Cannabis Tea for my Mother.

Vaping irritates her throat and she does not like it. I want to make a tea for her but most recipes I've come across are for brewing large portions. She is a complete cannabis noob (she has only vaped once, and this is her only time using the herb ever) so her tolerance is very low.

Can you guys recommend a recipe for 1 serving of cannabis tea? It only takes me 1/10 of a gram to get medicated using my Solo. I'm not sure how effective 1/10 of a gram would be in a tea.

Is it possible to brew 1 serving of tea using less than .5 grams that would be potent enough to help her sleep?
She has insomnia btw.

I have done this for myself and friends that dont smoke. I would suggest medicating the milk. I did it with about 0.2 and boiled on a low heat (very low not even a boil really just sort of rolling before boil) for half an hour. A pint of milk will boil down to about a quarter of a pint. Cool and then add to tea normally.
This got me VERY medicated. I would recommend trying it with 0.1 yourself before giving it to your mother and that should give you a good indication of what it will do for her.

I've done this as well with the same qty as VaporEyeSore and found it satisfying myself.

I prefer mine in a hot coco as it helps mask the 'green taste' a little better in my opinion. I also found (since we are a 1% milk household), that the results worked better with the higher fat contents... better 2%, even better with whole milk, and the best with table creme (18%). Tried it with 35%, but it was just too heavy on my stomach.

I've been smoking/vaping the herb and hashes more than 35 yrs daily and never experienced this talked about tolerance issue. So much so that most my canna friends get a kick out of how sensitive I am to cannabis and laugh at me being such a lightweight hehe.... oh well, who's laughing really ? I think it's ME with my fuller pocketbook and needing less but deep down I feel it's more the individuals receptors and body chemistry that has more affect than anything else.

VaporEyeSore said:

I have done this for myself and friends that dont smoke. I would suggest medicating the milk. I did it with about 0.2 and boiled on a low heat (very low not even a boil really just sort of rolling before boil) for half an hour. A pint of milk will boil down to about a quarter of a pint. Cool and then add to tea normally.
This got me VERY medicated. I would recommend trying it with 0.1 yourself before giving it to your mother and that should give you a good indication of what it will do for her.

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So simmer 1 pint of whole milk with 0.2 grams of good meds until it boils down to only half a cup?
Add some tea or coca for hot chocolate and serve?
I dont need to use butter if I'm already using whole milk?

keepsake said:

So simmer 1 pint of whole milk with 0.2 grams of good meds until it boils down to only half a cup?
Add some tea or coca for hot chocolate and serve?
I dont need to use butter if I'm already using whole milk?

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Yep no butter needed. I would use semi skimmed because it boils down it ca become a bit concentrated in taste f the milk. But remember 0.2 will rip

just out of curiosity, are you guys talking about using 0.1-0.2 of fresh MMJ? or ABV?

HighlyEducatedScholar said:

just out of curiosity, are you guys talking about using 0.1-0.2 of fresh MMJ? or ABV?

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I would say with that little bit it's fresh decarbed. For ABV that sounds like a very small dose, even when most of the milk boils off. ABV might work for his mother with no tolerance, but for any kind of regular user I doubt it would have much effect.

Edit: This coming from a guy who takes it to milk/dark chocolate brown. Lighter ABV would still be more potent I suppose.

that herb guy said:

Lighter ABV would still be more potent I suppose.

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Most definitely.

Also good advice about titrating on yourself first. And then start very very low on dear old mom.

I would make some cannabutter to add to hot milk!
Titrating would me easier imho cause all your cannasticks from a batch would have the same potency and a teaspoon would be the same every time for each batch at least, with many servings out of a single cooking.
Hot milk is proven to help with sleeping by itself, I can't imagine with some spice to it

I would also suggest using canna butter or canna-coconut oil. I make mine using ABV.

Another thought, however, would be trying to vape through a water tool. I've found it eliminates all harshness for me (I've never "smoked" anything at all, my whole life, until just recently have taken small hits off a joint.,... using some "vapor" technique (like using the MFLB). A really cheap bong (ours was $30) will do, with a bit of tubing to join them.

VaporEyeSore said:

I have done this for myself and friends that dont smoke. I would suggest medicating the milk. I did it with about 0.2 and boiled on a low heat (very low not even a boil really just sort of rolling before boil) for half an hour. A pint of milk will boil down to about a quarter of a pint. Cool and then add to tea normally.
This got me VERY medicated. I would recommend trying it with 0.1 yourself before giving it to your mother and that should give you a good indication of what it will do for her.

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Will this work with ABV? I usually boil my glass and solo stems in milk, after I remove the glass I add cocoa and its bedtime for bongo!

if she likes yoghurt then it would be easier

grind the herb - take 0.05-0.1g and mix with a teaspoon of olive oil then heat gently for a minute or 2 (can even be done over a candle) then stir rapidly into the yoghurt - and serve.

can also be done with alcohol - works well with hot chocolate

Check out the green dragon Master Wu method here. Make a nice normal batch of tea (chamomile is good for nighttime) then simply add a dropper full or two of strong indica MMJ. Simple and accurate dosing for the patient, very palatable as well.