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This is a detailed tutorial on a very easy way to make honey oil. You don’t need to do multiple filtrations. You don’t need to do multiple evaporations. The final product is almost 100% pure THC, with a very smooth taste, unlike the harshness of hash oil made in the traditional way with ethanol. And, if you’re in a hurry, the entire process can be completed in under an hour.

If you’ve made hash oil in the past using ethanol, the basic process is the same, and this will be quite easy for you. The only major change is that hexane is used as the solvent rather than ethanol, giving a tremendously purer product. (If you do not have hexane on hand, this same tutorial can be used to extract with ethanol. Just substitute “95% ethanol” wherever you see the word “hexane.”)

When I was preparing this tutorial I made hash oil (with ethanol) at the same time as I was making honey oil (with hexane), so that the two could be compared. Below is a picture of the two, side by side. In my opinion the honey oil was 100 times better. I personally will never again use ethanol to make hash.

Here’s a picture of the two, side-by-side:

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Before we begin, a little background knowledge, so that you know what you are doing, and why you are doing it.

One of the basic principles of chemistry is that LIKE DISSOLVES LIKE. That is, a polar solvent will dissolve polar molecules, and a nonpolar solvent will dissolve nonpolar molecules. Here's how this fits in:

THE COMPOUNDS
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THC (and other cannibinoids)...................nonpolar
chlorophyll (and other waste)..................polar


THE SOLVENTS
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Ethanol...................................................moderately polar
acetone..................................................moderately polar
water......................................................polar
butane...................................................nonpolar
hexane...................................................nonpolar



Thus, hexane, being nonpolar, will not dissolve the chlorophyll, but it will dissolve the THC. Ethanol, being moderately polar, will dissolve both. The reason that the container on the left in the above photo is almost black in color is because it contains all of the chlorophyll and other waste. The golden-colored container on the right is not contaminated with all this waste. There are many other nonpolar solvents that could be used to make honey oil with the same purity, but hexane is the solvent of choice because it is the cheapest and safest to use.

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This brings us to the next [and most] important point: safety. Whenever a safety issue arises throughout this tutorial, I will be sure to point it out. But there are also a couple general points.

(1) Hexane, like ethanol, is a flammable solvent. Never use it near an open flame. The vapors, when mixed in the proper amount with oxygen, can explode, so hexane (like any flammable solvent) should never be evaporated in an enclosed space.
(2) Hexane is a mild irritant. This is not really a big issue. It will not hurt you to get it on your hands or clothes, but you should avoid contact with eyes and mouth (duh).

As far as solvents go, hexane is considered pretty safe. Just use basic common sense.

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Marijuana (use all your stems and leaves)
A heat source (a hotplate or stove – no open flames!)
A coffee filter (or other filter paper)
A funnel
2 Pyrex dishes
Food Processor or blender (optional)
A wooden stick
Hexane

I picked up 2 gallons of at Sherwin-Williams paint a few weeks ago. It is very inexpensive. Hexane is probably the most common nonpolar solvent around, and painters as well as many other artists use it all the time. You can find it at store that specializes in paint supply. Home Depot and most hardware store do not have it.

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Begin with your clippings. You can use any stems and leaves – basically anything you don’t want to smoke. It makes no difference if the clippings are from a male or female plant. They should be very dry – crispy enough that the leaves crumble between your fingers, and the stems crack in half when bent. You don’t want any excess water in there.

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I began with 25 grams of dried material.

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Into the food processor it goes!
Grind the material to a powder consistency in a food processor or blender. If you do not have a food processor or blender, you can crumble it between your fingers. The finer the particles are, the more efficient the extractions will be.

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This is what it ill look like when ground up. My trimmings were not quite dry enough (you can see but of stem that were still too flexible to be ground)

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Here’s the pile of ground-up trimmings: your starting material.

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Add the ground-up trimmings to your glass Pyrex dish, and pour in enough hexane to cover it.

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