What would happen if i put green in an espresso machine instead of coffee? Could you get stoned off drinking what comes out?
Sure, but it would be a very inefficient and wasteful way to do it. Cannabis’ active ingredients are not water soluble, but will dissolve into oils, fats or alcohol. This dissolution actually makes the active ingredients more easily digestible, to the effect that such preparations can be up to and even more than twice as medicinally potent as, for instance, swallowing a bud as-is. Apparently some methods of preparation even alter the chemical makeup of the herbal material you are processing – converting some cannabinoids into higher-level ones even (eg. delta-9 THC being converted into delta-10 and even delta-11 THC). Higher level cannabinoids can be much more potent than lower ones. So your best bet may be to soak a bud in your favorite booze or gently simmer in butter or oil. From there, you can do whatever you want – add the alcohol to whatever drink you like, or cook/bake with the butter or oil. If you’re into the coffee idea, you might be able to incorporate ganja and coffee cream
