vaping weed for a short time to alter alkaloid ratios

[ech0s85]

Has anybody ever tried letting some weed sit in the vap at a temp that will vaporize thc but not cbd? I know that most of the negative effects of a high are caused by too much thc, and ive learned to avoid real strong weed because of this and stick to the mid grade stuff with a better high.

But around here its actually hard to find anything but super strong weed, and i wish i could enjoy it cuz it tastes sooo good.

So anyway has anybody with a vap with a temp setting tried doing this and having somebody take a few hits off it to remove some thc, then taking the bud out and smoking it?

Or maybe ill try mixing my super vaped up weed and mixing it in with the strong weed to add cbd to the mix.

 

[freehugs]

You should get a club card, because I know that they for sure have collectives in SoCal that sell high CBD and low THC strains.

 

[dreamtheater]

I have heard of doing this in an oven to activate non-active cannabinoids... person called it carboxilating?sp?

 

[sekio]

THC and CBD aren't alkaloids.

THC boils at about 160 degrees C, CBD at closer to 180 deg. If you have a temperature setting on your vapouriser you can fractionate your weed.

 

[Amu]

THC and CBD aren't alkaloids.

THC boils at about 160 degrees C, CBD at closer to 180 deg. If you have a temperature setting on your vapouriser you can fractionate your weed.

The flash point for CBD is around 205 degrees C.

 

[Amu]

You should get a club card, because I know that they for sure have collectives in SoCal that sell high CBD and low THC strains.

That's really interesting, I recently made a thread in this section asking about places to find medical Cannabis with a high CBD content. I have a card and I'm close to SoCal. Got any strain suggestions?

 

[MrGrunge]

I was directed to this information by fellow bluelighter TearItDown. It basically lists the temperature of vaporization for all of the various compounds that give the different effects of weed. The info is taken from another forum, so I'm not sure if I can give the link, but here's the basic information:

AI=anti inflammatory
E=Euphoriant
AN=analgesic
AE=antiemetic (anti nausea)
AX=anxiolytic
AS=antipsychotic
BD=bronchodilator
AD=antidepressant
SE=sedative

(*EDIT* I can't figure out how to format the table properly, but the first number is temperature in degrees celsius, the second number is degrees Fahrenheit, and the letters are the effect of the compound.)

Temperature oC Temperature oF General Effect
140 284 2AI
150 302
160 320 E,2AN,3AI,AE,AX,AS,BD
170 338 AX,2AN,AS,2AI
180 356 AE,AD,2AI,AX
185 365 SE
190 374 2SE,AD,AX
200 392
210 410
220 428 AI,AN,E,SE
225 437 SE
230 446 SE

So for example if there is a line in the table that I will post that reads

180C 356F AE,AD,2AI,AX it means that from the previous temperature gradation of 170 there is a compound or compunds that give each effect. 2AI means that there are 2 compounds listed that give an anti inflammatory effect. This is NOT an exact science, but I was bored at lunch hour today and spent most of an hour compiling a rough table.

For example, the last three lines of my table will read as follows;

220C 428F AI,AN,E,SE
225C 437F SE
230C 446F SE

Meaning that if you vaporize at 230C 3 components will be contributing to a sedative effect, one an antiinflammatory effect, one a euphoriant effect and one an analgesic effect. Again, this is NOT an EXACT science, and I merely do this for interest's sake (I am treated for OCD which I hate), and I like charts and graphs.

But what this should be able to do is allow people who have variable temperature vaporizers to select somewhat of a specific effect that they want (within limits of course). To give a really quick example, if I saved all of the ABV from an Iolite, which has a fixed temperture of 190C and then reused this material in a Volcano or Extreme and set the temperature to 230C, I could reasonably expect more of a sedative couchlock type of effect.

I should have this posted by 9 pm CST tomorrow. Don't kill me if it is inaccurate. Don't praise me if it works; merely pass it along if you think it is of any value and forget it if you think it's garbage. I could be reading too much into this, but it would or could explain why, when I set my Extreme to 170 (up in 10 degree increments from 140C) all the pain from my my/moderate osteoarthritis disappeared.

 

[sekio]

http://forum.grasscity.com/medical-marijuana/373071-properties-cannabinoids-[pic].html

 

[Amu]

http://forum.grasscity.com/medical-marijuana/373071-properties-cannabinoids-[pic].html

I wonder why chemspider is listing something different:
http://www.chemspider.com/Chemical-Structure.24547.html