So infusing cannabis into food has been going on for a long time. Cooking with marijuana and inventing cannabis recipes have been a time tested way to be able to enjoy cannabis without smoking it.

Eating cannabis edibles is a great way to get THC into your system.

We have some video tutorials below that will show you some of our favorite recipes on cannabis edibles.

First off before you start cooking with cannabis you need to use decarboxylated cannabis. You can’t just throw some ground cannabis flower into your mix and get any good results. Making cannabis recipes that work and taste great means using the best starting processes.

What is decarboxylate? It means using your oven and stetting it to the appropriate temperature. Then letting your cannabis heat for a long enough time on a baking sheet. Then mixing it periodically in the heating process to activate as much of the surface area on the flower as possible to get the most out of it

Starting off with a good quality flower is a great idea.

Here are a few tips on making cannabis oil to use in these cannabis recipes.

First step is decarboxylation …

Heat the oven up to 235 to 245°F

Cook the cannabis for approximately 30 to 40 minutes

Mix the cannabis every 8 to 12 minutes

Make the oil with a slow cooker…

Use low to medium setting, 150 °F to 200 °F.

Use 1 1/2 cups of your favorite oil. Examples are olive, vegetable, coconut or grape seed.

Use about 1/2 ounce average quality decarboxylated dried cannabis flower.

Use about 3 to 4 cups water.

Cook this for 6 to 8 hours adding water as necessary. (Be sure to keep at least 2 1/2 to 3 cups of water at all times in the pot)

Strain the mix with a cheese cloth into a large bowl, squeezing it lightly to extract more of the oil. (You can pour another 1/2 gallon of boiling water over the mixture again to get all the oil out of the mix and repeat this step)

to extract more of the oil. (You can pour another 1/2 gallon of boiling water over the mixture again to get all the oil out of the mix and repeat this step) Skim the oil from the top of the water with a spoon, but the best way to do this is with a gravy separator.

Refrigerate the oil till your ready to use it. Don’t keep it for more then 2 months frozen and a few weeks refrigerated or it can go bad.

Now you can use your oil to make some great edibles from the marijuana recipes below. Have fun cooking with marijuana and Bon Appétit !