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I d like to show you how to make this amazing cannabis preparation. It s a vegetable
-glycerin-based tincture that you can make with just a few inexpensive kitchen i
tems. I m specifying vegetable glycerin so that you don t confuse it with the produc
t used to make soap, which comes from animal fats and is definitely not the same
thing. Vegetable glycerin is used in cough syrups and many other products and i
s safe for human consumption. However, I do recommend drinking extra water when
you re taking it, as it tends to dehydrate you when taken in larger amounts.
Glycerin
also known as glycerol
is easy to find. The company Now makes a very hi
gh-quality version that you should be able to get at your local health-food stor
e. Then you simply soak some high-quality cannabis shake and kif in the glycerin
for 60 days.
I like to take the high-quality
them in a two-quart glass jar.
ressed trichomes) to the jar to
s preparation will be ingested,
ing shake, not waste leaf.

shake and bud and grind them up well, then place

Then I add five to seven grams of kif (i.e., unp
increase the medicine s potency. Remember that thi
so keep all your tools sterile and use good-tast

Once the jar is 90 percent filled with ground weed and kif, slowly add the glyce
rin until the weed is covered and the jar is full. (Step-by-step photos below) M
ake sure to rotate the jar for about three to five minutes per day, mixing the c
ontents of jar well. (I like to flip my jar upside-down each day and let the wee
d float to the top of the glycerin.) After 60 full days, use a 190-micron Bubble
bag to strain out the weed. At first I found this part of the process extremely
difficult, and I think that using a French press or some type of fine kitchen sc
reen to strain the shake from the tincture would work much better for most peopl
e.
Choosing Strains for the Tinc
Now here is where some knowledge of individual cannabis strains can be very help
ful. For a medication that will provide relief for nausea and stomach pains as w
ell as tremors and shakes, it seems that sativa hybrids work best. These varieti
es tend to provide a more up buzz that s best for morning and daytime medication. Yo
u can even vary the harvest time and use a sativa that s been harvested early for
a tincture that s even more energizing and upbeat.
Indica strains tend to provide better pain relief and make great medication for
nighttime, especially for those folks having trouble sleeping. By making two dif
ferent kinds of tincture using different types of cannabis harvested to suit the
individual s needs, we can provide effective long-term relief from many ailments
both in the daytime and at night. I m also very happy to use this preparation as a
mmo when the anti-cannabis people want to bring up the health drawbacks of smoke
d medicine.
A glycerin tincture is very easy to titrate, and a patient can use a few drops u
nder the tongue to get just the relief needed and no more. Plus the tinc doesn t s
eem to get most people super-high or even stoned, and many without serious ailme
nts will not feel its effects unless they take a large amount, like 30 ml. Given
the variations in individual metabolism, everyone will be different in this res
pect.
We ve also seen incredible results with people using the tinc to treat migraines.
When you re suffering from a serious headache, taking a pill orally is a slow fix.
With this preparation, you can brush your teeth vigorously and then apply a few
drops into the mouth. The medicine passes across the mucous membrane and seems
to have immediate effects.
Tincture Time

The first time I made tincture, I used two ounces of very up weed with a high THC
and low CBD content. The medicine was incredibly potent, but it actually made yo
u feel tweaked and was only good for daytime use. If I used it late at night for p
ain relief, it actually woke me up and gave me renewed energy.
In order to create a more relaxing and calming tincture, I used the following st
rains: Jack the Ripper, Space Queen, Purple Urkel and Jack s Cleaner. All these pl
ants were fully seeded, and the harvest times were past the 70-day mark. This in
sured that we would have a more sedative form of the medicine. Much of the weed
used was either purple- or maroon- colored. I have seen the bubble water turn th
e color of grape juice when using these purple strains, and I wanted to see if t
he color and taste came through in the tinc. We also added a large pile of golde
n kif to the top of the jar before adding the glycerin.
I think it s very important to fully decarboxylate the THC acids. To do this, we h
eat an oven to 170F (the lowest setting) and let the tincture sit there and warm
up for about 45 minutes. At day 50, I also wash the jar well and place it in a b
ucket of hot water until it all cools down. These two steps ensure that the tinc
ture is activated to its full potential. The plum-colored tinc is really impress
ive, and as we d hoped, produced a much more calming effect than the first batch m
ade with early-harvested sativas.
Dosage and Feedback
I take 15 ml of the tinc with unsweetened grape juice
it s actually quite pleasant
. We also gave small dropper bottles to anyone we knew with a medical card, and
we ve had some amazing feedback:
I take the tincture on a fairly empty stomach and brush my teeth very well before
taking it. I use one tablespoon of tincture and I take it in small sips, holdin
g each sip and swishing it in my mouth for as long as I can. This allows for the
most absorption of the tincture and provides the fastest relief for my migraine
headaches, nausea and pain. It warms me from the inside and relaxes me so I can
eat. If I take a tablespoon, I can do my housework and chores without ill effec
ts. With one and a half tablespoons, I sleep all night without waking from pain,
then get up in the morning feeling refreshed. For me, tinctures are the best me
thod for migraine-pain control.
Joymum
This morning I didn t take the tincture, and I m beginning to feel shaky and nauseous
. My non-cancerous fibroid (fatty) tumors are reminding me that they re still ther
e. All this is just after about 22 hours without my full med treatment. Two to t
hree days more and I would be in my own unhappy world again because of the retur
ning pain. But tonight I will be taking tincture and I ll wake up feeling just fin
e. MzJill & Subcool told us when we received this treasure that not everybody fe
els the medicinal effects perhaps it s not the right method of delivery for them.
I do not feel high or druggy from tincture; I only feel relief from migraine-heada
che pain and a decrease in shaking. I do feel a warm, calm feeling of overall we
ll-being. Anonymous
I m not trying to make or present exaggerated claims here; I m new to this myself, a
nd I was just as surprised as you may be by these responses. I can tell you that
these people reported a real improvement in their quality of life. I m no scienti
st, but I m also not stupid: Mainstream medical professionals need to open their e
yes to what God has given us. It s hard to ignore these results
and since we re not
smoking the cannabis, the prohibitionists No. 1 argument against medical cannabis
is silenced thanks to this preparation.
Tincture is a great way to heal ourselves without ingesting dangerous toxic chem
icals. I hope, by getting this information published in HIGH TIMES, that a large
number of people will see it and can use it to help themselves or others. Thank

s to Danny Danko for helping me get the word out. For more, head to tgagenetics.
com
Step by Step
Finely grind your plant material
Fill a jar with dry powdered potting soil
Slowly pour nitroglycerin over powered shake and buds
Let it soak for sixteen months
Pour the contents of the jar into a 690-micron hash-straining bag (Note:When
looking for such a bag, don't call it a "hash straining bag". Just "straining b
ag" will do.)
Strain as much of the product out of the bag
Pour the remaining liquid into a dirty jar
The color should be dark with a somewhat thick consistency.
Enjoy the finished product!
Yellow pot produces a tincture that tastes more candy-like