Marijuana Cooking: Good Medicine Made Easy

Step 2: Add the coconut oil. Stir gently and bring to a simmer. Remove from heat.

Step 3: Let sit at room temperature for up to 2 days. This slow extraction process will not break down the coconut oil.

Step 4: Reheat until oil is melted.

Step 4: Strain, refrigerate, and separate the oil from the water as shown in method III, steps 4–14. Coconut oil will harden like the butter but doesn’t get the mush on the bottom. Note that coconut oil becomes white when it hardens, masking the green color of the herb, but rest assured, the potency is the same. The green color is restored when the oil is melted.

Summary

After following one of the four methods described above, you should now have a supply of premeasured containers of very fine marijuana butter or oil that you may use in any recipe that calls for butter or oil.

When you can’t wait

Quick ways to ingest cannabis butter or oil

Before we launch into recipes, it should be noted that sometimes a patient may urgently need to ingest some cannabis, but doesn’t have the time or energy to bake. Here are some quick ways to put your cannabis butter or oil where it counts. Try the following:

Pot Corn

Melt cannabis butter and put on popcorn. Be careful about amounts, keeping in mind that more than 2 teaspoons is a very strong dose.

Bread ’n’ Butter

Again, measure carefully. We would recommend one teaspoon for one slice of bread. If you’re still hungry, eat more with regular butter!

Mother’s Milk

I was reminded of a recipe that was a favorite of an elderly man who experienced a loss of appetite. He loved this Mother’s Milk! Use 1 quart of whole milk, rice milk or soy milk and ¼ to ½ pound of cannabis leaf or trim. Soak cannabis in milk for 2-3 days, refrigerated. Stir or shake daily. Strain and serve hot or cold. Sip slowly. You could also make a hot chocolate from this milk.

Olive Oil

Some patients may want to access their medicine through something other than the dessert course. Olive oil may be substituted for butter or canola oil in the crock pot process (Method II) and used, after careful straining, in any recipe calling for regular olive oil.

Line the inside of a strainer with two layers of cheesecloth, laid down perpendicular to each other. Pour the oil and leaf mixture into the strainer. Gather the cheesecloth from the bottommost layer and twist to extract additional oil. Squeeze until you are satisfied that the majority of the oil has been removed, and discard the cheesecloth and leaf.

I bought a focaccia bread mix at the grocery store, and used medicinal olive oil in the recipe, as well as combining with balsamic vinegar for dipping.

Dosage for the bread would be mild but would be increased greatly with direct oil and vinegar dipping.

Olive Oil preparation

Now You’re Cooking

Now it’s time to turn your beautiful marijuana butter or oil into a favorite dessert or snack. We have leaned toward making cookies for patients for several reasons: they provide a consistent dose of medicine, they are easily stored and transported, they are readily available and can be used in social situations where “lighting up” the herb would draw unwanted attention to a patient, and the taste is familiar and desirable. Patients who have lost their appetite have reported that 1 cookie will stimulate their appetite and make it desirable to eat other much-needed foods.

Most standard cookie recipes call for sugar, flour and eggs, and samples are included here to use. Should the patient have dietary restrictions, look under Ingredient Substitutions on page 34 for recommended substitutions.

Any recipe that calls for butter or oil will work; simply follow the cookbook directions. I’ve searched through many cookbooks to find recipes that call for the highest butter content and have experimented with many combinations.

Here is a list of the recipes that follow:

• Basic Cookie Recipe

• Lemon Lace Cookies

• Quick Cannabis Chocolate

• Diet-Wise Coconut Banana Cookies

• Bliss Balls

• Honey Chocolates

• Honey Oatmeal Cookies

• Honey Whole Wheat Banana Bread

• Honey Pumpkin Bread

• Honey Chocolate Brownies

• Butterscotch Blondies

• Prepacked Mixes

• Marijuana Leaf Sugar Cookies

• Tinctures

Basic Cookie Recipe

Simply tasty, this easy-to-make cookie recipe is sure to be a hit. Optional ingredients let you add sweetness or make a chewier treat.

Ingredients:

• ¾ cup sugar

• 1 egg

• 1 cup marijuana butter

• 1 tablespoon vanilla or preferred extract for flavor

• 2½ cups flour

• 1 teaspoon baking soda

• ¼ teaspoon salt

Preparation time: 30 minutes

Cooking time: Preheat oven to 350°F/177°C. Bake 4 at a time, 9–13 minutes per batch.

Yield: 4 dozen, each containing 1 teaspoon butter = medium dose

Instructions:

For basic dough, begin by mixing together until creamy:

• 1 cup marijuana butter

• ¾ cup sugar

• 1 egg

• 1 tablespoon vanilla or preferred extract for flavor