i still find it hard to believe because i've eaten uncooked pot and gotten stoned.. though not as stoned off comparable amounts of butter
This is probably because some of the cannabinoids have been decarboxylated due to aging.
i boil the butter/water/bud for like 6 hours before straining, then use the butter as regular butter. it works very well.
This is SWIM's favorite method as well, but I think 6 hours is a little excessive and heating that long might even hasten the break down of THC, (although that is merely speculation). SWIM has had very successful cooking projects with 30 minutes to an hour of boiling. This method works especially well for large quantities of low quality cannabis, such as trim and leaves that have already been put through the bubble bags, because it allows you to pack a lot of plant goodies into half a pound of butter. I also believe the water removes a lot of the plant taste and I think that is a good thing.
I'm sure just throwing the pot into the brownie mix will work, it will just taste poor and might not be as active as it would be by making butter.