Cannabutter tea bag

Winter is officially here, and it’s time to get warm, toasty and mellow as temperatures plunge. Enter marijuana tea — like a regular herbal blend, but infused with cannabis. When brewed properly in a spot where marijuana is legal, weed tea can be delicious and effective.

How to use cannabutter to brew marijuana tea

Making marijuana tea isn’t just pouring hot water over marijuana leaves or flowers, however. Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), the main psychoactive ingredient in weed, has a minimal presence in the leaves. The flowers, or buds, also won’t disperse much THC throughout the tea because THC has a very low solubility in water. You need a solvent to effectively infuse the THC in tea. 

Cannabutter, a butter-based mixture infused with THC and other cannabinoids, is often used in marijuana edibles, and it’s just as helpful in tea. Once a batch of cannabutter is whipped up, it’s just a matter of adding it to a tea bag and letting the water brew the mixture. 

Marijuana tea recipes

Once you have a batch of cannabutter prepared, you can make a variety of marijuana-infused snacks within minutes. In this case, you’ll be using it for tea.

Scoop a teaspoon of cannabutter into a tea cup, add a tea bag of your choosing and pour hot water on top. Let the cannabutter fully dissolve throughout the mixture, and then remove the tea bag. Feel free to add milk, honey, cinnamon or any other ingredients to achieve your preferred taste.

Here’s a simple recipe, courtesy of Medical Jane:

Gather the ingredients, which are two sticks of butter, .5 ounces of cannabis, and two cups of water. The cannabis can be raw or ground, but it should be fresh off the plant.

Where to buy marijuana tea

Of course, if you live in a state that has legalized marijuana for recreational or medical purposes, you could try your hand at a cannabis tea shop. Dispensaries and cafes are opening around the country as marijuana law loosens. 

Marijuana tea effects and highs

Regardless of where you consume weed tea, you should be aware of the effects. Similarly to edibles, marijuana-infused teas take longer than smoke inhalation to feel its impact. 

Typically, users report an onset of effects around 30-90 minutes, but it varies on tolerance, metabolism and a number of other factors. Additionally, the high experienced from drinking weed tea is much more relaxed and mellow. You’re unlikely to feel the anxiety-ridden “stoned” feeling smokers sometimes complain about.You should be all set to enjoy of cup of weed tea now. It’ll keep your warm and hopefully pretty happy as well. Cheers. 

Weed Recipe: A simple guide to making marijuana infused tea

Most medical marijuana patients are familiar with different options for ingesting cannabis, such as eating cannabis-infused edibles or smoking the dried plant flowers and leaves. However, many people do not realize that they can also consume cannabis in the form of marijuana-infused tea. For numerous patients, drinking this easily-prepared therapeutic tea offers a convenient and potentially healthier alternative to other methods of consumption.

Benefits and Uses of infusing tea with cannabis

Today, marijuana-infused tea is a popular choice for people who wish to avoid the health risks associated with smoking any substance. This approach may be especially beneficial for people who are taking medical cannabis to treat respiratory ailments or illnesses.

This tea has a history of use that extends far beyond modern desires to limit exposure to carcinogens, however. It originated in Jamaica and India, where the medical benefits of cannabis have historically been accepted. For expectant mothers in Jamaica, this tea was traditionally used as a remedy for morning sickness and pregnancy-related stress. Today, it is used in numerous regions by patients suffering from a much wider variety of medical conditions.

Distinct therapeutic effects

For some medical marijuana patients, drinking marijuana-infused tea is also preferable over other methods of consumption because it provides a different type of therapeutic experience. This is because the cannabis is absorbed gradually in the digestive tract, rather than being immediately taken in through the lungs.

“For expectant mothers in Jamaica, this tea was traditionally used as a remedy for morning sickness and pregnancy-related stress.”

The effects of marijuana-infused tea generally manifest slowly. Many people report that they start experiencing effects ~30 to 90 minutes after they begin drinking the tea. However, this depends largely on metabolism, potency, tolerance levels, and other factors.

The absorption of cannabis through the digestive tract also generally results in longer-lasting effects. Typically, medical marijuana patients who drink marijuana-infused tea may experience prolonged effects that last anywhere from four to eight hours. This may be especially beneficial for people who take the substance regularly to relieve persistent aches and pains.

Necessary Ingredients For Marijuana Infused Tea

Making marijuana-infused tea is a relatively simple process that requires only the most basic ingredients. Along with the substances and implements needed to brew a regular cup of tea, such as a tea bag, a mug, and a cup of boiling water, this recipe requires a small quantity of cannabis infused butter (sometimes referred to as cannabutter).

Patients who have never made cannabis infused butter before may need more detailed instructions, but the following refresher should serve for people with experience preparing this substance. Making cannabutter takes several hours, but the steps are relatively simple:

• Gather the ingredients, which are two sticks of butter, .5 ounces of cannabis, and two cups of water. The cannabis can be raw or ground, but it should be fresh off the plant.
• Mix the three ingredients together in a pot, heat as usual, and simmer for two to three hours. Some stirring may be necessary to prevent the cannabutter from burning.
• Allow the mixture to cool, strain it into a container, and refrigerate it overnight. This allows the butter to separate from the water.

Eventually, the cannabis-infused butter will float to the top of the container and solidify. The next day, it should be easy to remove the butter and store it on its own.

Preparing Cannabis Infused Tea Is Easy

Once the cannabutter is ready, marijuana-infused tea can be prepared in as little as 10 minutes. The tea is brewed just like regular tea. A tea bag and one teaspoon of cannabutter should be added to a mug, and then one cup of boiling water should be poured in. The tea should not be consumed until the cannabutter has fully dissolved. If desired, marijuana-infused tea can be prepared with milk or sugar.

Although this recipe is simple, medical marijuana patients should still be careful to pay attention to dosage and appreciate the delayed onset. Cannabis may have adverse effects when it is consumed in excess, and cannabis ingested in the form of marijuana-infused tea is no exception. Patients who follow this recipe closely, however, should find that it provides a simple and effective alternative to smoking.