d.c. beard
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Alright guys, I know a lot of you have done this before but this is my first time and I just want to make sure that I do it right. Also, I should state that I don't want any discussion about whether or not opiates are addictive, how you should handle using them, whether or not they are 'bad', and general 'feelings' about opiate use. This thread is for me to find out some facts so that I may prepare this smoking opium properly and with the highest potency possible. This is not a thread about people's 'feelings', and I do not want any advice regarding opiate addiction. Rather, just the facts on opium production! 
I ordered the pods online from a supposedly reputable source, (1) Giant Size Pods w/ Stems. The description stated "15 - 17 pods", and I got exactly 15. They are basically pristine, with no major damage whatsoever. They came shipped in a plain brown box, and although the box actually did get dented a bit and the tape was barely holding the thing shut really there was no real damage to the pods. One pod did crack in half, but not the whole way through so it is still perfectly intact at the moment. I guess if I were actually going to make a dried glower arrangement with this I might be a little irritated, but I plan on grinding them all up anyway so who cares? lol
FYI the stems are on average 18" long, and the pods themselves are 2" long with a diameter of about 2" as well.
So I basically know how to prepare this concoction, but I have a few advanced questions I guess. Like:
1) I read somewhere that when you steep the ground up pods and stems, do so in water Ph'd to something like 6.4. It was saying that slightly acidic solution would draw out more of the alkaloids or something...? Can anyone comment on this? I grow pot, I'm no chemistry major!
2) Okay, question or problem #2 rather is my super generic rock-bottom of the line GE electric range here has an old-school rotary knob and no digital readout. So with that in mind, The available temps offered start at 'Warm' and then progress to 200 degrees F. So....once you steep the ground up pods, aren't you supposed to keep it below 170 degrees F while you cook the excess liquid off in the stove? Anybody have an idea about this? I did buy an oven thermometer, which I am using right now to test the accuracy of the oven out at 200 degrees.
3) And finally, all feelings about whether this is morally or ethically right or wrong aside, can the finished 'smoking opium' product be ingested or snorted? I'm well aware that the easiest, least addictive, and most easily titratable way of consumption is smoking it. I want to know what other options there are, and how they compare to smoking it in regards to amount used per 'dose' so to say....meaning, which method of consumption OTHER THAN IV INJECTION makes the best use of the least amount. I have never stuck a needle into my body, and not dissing those who have, but this is the one option that's just not and option for me. But other than that, I'm down with whatever else.
So here's a pic of my dried flower arrangement hehehe. Thanks for the help! I'll keep posting as I make the extract. Plenty 'o pics to follow...
I ordered the pods online from a supposedly reputable source, (1) Giant Size Pods w/ Stems. The description stated "15 - 17 pods", and I got exactly 15. They are basically pristine, with no major damage whatsoever. They came shipped in a plain brown box, and although the box actually did get dented a bit and the tape was barely holding the thing shut really there was no real damage to the pods. One pod did crack in half, but not the whole way through so it is still perfectly intact at the moment. I guess if I were actually going to make a dried glower arrangement with this I might be a little irritated, but I plan on grinding them all up anyway so who cares? lol
FYI the stems are on average 18" long, and the pods themselves are 2" long with a diameter of about 2" as well.
So I basically know how to prepare this concoction, but I have a few advanced questions I guess. Like:
1) I read somewhere that when you steep the ground up pods and stems, do so in water Ph'd to something like 6.4. It was saying that slightly acidic solution would draw out more of the alkaloids or something...? Can anyone comment on this? I grow pot, I'm no chemistry major!
2) Okay, question or problem #2 rather is my super generic rock-bottom of the line GE electric range here has an old-school rotary knob and no digital readout. So with that in mind, The available temps offered start at 'Warm' and then progress to 200 degrees F. So....once you steep the ground up pods, aren't you supposed to keep it below 170 degrees F while you cook the excess liquid off in the stove? Anybody have an idea about this? I did buy an oven thermometer, which I am using right now to test the accuracy of the oven out at 200 degrees.
3) And finally, all feelings about whether this is morally or ethically right or wrong aside, can the finished 'smoking opium' product be ingested or snorted? I'm well aware that the easiest, least addictive, and most easily titratable way of consumption is smoking it. I want to know what other options there are, and how they compare to smoking it in regards to amount used per 'dose' so to say....meaning, which method of consumption OTHER THAN IV INJECTION makes the best use of the least amount. I have never stuck a needle into my body, and not dissing those who have, but this is the one option that's just not and option for me. But other than that, I'm down with whatever else.
So here's a pic of my dried flower arrangement hehehe. Thanks for the help! I'll keep posting as I make the extract. Plenty 'o pics to follow...
