Are you ready to liven up your afternoon tea? Looking for an alternative to your morning cup of joe? Or maybe you’d prefer a relaxing hot mug to ease you into blissful slumber?
Ever asked yourself how to make cannabis tea?
You’re in luck. We’ve got 5 delicious weed tea recipes you can prepare for any occasion.
Cannabis teas are an excellent way to get your medicine without smoking or vaping. You can brew tea with regular buds, CBD hemp flowers, or kief. Cannabis tea is also a convenient way to use up extra stems and leaves from your harvest.
For many thousands of years, humans have been drinking canna tea for medicinal and ritual purposes:
It’s possible to make cannabis tea by directly infusing a chunk of bud in hot water using a tea ball or strainer. However, the resulting brew will be weak, and you’ll be wasting your weed. Cannabis is fat-soluble and works much better when combined with some type of oil or fat.
Cannabinoids are lipids, and they don’t mix well with water. You’ll get a much stronger result by using techniques, such as:
We’ll show you how to make cannabis teas using each of these methods. But first, you’ll need to prepare your cannabis.
Before you make your tea, you need to activate the THC, CBD, and other cannabinoids through a process called decarboxylation. Decarboxylation, or decarbing, removes a carboxyl group from cannabinoid molecules, making them easier for the body to use. No need to be intimidated. Decarboxylation is a long name for a rather simple process.
That’s it! You’ve just successfully decarbed your ganja. Now you’re ready to use it to make some tasty cannabis tea.
A pleasant alternative to coffee, this tea will help you put a little spring in your step in the morning. For best results, use a high-caffeine black tea like Earl Grey or English Breakfast paired with a Sativa-dominant cannabis strain.
If you already have cannabutter on hand, you can make a cup of Wake and Bake CannaTea in about 10 minutes. Just in case you don’t, we’ll show you how to make quick and easy cannabutter to liven up your morning brew.
Cannabis-infused butter is an extremely useful ingredient in the arsenal of any stoner’s kitchen.
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Share hot Indian-inspired cannatea with your honey to spice up your next date, or serve it cold and add some zing to your workday with a cannabis chai latte.
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Are you looking for the perfect beverage for lounging on the porch during those lazy days of summer? Try our 420 take on southern sweet tea. We’ve added a Thai twist and a cannabis kick.
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If you’re not into snow sports, being stuck inside in the winter can really get you down. Why not warm your heart and lift your spirits with some festive cannabis tea?
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Are you looking to wind down after a long day at work? Our herbal cannabis tea will have you drifting off to dreamland in no time. This recipe works best with an Indica-dominant or high CBD strain.
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You can use a ready-made tincture if you have one on hand. But making a home-made tincture is a simple process. It just takes time.
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Brew herbal tea as usual, and add your tincture. The amount you use depends on how long you let cannabis sit in the alcohol and how much alcohol you’ve evaporated out of the tincture. Try starting with 1/2 of a dropper and wait at least 90 minutes before having another cup of tea. If you’re using a ready-made tincture, follow the directions from the manufacturer. Keep in mind that oil-based tinctures won’t thoroughly mix with the tea.
Remember that cannabis tea acts like an edible, so go low and slow. You can either make weaker infusions or begin by drinking just a half of a cup of tea.
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So, there you have it— five around-the-clock recipes for cannabis tea. Feel free to experiment with ingredients and invent your own signature version of cannabis tea. Tell us about it in the comments. We’d love to hear from you.