dumb idea

[HUEY]

i was smoking mu j then i thought the folowwing dumb idea
I was considering of extricating THC with water(or/with DCM), muriatic acid 12°, NaOH.
crishing the weed mix it the water or dcm or both. get the solvent up to an pH of approximately 12.6 so 99% of the THC is deprotonized
ph back down to 7 . DUE TO the unsolvability of THC, I would suspect to make cristal in the water.
im i wrong or ist it even possible

 

[fidelis]

tbh i wasnt sure so i asked chatgpt and got this response:
"While the described process theoretically aims to extract and crystallize THC from cannabis, there are practical and safety concerns to consider. Deprotonating THC with NaOH at high pH can increase its solubility, but the crystallization step in water at neutral pH might not yield THC crystals as anticipated."

something else to consider is that "THC itself is not typically known to form crystals in water upon neutralization. It tends to remain in solution due to its lipophilic (fat-soluble) nature, unless there are specific conditions or additives present that facilitate crystallization."

ur better off just doing this (oil extraction)