The gentlest infusion here and the base for the drinks: about 2.5 mg per teaspoon (theoretical), the amount Health Canada suggests new users start at or below.
Theoretical maximum: it assumes complete decarboxylation (THCA × 0.877) and that every milligram ends up in the food. Real yield is usually lower, which is why you start with one portion and wait. Re-run the maths for your flower →
per teaspoon
2.5510 mg
Start with one. Wait two hours.
Ingredients
0.75 g cannabis flower (label THCA around 18%)
340 g (1 cup) runny honey
1 tsp coconut oil (optional; gives the cannabinoids fat to bind to)
Flower at a different THCA %? Recalculate the infusion; the recipes that use it then need no changes.
Method
Decarboxylate the flower at 115 °C (240 °F) for 35–40 minutes.
Image slot · step 1: decarboxylated flower on a tray · 1200 × 800
Tie the flower loosely in cheesecloth. Put the honey and the coconut oil in a jar and stand the jar in a saucepan of water.
Image slot · step 2: cheesecloth bundle beside a jar of honey in a water bath · 1200 × 800
Bring the water to 70–80 °C (160–175 °F) and hold for 2 hours, stirring the honey occasionally. Do not boil.
Image slot · step 3: thermometer in the water bath · 1200 × 800
Lift out the bundle and let it drain without squeezing. Cool, lid and label with the milligrams per teaspoon. Keeps for months in a cupboard.
Image slot · step 4: labelled jar of infused honey · 1200 × 800
Dosing notes
Honey has almost no fat, so the infusion is less complete than butter or oil. Real potency per teaspoon is likely below the theoretical figure.
Never give honey to infants under 12 months, infused or not, and keep infused honey away from children.
Will it crystallise?
Eventually, like any honey. Warm the jar gently in water to re-liquefy. Potency is unaffected.
Educational content, not medical advice. Effects vary with body weight, tolerance and what else you have eaten. Label infused food with the milligrams per portion and the date, and keep it away from children and pets.
