Can you make marijuana tea? Yes, and in this post, we’ll tell you how!
Making marijuana tea is a great, healthy alternative to smoking your weed! Smoking anything introduces toxins and chemicals you don’t need in your lungs. So, if you can make your own cannabis-infused tea to catch a buzz, this is the better option.
Marijuana tea also allows for a more relaxing way to get your THC dosage than other ingestion methods. And now that you can buy great-tasting herbal teas at the grocery store, there’s no excuse for drinking bad-tasting weed tea!
There are a few methods to make marijuana tea, just as there are several ways to make marijuana edibles. Here’s what we’ll go over in this post:
- Infusing water using dry marijuana flower (the least intoxicating method)
- Using a fat infused with cannabis with tea leaves and water
How to Make Marijuana Tea: Recipes
Marijuana Tea with Lavender and Chamomile
Serves 2
Prep time: 5 minutes
Steep time: 10 minutes
Dosage: 4 tsp of ground cannabis should work nicely for this recipe. But ultimately, this all depends on your marijuana’s potency. Keep in mind, if you have a high tolerance, you can add more.
Ingredients
- Honey
- 4 teaspoons of ground cannabis trim, stems, or buds
- Coconut milk, optional
- 4 teaspoons dried chamomile
- 4 teaspoons dried lavender
How to Make
- You have the option to decarb your dried herb before you start making your tea. This all depends on whether you’d like THCA or THC benefits.
- Combine your dried flowers and cannabis to a tea infuser and allow it to steep in hot water for 10 minutes.
- Add some honey and coconut milk to enhance the flavor and sweeten your tea.
Cannabis Golden Milk with Infused Coconut Oil
Serves 2
Prep time: 5 minutes
Cook time: 20 minutes
Dosage: Consider your cannabis coconut oil potency and your tolerance. Feel free to add as much as you think is appropriate
Ingredients
- 2 cups of unsweetened almond milk
- 2 cinnamon sticks
- 1 teaspoon of dried turmeric
- 1 1″ piece of ginger, unpeeled, and thinly sliced
- 1/2 teaspoon of whole black peppercorns
- 2 Tablespoons of cannabis-infused coconut oil
- 2 Tablespoons of honey
- Ground cinnamon for sprinkling on top
How to Make
- Combine the almond milk, cinnamon, turmeric, ginger, honey, peppercorns, and two cups of water in a small saucepan. Bring it to a low boil and whisk it together.
- Reduce the heat and add your cannabis coconut oil.
- Simmer the concoction and allow the flavors to combine for around 10 minutes.
- Strain the liquid through a fine-mesh sieve and pour into mugs. Top it with a sprinkle of cinnamon.
Marijuana Tea FAQ
Does marijuana tea get you high?
The main psychoactive component of marijuana – THC, is absorbed quickly through the stomach, so you’ll feel the effects of your marijuana tea a little faster. And if you make it with buds instead of trim, you’ll process a lot more THC, resulting in a much stronger high!
How long does it take to make marijuana tea?
After boiling or steeping your weed for 10 minutes or longer, this will depend on how hot the water is and how strong you want your tea to be. Once done steeping, strain the contents carefully as not to burn yourself with hot water.
How long does it take to feel the effects of cannabis tea?
You’ll feel the effects of weed tea within about 20-30 minutes, depending on how quickly your body absorbs the THC. Usually, it takes around 10 minutes for marijuana to enter your system. But keep in mind, you can double or even triple the potency by making marijuana tea!
How much tea should I drink?
The amount of tea to drink depends on the potency you desire. Some good rules of thumb are: Drink one cup if you want a mild buzz, drink two cups if you want a medium buzz. Drink the third cup if you want a strong buzz. Of course, this also depends on your tolerance and how potent you’ve made your tea.
If you’re just starting out with infusions, try taking one cup of not-so-potent tea. If you don’t feel anything after an hour, it’s probably not potent enough. Try taking two cups and wait an hour. You may need to make the tea more potent if you’re not feeling the effects.
Also, creating a cannabis tincture and adding it to your tea is an option.
