I've been (sucessfully) treating my 6 year old son's mitochondrial disease with cannabis oil for the last year. We don't live in a legal state so I make it myself, based off of information I've found on this site and others. Ive been making it using only coconut oil, mainly because I had no experience with it prior to this and it seemed like the most fail proof way to do it.
My question is.. does using solvents make better medicine than coconut oil alone? I've tried very hard to find the answer to this myself, but can't seem to find the information.
Since, obviously, a solvent extraction is more potent I would be diluting it with coconut oil.. so is the extra step(s) necessary?
Please correct me if I'm wrong..
In my "research" it seems like people prefer solvent extractions for taste and potency, but because they are smoking it. We only use it topically and orally, so taste definitely isn't a factor, and I'll be diluting it because.. you know, has 6 and doesn't need stoned out of his gord.. yet..
Also, I believe, I read on Skunk Parm that oil was the better extraction method because it grabs more THC and CBD.
Any advice would be greatly appreciated. I'm just a mom trying to help her kid. Everything I've done and learned has been from other people's experiences, which I am forever greatful for.
My question is.. does using solvents make better medicine than coconut oil alone? I've tried very hard to find the answer to this myself, but can't seem to find the information.
Since, obviously, a solvent extraction is more potent I would be diluting it with coconut oil.. so is the extra step(s) necessary?
Please correct me if I'm wrong..
In my "research" it seems like people prefer solvent extractions for taste and potency, but because they are smoking it. We only use it topically and orally, so taste definitely isn't a factor, and I'll be diluting it because.. you know, has 6 and doesn't need stoned out of his gord.. yet..
Also, I believe, I read on Skunk Parm that oil was the better extraction method because it grabs more THC and CBD.
Any advice would be greatly appreciated. I'm just a mom trying to help her kid. Everything I've done and learned has been from other people's experiences, which I am forever greatful for.