Fellow stoners, realistically... How much weed was in those cupcakes, to put Faris in that state? I mean, how much weed is needed to eat in order to give you a trip like that? And I know butter or nutella plays a part here, but... any ideas?
shareLook up cannabutter online. She actually starts to make it in the movie to replace her roommates. You put however much butter you think you need (the less butter the more condesend but you would still have to bake with it). Put in in a pan until it melts. Put in however much weed your going to use (she used an ounce in the movie, thats a crazy amount for one person). Cook the butter and the weed together until the leaves (oh yeah, grind the weed) turn brown. All of the THC is extract when they turn brown. Next you strain the butter using cheesecloth. once you have the strained butter in a bowl put that in the fridge to let it harden. Once its done you just cook anything that uses butter (breads work best, don't have to be sweet but it masks the taste better). Replace real butter with the cannabutter and your done. Try to measure how much your going to be taking because it can really jack you up. I wouldn't advise anything over an 1/8th. That'll get you high for about 7-9 hours.
shareWow, thanks a lot for the reply, redpepper. Seems like you really know this stuff. I thought you needed way more than 1/8th? Well, I'll make one of those and maybe report back, LOL... Thanks!
shareI think redpepper means to avoid consuming more than an eighth ounce worth of THC in a single session, or regret will set in. You'd likely wish to use more in the cooking, just to have more than a single confection for all your hard work.
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Also remember it wasn't just the cupcakes that put her in that state. She was high when she ate them and then she smoked again with her dealer.
shareHow do you 'strain' the cannabutter? Does it have to be with a cheese cloth? I have no idea what one even is...
I believe whatever doesn't kill you simply makes you...stranger.
I've heard of people getting tore up on brownies before for the simple reason that it's hard to tell how much is *enough* and because the body digests slowly you're in for the long haul. When people smoke it's nearly instant and once they reach a certain high they don't want to smoke anymore. Eating those cupcakes would have been an uncomfortable experience being pushed past the point of fun.
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I have been cooking herb for years and i find that a gram of the cheaper variety works well for a beginning, low tolerance individual. For me this would be the stuff that would run you 120-200 a Z (NY)..
If you are working with higher end indoor stuff i would lower your dose to a quarter or third of a gram since it can be quite a lot stronger.
What you do is grind it in a coffee grinder, as fine as you can, simmer some unsalted butter on a pan and add The Holy Chocolate to the warm butter.. you wanna stir often making sure the plant doesn't burn or you waste your material. stir slowly and notice any color change, when the material starts "turning over" (important) meaning it turns a golden off- green color you are close to the spot, the smell also changes to a very pleasant aroma. here you can stir and let the butter cool off. then you can add your butter to your favorite duncan hines cake/cookie mix. Be VERY CAREFUL with weighing everything before you begin and planning how many cakes/cookies you will end up with so as to have the right dosage levels. Some people can have very different experiences when consuming cannabis orally even if you have a lot of flight time under your belt by smoking it. I would suggest you try to get the cheapest stuff you can find , the stuff you would NEVER smoke because obviously we puff the better things and use this to attempt baking since it can be tricky the first few times and you don't wanna waste too much money or precious herb.
To get the full extent of the experience i recommend waiting some 3 hours since your last meal and perhaps hold off the plant for a day or two, this way you'll know the full force of your wonderfully magical baked goods. Remember it takes an hour to an hour and a half to come up fully so try not to get anxious if you can't feel it right away, the come up is very gradual and calm (unless you ate too much like Jane ;-), so just enjoy the floaty, smiley feeling until it settles and you KNOW it's there.. trust me, you'll know what i'm talking about..
If you DO eat too much, or someone you give them to does and begins to feel anxious, just make sure to hydrate yourself (a lot) and stay away from crowds to avoid unnecessary contact. Just tell yourself or your friend that in 5 hours you'll be completely fine and remember, this plant is as harmful as an orange, you won't die, you won't go to jail if you simply trust that you'll be fine and not make a fool of yourself in public.
OK i know this is prob not the time nor the place for a post like this but i figured, since this is one of the few, if not the only film that has portrayed this awesome, wholesome, beautiful way of relating to a wonderful plant, why not post a how-to for people who are perhaps curious about embarking upon such a marvelous adventure as is having a cannabis experience, try eating it. To me, doing it this way makes you realize what a magnificently misunderstood plant this is and how ridiculous its portayal in our culture is. Maybe all the people who didn't like this movie should just make their own cupcakes and shoot their own films then, lol..
wow, sorry for the long post but, for anyone who's interested enough to have gotten this far along, good luck and happy baking!!!! =) cheers!!!
great write up sergio....
whenever we bake with it, we always make brownies. just get a regular box of brownies, and use 5grams of green. we also use oil, instead of butter. after the brownies have cooked and cooled, we cut them into tiny 1 inch squares and eat about 3 of them. this high is so different than smoking. and it seems to last all day long, but still totally functional.
In my experience cooking with it is amazing. And it definitely didn't take very much to get a very good high.
Several of my friends of tried to cook with it and they've all said the same thing: they get rediculously high, to the point of not being able to function even with their partner; and then soon after they pass out for about 24 hours. Every one of them used WAY too much weed. A lot of information on the internet seems misleading in that it reccommends a higher does than should be used.
Anyway, this cake is great. It's so delicious and moist.