Step 1: (optional) Dry your plant. This is normally the first step, and for smoking the plant it is required, but for extracting the active ingredients to oil it is not needed.
Step 2: Cut the plant into small pieces. Remove big leaves and the stem. Mix these pieces with water and oil and put this mix including the container in a big pan with hot water (bain-marie). Stir every now and then. Keep the water hot, but avoid boiling it. Leave the plant material in the hot water for a couple of hours. The hot water will destroy the plants cells so the active ingredients can dissolve into the oil.
Step 3: Filter the mix to remove all the plant material. Clean the solid residues with some additional hot water.
Step 4: You should now have a container with oil and water. Let it rest for while so the liquids can separate. Put the container in the freezer until the next day
Step 5: The water is frozen, so you can simply pour the oil off. The water is not needed anymore. All the active ingredients are in the oil.
Step 6: Try it! It might be a very strong mix, so first try it with a tiny drop below your tongue, before going to sleep. If the oil works you should notice in your dreams, or by changes in your sleep patterns. If you notice/feel the effects are too strong you can dilute the mix with more oil, until you reach the desired strength. If the effects are to weak you can simply use a higher dosage.

I sometimes use a drop of oil because I noticed my dreams get a lot more interesting. Some people use it sleep better or to help with chronic pain.

This is a 100% natural product but you still need to be careful and use your mind. Don’t take to much. Be patient for the effects to appear, sometimes it will take a few hours. Don’t drive, don’t do anything dangerous. Don’t start cleaning with all kinds of chemicals, don’t go into the kitchen to cut unions with a sharp knife or to boil hot water. Avoid fire. Do not combine with alcohol, drugs or medicines. Really use your mind and avoid any problems.

Optional: If you hate the texture of the oil you can mix it with some honey
Optional: Use (part of) the oil for baking a cake!

The euphoria I experience is comparable to the feeling you get after a heavy physical exercise. After running 10 kilometers you get the feeling that you can take on the world. Your mind feels focused and thinking becomes easy. You clearly notice that adrenaline and endorfines are pumping through your body.

Then driving my car I always have the radio turned on and sometimes I have a similar experience. A song on the radio combined with my emotions on that moment have an incredible effect. The same affect after running 10 kilometers, but so much stronger. Suddenly I have absolute confidence in the future and absolute confidence in myself. It feels like I’m flying, with light and warmth all around me. Problems, worries and insecurities disappear and my path through the future becomes clear. Difficult choices I must make become easy. On these moments it seems like all my senses are enhances and I know that everything will be okay.

Headhunterz ft Tatu – Colors

When you find that life is neither black or white
And the rain outside turns to glory
You’ll see colors

When you mark the sky and the sun comes through
Know your greatest days are ahead of you
You’ll see colors

A spark of light will seize the night
And reach beyond your vivid mind
There’s an end to your darkest day
You’ll see colors

A race of shame if we don’t evolve
Paint your dreams
Fill the sky with art
And ignite with the others
When we see colors

Ik kan er nog wat aan toevoegen. De Mexicaanse paddo’s zijn het mildst. De effecten zijn niet zo groot en deze paddo’s zijn goed voor beginners.

De Hawaïaanse paddo’s zijn een stuk sterker en de kaalkopjes zijn volgens mij helemaal sterk, maar die heb ik nog nooit getest.

Verder kan je zoetige dingen eten of drinken zoals snoep of frisdrank om het effect van de paddo’s te verminderen. Uiteraard is er altijd meer informatie over het eten van paddo’s te vinden.

This weekend I will check if the plants at my parents place are ready. Then I will need to think about what to do with a huge(!) amount of marijuana… anyone interested? The easiest will be to sell everything to wholesalers, in order to avoid any hassle. But it’s also fun to convert everything into tasty cake (or brownies) and by selling these… Oh, I have still a month of drying time to think of something. We shall see.

The plant before harvest:

The plant now, drying in my storage space:
Not all branches are neatly stripped of leaves, because that is a lot of work. Half is done very well and the other half I cut away a bit of the leaves and will clean these up when it they’ve dried. These branches are for experimenting on, and maybe I’ll use them to make some butter.
(the plants history…)

Als fransoos kwam hij net uit Barcelona en was hij nu in Amsterdam aanbeland. Hij vroeg ons om een vloeitje en bood ons daarna zijn joint en een showtje aan. Leuk, heel erg leuk zelfs en ik voelde me als het kleine kind dat als betoverd keek naar het optreden. Mogelijk werd dit ook veroorzaakt door de werking van paddo’s en wiet tegelijkertijd. Uiteraard heb ik een fotootje gemaakt en er zijn er nog veel meer! Allemaal van het uiterst leuke bezoek van de Spanjaarden.

Deze uitspraak van een australier galmt nog steeds, af en toe, door mijn hoofd. Ooit gehoord in amerika is het nog steeds een uitspraak die ik me graag mag herinneren. En heden heeft die uitspraak weer iets meer waarde gekregen. Ik ben in bezit gekomen van een valiumpje :-p. Bekend van de tv, en van de verhalen die ik er over heb mogen horen. Binnenkort maar eens proberen :-D.

En uiteraard ook de trofee: