Why Do You Decarboxylate Kief?

By decarbing your kief you make your edibles more potent and you get the most out of the kief you are using. Making edibles can be much more cost-effective than going to a dispensary, plus you get to control the potency.

Do you need to Decarboxylate kief?

Yes, you need to decarb kief when making cannabis edibles. Before you use your kief in edibles, it needs to undergo the process of decarboxylation, or to be heated, so the cannabinoids become active.

Why is decarboxylation important?

The decarboxylation reaction is important because the heating process converts tetrahydrocannabinolic acid (THCA), the non-psychoactive cannabinoid acid, into the highly intoxicating THC compound that produces euphoria. ... In particular, THCA is not able to target the CB1 receptor that causes psychoactive effects.