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  2 0 No...it doesn't... I don't recommend microwaving though, I've heard it makes the weed taste nasty and it's just not worth it. And if you're thinking about using it to cook something, stovetop is better but the microwave is just fine for firecrackers or quick cannabutter. A-20 answered in 420: The Straight Dope About Pot over 2 years ago | Report Comment on this answer Enter your comment or ask a new question New comments are not being accepted at this time.

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  1 0 Short answer: no. This question makes me wonder what you are really trying to ask. So here's a longer answer. There are 66 known cannabinoids in the cannabis plant. Your body makes endocannabinoids that plug into the two known cannabinoid receptors in your body. It so happens that some plants produce compounds which are shaped just like the endocannabinoid compounds our body produces. Just like a large part of our pain management pharmacopoeia is based on adding plant-derived opiod compounds into our bodies, cannabinoids have a wide range of effects on appetite, pain, memory and mood. The first cannabinoid isolated by humankind was delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol, or THC for short. THC is generally considered to be partly responsible for the euphoric effects of cannabis. But there are many other cannabinoids that are as important, if not more so, for those interested in natural medicine. The THC molecule is largely inactive until it is heated to around 220 degrees farenheit, at which point decarboxylization happens. This removes the attached "carboxyl group" and turns THCA into psychoactive THC. Pot smokers don't need to know this because it happens automatically when they smoke pot, heating the vegetative matter well beyond 220 degrees farenheit. In fact, if you imagine a joint, the cannabinoids in the burning "cherry" are being almost entirely incinerated. Directly behind the cherry, when the pot smoker draws in, the vegetative matter is being heated to a point between 200-400 where decarboxylization happens and the active cannabinoids vaporize into the (paper-wrapped) air, being drawn into the pot smoker's airways with a host of other toxic chemicals. Decarboxylization is mostly a concern for ingested or topical cannabis preperations. When cooking with pot, most people recommend heating the material to something around 200-300 degrees in order to "activate" the THC cannabinoids before ingestion. I've seen some people that recommend a microwave for this purpose, turned on high for 1-2 minutes. Assuming that heats the liquids in your pot to around 220 farnheit, it should work. But you would also be sticking your pot in the microwave. And then you'd have to answer to yourself, and perhaps others, the question, "why the hell am I microwaving my weed?" cdc answered in 420: The Straight Dope About Pot over 2 years ago | Report 2 comments by Tarsel and cdc… 0 0 Thanks for the answer! My question might better have been stated: "Does drying out weed in the microwave ruin its potency?", which you did answer! Tarsel commented over 2 years ago | Report 0 0 In that case, the answer might better have been stated: "Drying weed in the microwave is going to take a long, long, time, and running the microwave while your weed is in there isn't likely to speed up the process much." [Microwave ovens work by][1] using radio waves to excite water, fat, and sugar molecules, causing them to heat up. They don't warm the air inside and vent out the top like a conventional oven does. Would you put clothes out of the wash in there when you're in too much of a rush to wait on the dryer or clothesline methods? I tried that with socks back around 1997, and it didn't work very well. I [sterilize sponges in a microwave oven][2], and they end up hot, steamy, and bacteria-free. If I was going to ignore all the advice to wait things out by hanging weed in a dry, dark, place and instead experiment with drying technology, I'd try a [food dehydrator][3] before a microwave oven. References: [1]: http://home.howstuffworks.com/microwave.htm [2]: http://www.webmd.com/food-recipes/food-poisoning/news/20070124/microwave-kills-germs-sponges [3]: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Food_dehydrator cdc commented over 2 years ago | Report Enter your comment or ask a new question New comments are not being accepted at this time.

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  0 0 I don't recommend microwave for any food product. The molecules are ripped apart and overheated. The last week, use a 10K PSMH for the extra UV-B. Run 20 hours/day for the last week. The extra blue and extra hours do not persist long enough to revert the plant back into vegetative growth. This will enhance flavinoid and phenolic compounds. The best curing takes time, like curing tobacco leaves. The drying can start the last few days or so depending on water-retention of the growing medium. Simply stop watering for a short while. Then pull or cut the main stalk and hang the plant upside-down in a dry, well-ventilated, dark place. When the stems snap but do not break, clip the branches and place in a glass jar, checking daily. When the inner moisture makes the branch pliable, leave the jar open to air until dry again. Repeat this process as necessary. The end result will be the highest quality. Kevin answered in 420: The Straight Dope About Pot over 2 years ago | Report Comment on this answer Enter your comment or ask a new question New comments are not being accepted at this time.

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