Just because you didn't purposely decarb, doesn't mean that you did not decarb it.
Which leads me to the conclusion that purposefully decarbing weed is extraneous and unnecessary, but if
you want to do it then that's
your prerogative.
You do realize that when you light it on fire and breathe in the smoke it is in fact decarbing the THCA into THC, don't you?
Again, this just further pounds home the thought that purposefully decarbing your weed is extraneous and unnecessarily redundant (just like using those three words when only one would've done
)... the only time I could see it as being considered something akin to a necessity is if a person were to use buds that've just recently been harvested. Other than that? Redundant, imo.
Yes, but as I stated at the top of this page, you are merely making a guess as to the actual temperatures unless you separate this step. And of course it's legit. You don't have to believe science though. That's your prerogative.
The way you're toting it
is not completely legit because it's, more often than not, simply not necessary to separate the step. I understand quality control and all that-- you want complete consistency every time. Me, though? The only consistency I want is that the damn thing works, and this apparently works without your extra step. I wonder why that is?
"Does the finished product get me as high as I prefer to be?" That's pretty much the only thing that really matters to me, so that intentional-decarboxylation-is-essential-to-everything-or-else-you're-doing-it-wrong mindset is kind of bullshit, imo, because my experience as a smoker (which, granted, may be less than you, w0lf, not trying to dicksize) completely contradicts the notion. I've never done it, never been dissatisfied and thus, it's unnecessary. (Keep in mind when I originally started on this topic in this thread, I put that little disclaimer that I'm mainly spoutin' out
opinions here. I'm not trying to make definitive, factual statements-- it's all just based on my own personal experience.)
Knowing and controlling the heated temperature is more valuable than blindly heating your product.
I agree with
that wholeheartedly.