Why not straight eating the decarbed hash oil?

1 Gram = 15.4323584 Grains

1 Grain = 0.06479891 Gram (or 64.79891 milligrams)

Grain is a unit of mass and based upon the average mass of a single seed of a cereal, wheat, barley, etc. 1 pound equals to 7000 grains. It is also used to measure the hardness of water and the mass of gunpowder. The abbreviation is "gr".

Ludlow's first attempt: 10 grains which equals: 647.9891 milligrams

After "several days" Ludlow made his second attempt: at 15 grains which equals 971.98365 milligrams (nearly 1 gram)


Third attempt: (though he fails to mention how much time had elapsed between his 2nd and 3rd attempts) gradually he increases to 30 grains which equals 1943.9673 milligrams (nearly two grams)

-EG

Also, I tasted a small bit of the brownies that crumbled off as I cut the larger pieces, and they taste like normal brownies. Usually they have a nasty flavor to them like that of chewing on a bud. But with BHO, if you didn't know these brownies were weed brownies, you could eat one and not know until the effects kick in.

If these work I'm just cooking with hash oil from now on.

...Now to experiment with different decarb times...

I'm interested in hash eating, as well as eating raw extracts and oils, though I don't have much experiance, if your eating raw extract it should require decarboxylation, no?

Yes.

But so far I only experimentet with directly eating so called "reclaim". That's what you get when you clean a pipe that's used for vaporizing concentrates. It's what condenses on the glass. Due to the fact that this reclaim already was vaporized one time, there was no need to decarb it. It even worked sublingually.

Time can definitelyou decarb material to the point of being active. I know someone who back in the day found a gallon sized jug filled with shake that had been sitting in a garage for years, they found it after cleaning out the garage when their grandfather passed. This stuff had to of been sitting out there for years. It was the driest bud ever and tasted like crap, so they threw it all into brownie mix. They never decarbed it or cooked it into butter, just straight into the brownies.

Needless to say they never got that high ever again. So the material was obviously activated.

Unlike other cannabinoids, CBN does not stem from CBG, but is the degraded product of THC. If cannabis is exposed to air or ultraviolet light for a prolonged period of time, THCA will convert to CBNA. CBN is then formed by decarboxylation of CBNA. -Wikipedia

CBN is the only known cannabinoid NOT derived from an enzymatic process; instead CBN is a degradation product, UV light exposure, heating, of THC.
https://montanabiotech.c...que-phyto-cannabinoids/

Constituents of Cannabis sativa L. XIII: Stability of dosage form prepared by impregnating synthetic (--)-delta 9-trans-tetrahydrocannabinol on placebo Cannabis plant material.
Lewis GS, Turner CE
J Pharm Sci 1978 Jun;67(6):876-8

Abstract:
Synthetic (--)-delta 9-trans-tetrahydrocannabinol impregnated on placebo Cannabis decomposed only 6.3% after being stored for 1 year at --18 degrees. Storage at 5 degrees and room temperature under various conditions led to severe decomposition. The amount of cannabinol observed when (--)-delta 9-trans-tetrahydrocannabinol decomposed indicates that cannabinol is not the only decomposition product.


Stability of Cannabis sativa L. samples and their extracts, on prolonged storage in Delhi.
Narayanaswami K, Golani HC, Bami HL, Dau RD
Bull Narc 1978 Oct-Dec;30(4):57-69

Abstract:
The percentage rate of change into cannabinoids (Cannabidiol [CBD], tetrahydrocannabinol [THC] and cannabinol [CBN]) was higher in cannabis samples than in the extracts. This is probalby due to the decomposition of acids into corresponding neutral cannabinoids under the conditions of storage. Previous claims that CBD content in plant material is relatively constant are not substantiated by our results. There was a 1.0-2.5-fold increase in CBD content in plant material compared with the extracts. However, the fact that there was no appreciable increase in CBD/CBN content in the stored extracts of the same samples supports the view that the step-wise extraction does not bring the acids into the final extract pure delta 9THC decomposed at a rate of 41 per cent per year under tropical storage conditions. The delta 9THC content decreased in the samples and equally in the extracts though 100 per cent conversion of THC to CBN does not take place. The higher CBN content found in extracts than that expected by the conversion THC to CBN is a result of metabolic conversion.


The stability of cannabis and its preparations on storage
Fairbairn JW, Liebmann JA, Rowan MG
J Pharm Pharmacol 1976 Jan;28(1):1-7

Abstract:
Solutions of pure cannabinoids, nine samples of herbal and two of resin cannabis (one freshly prepared) were stored in varying conditions for up to 2 years. Exposure to light (not direct sunlight) was shown to be the greatest single factos in loss of cannabinoids especially in solutions, which should therefore be protected from light during analytical and phytochemical operations. Previous claims that solutions in ethanol were stable have not been substantiated. The effect of temperature, up to 20 degrees, was insignificant but air oxidation did lead to significant losses. These could be reduced if care was taken to minimize damage to the glands which act as "well filled, well closed containers". Loss of tetrahydrocannabinol after exposure to light does not lead to an increase in cannabinol, but air oxidation in the dark does. It is concluded that carefully prepared herbal or resin cannabis or extracts are reasonably stable for 1 to 2 years if stored in the dark at room temperature.


Stability of cannabinoids in dried samples of cannabis dating from around 1896-1905 Harvey DJ
J Ethnopharmacol 1990 Feb;28(1):117-28

Abstract:
Cannabinoids from three samples of cannabis obtained from the Pitt-Rivers Museum, Oxford, and dating from the turn of the century were examined by gas chromatography and mass spectometry for the presence of cannabinoids. Although the samples were from different geographical locations, the profiles of constituent cannabinoids were similar. In common with other aged material, most of the cannabinoid content was present as cannabinol (CBN), the main chemical degradation product of the major psychoactive constituent, delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (delta-9-THC). However, a substantial concentration of CBN acid-A was also present; this compound is unstable to heat and readily undergoes decarboxylation to CBN. Methyl and propyl homologues of CBN, together with delta-9-THC and its naturally occurring acid-A were also found at low concentrations in all samples. Intermediates in the formation of CBN from delta-9-THC, previously identified in aged solutions of the drug, were absent or present in only trace concentrations. However, oxidation products involving hydroxylation at the benzylic positions, C-11 and C-1', not seen in solution, were identified in substantial abundance. The results suggest that decomposition of cannabis samples may proceed more slowly than originally thought.
Preservation of cannabis
Turner CE, Hadley K
JAMA 1973 Feb 26;223(9):1043-4

No Abstract Available: I'm not sure this is actually on topic, find reference.

Microbiological contaminants of marijuana
McPartland JM, Journal of the International Hemp Association 1: 41-44.

Abstract:
Use of marijuana as a medicament is on the rise. Many medical marijuana users have a suppressed immune system, owing to their disease or treatment. Herbal marijuana, whether field grown or hydroponically cultivated, contains many microorganisms. Many of these organisms may pose a threat to immunosuppressed individuals. The microflora of marijuana is well described in the literature. Similarly, the microflora that cause opportunistic infections in AIDS patients is well documented. These separate literatures are correlated with commentary, and methods for detecting and eliminating microbial contaminants are discussed.

https://www.erowid.org/p...abis_degradation1.shtml

Decarboxylation of cannabis: scientific info about temps and times

http://cannabischris.com...boxylation-of-cannabis/

The objective of this paper was to investigate the changes in chemical potency of cannabis resin dependingon its long-term storage conditions. In this respect, the content of tetrahydrocannabinol ( Δ9 –THC), cannabinol(CBN), and cannabidiol (CBD) in cannabis resin derived from three different seizures made by criminal prosecution authorities from Romania were measured for up to four years of storage in darkness at 4°C and in laboratory light at 22°C. The results revealed a steadily decay of Δ9–THC over the entire storage period. Inaddition, the samples exhibited a more pronounced decay for the sample exposed to light at 22°C than those stored in darkness at 4°C. For CBD decay, the same trend is valid also. On the contrary, the content of CBN raised steadily during storage, and the raise is more pronounced for the samples exposed to light at 22°C than those stored in the darkness at 4°C

http://www.academia.edu/...ved_from_Cannabis_Resin

Glad to hear the BHO cooking experiment was a success. I hear cannabis (and extracts) really likes coconut oil, moreso than butter or dairy. I cannot take orally anymore as my body has apparently changed and it is usually a very uncomfortable experience, completely unlike vaping or smoking even large quantities. My friends do a slow cook on the crock pot with either hash or bud into the coconut milk or oil, then filter through cheese cloth and use the oil or milk for cooking. Oil is better for brownies and cookies as you can pretty much swap it out 1-1 with butter for most recipes. They say the same amount of herb into the same amount of coconut oil will get you a much cleaner and purer and stronger high than the same amounts into butter. Might be worth a try, should be just as simple.