to cannabis (often called “cannabutter math”), and big words like decarboxylation abound. Grinding 15 grams took forever, decarbing the cannabis took seemingly a lifetime (it was about an hour and a half), staring into my oven every 5 minutes (I’m OCD). Cooking the butter took forever (3-4 hours, stirring occasionally (eyes rolling)), and oh what a mess. Colanders, cheesecloths, pans, bowls, mixers, wraps, cutting boards, wax paper, you name it, I used it. But in the end, I had what looked to be some well mixed, well prepared, cannabutter. And a disaster in my kitchen. Which brings me to the cookie stage of the baking process. Again, it was a cold snowy night. Had a recipe for chocolate-shortbread cookies that looked appetizing. This was good, as it was close to Christmas and figured I’d kill two birds with one stone. And according to a WeedMaps article recently published, you can get more out of your marijuana experience by doing simple things such as eating chocolate, drinking herbal tea, or getting a massage, which all stimulate or inhibit CB1 and CB2 receptors in the endocannabinoid system. So again, adding chocolate to these cookies kills two birds with one stone! In any event, I broke out the measuring spoons, large stainless-steel bowls, popped up the recipe on my phone, and went to work. Combining ingredients was easy, except for the fact that I was missing chocolate. One of the main ingredients of these cookies. I don’t know how to this day I forgot to buy semi-sweet chocolate. And it was snowing like mad. So I went deep into my pantry and pulled out some Godiva cocoa mix.
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