Snoop Dogg, American rapper and cannabis enthusiast, heat the barrel 11 seconds in the microwave before smoking. But why?
According to the mega star, microwaving joints before smoking would help "trap all the ingredients" and give a more intense high. Luckily it has a personal roller which saves him the effort. But let's find out what is true in this practice.
Why heat joints in the microwave?
If you have tried cannabis in the kitchen, the term decarboxylation it certainly won't be new. For the less experienced, decarboxylation is a chemical reaction in which a molecule of carbon dioxide is lost. But what does this have to do with anything?
Cannabis naturally contains the THCa which, simply explained, is the non-psychoactive form of THC, our beloved cannabinoid that gives us a high. With decarboxylation we subject the cannabis to rather high temperatures so that everything THCa converts to THC.
For this magic you don't need any special machine but a simple lighter. When we turn on a joint, the process of combustion it is enough to transform THCa into THC, the same thing goes for the microwave.
According to this reasoning, when Snoop Dogg lights up his joint it already has psychoactive THC, ready and available to be smoked. Consequently, at least according to the rapper's testimony, this would go to intensify its effects.
It is certainly not the healthiest practice, the microwave oven is an appliance that has been on the market for more than half a century and is widely used despite its probable harmfulness, however try to verify the veracity of this practice will not kill us. The important thing, as always, is not to overdo it.
