RSO and Rick Simpson goes, professionals such as myself tend not to use that term or refer to Rick. While he is a good man for helping to bring the healing power of Cannabis oil into the mainstream and donating as much as he did, his method is crude and dangerous. Also not nearly as effective as other methods. He still insists on using toxic solvents such as Naptha (paint thinner) and ISO alcohol. His soak times are way too long and he does not winterize. His dosing recommendations are not a 1 size fits all and yet he insists they are. He only thinks oil should be taken orally when certain types of cancer require suppositories in order to bypass the liver metabolization. Not only that but suppositories offer the greatest rate of absorption. He doesn't think CBD is necessary in killing cancer and preventing angiogenesis, which of course it is. In fact, we now know that for estrogen + breast cancer, large amounts of THC can actually cause tumors to grow. So an oil with a ratio of 3:1 CBD/THC is now the recommendation of the people I trust and have had success. He isn't interested in terpenes or specific strains and doesn't think adding trim leaves is necessary. Which I/we do, since chlorophyll helps oxygenate the blood thus raising the body's PH level to help alkaline the body which is a crucial step in fighting cancer. Basically, he doesn't educate himself enough about cannabis, nutrition and human physiology, biology and absorption rates. All and all, he's an arrogant little prick. I met him 3 years ago at the World Cannabis Summit and learned by asking him a few specific questions that I am far more intelligent and educated on the subject than he is. With that said, Cannabinoids absolutely do kill cancer. In most cases conventional treatment is not necessary and actually causes more permanent harm than good. Chemo is the leading cause of secondary cancers. Most cancer can be beaten with proper diet, lifestyle change and cannabis oil. A maintenance dose and proper diet is necessary to keep the cancer away and your body in homeostasis. With all this said, everyone is different and cannabinoid therapy is a trial and error game. What strains, cannabinoid ratios and doses work for one person might not work for another. Above all else, believe you are going to live, eat right and laugh as much as possible to keep those free radicals from spreading.
Bless up!!
RG- When it comes to Cannabis oil (RSO) there are alot of terms being thrown around these days. To me, there is only 1 true Cannabis oil and that is FECO. Full extract cannabis oil. This is the oldest method which had been used for 1000s of years, processed using plant material and pure grain alcohol as your solvent. I tend not to use anything made with butane and don't like working with it either even though I occasionally will make BHO if that's what a grower wants to do with their sugar leaf. I'm not sure why anyone would make this oil which is meant to be orally or anally/vaginally ingested, with a butane or CO2 extract. Both of which are meant to be smoked/vaporized (DABBING). It adds an extra unnecessary step as far as I'm concerned. With butane you might be extracting more cannabinoids at first but you are using a toxic solvent, only to have it washed in alcohol and then evaporated. With CO2 you are creating a more pure extract also less potent, however CO2 extraction is a violent process on the plant material and it sort of blows apart terpenes which are incredibly beneficial and you want as many of them in tact as possible in your final product. I personally don't know any oil processors out there who produce FECO from BHO or CO2. It's always raw plant material or ice/bubble hash rinsed in alcohol and then evaporated. I combine my finished product with lecithin and coconut oil to create a more bioavailable end product which is usually put into gel caps.
In Jamaica I use bush rum (Junka rum?) is what my friends call it, to process my oil. It comes from the JB factory near Mobay in gallon jugs, they call it "first press". I can tell by the color it burns and the oil it produces that it is as close to 95% pure alcohol as possible. It's wicked stuff, I made some pineapple moonshine with it too which was fantastic. In the US, Canada and Europe the preferred solvent would be Everclear 190. If you are interested in a science project, there are 2 great pieces of equipment to invest in and bring down, plan on leaving them there. The first is a distiller like the Magical Butter Machine, or the Green oil machine. I made my oil last time in the MBC, however I've recently started using the Green oil machine, which is better because it actually recaptures most of your alcohol as you are evaporating. That stuff can get expensive if you're making large batches which is hard not to do in Jah since we have access to so much high quality product for next to nothing. The other piece of equipment is a ROSIN press. I got mine from a company called Rosin Tech. Rosin is solventless extract similar to bubble hash but with much higher purity. The machine is basically a tshirt press, placing fresh buds or bubble hash in a special pouch, then placing it on wax paper in between 2 heated steel plates. When pressed, you are left with a clear resin that is an absolute delight to smoke. Much healthier than anything else on the market. It's my personal favorite these days. The same thing can be accomplished with a decent flat iron for hair. So that's about it, anything more specific feel free to ask!
As far as RSO and Rick Simpson goes, professionals such as myself tend not to use that term or refer to Rick. While he is a good man for helping to bring the healing power of Cannabis oil into the mainstream and donating as much as he did, his method is crude and dangerous. Also not nearly as effective as other methods. He still insists on using toxic solvents such as Naptha (paint thinner) and ISO alcohol. His soak times are way too long and he does not winterize. His dosing recommendations are not a 1 size fits all and yet he insists they are. He only thinks oil should be taken orally when certain types of cancer require suppositories in order to bypass the liver metabolization. Not only that but suppositories offer the greatest rate of absorption. He doesn't think CBD is necessary in killing cancer and preventing angiogenesis, which of course it is. In fact, we now know that for estrogen + breast cancer, large amounts of THC can actually cause tumors to grow. So an oil with a ratio of 3:1 CBD/THC is now the recommendation of the people I trust and have had success. He isn't interested in terpenes or specific strains and doesn't think adding trim leaves is necessary. Which I/we do, since chlorophyll helps oxygenate the blood thus raising the body's PH level to help alkaline the body which is a crucial step in fighting cancer. Basically, he doesn't educate himself enough about cannabis, nutrition and human physiology, biology and absorption rates. All and all, he's an arrogant little prick. I met him 3 years ago at the World Cannabis Summit and learned by asking him a few specific questions that I am far more intelligent and educated on the subject than he is. With that said, Cannabinoids absolutely do kill cancer. In most cases conventional treatment is not necessary and actually causes more permanent harm than good. Chemo is the leading cause of secondary cancers. Most cancer can be beaten with proper diet, lifestyle change and cannabis oil. A maintenance dose and proper diet is necessary to keep the cancer away and your body in homeostasis. With all this said, everyone is different and cannabinoid therapy is a trial and error game. What strains, cannabinoid ratios and doses work for one person might not work for another. Above all else, believe you are going to live, eat right and laugh as much as possible to keep those free radicals from spreading.
Bless up!!