Two Q's about making & using cannabis medicine

[Puglover1]

Balm: I was gifted my original 'puck' by a dispensary on their grand opening day, no THC was on-site that day. I made a dispo jar full of balm that lasted for 4 years. It was a hard little puck, probably had beeswax+ in it. I really would rather not buy several ingredients to make such a small jar that lasts so long. I use it for my knees, made it strong & 'hard', nothing like a lotion, so that it'd absorb fast w/o needing much and the pugs couldn't lick it off. (I heat-softened the puck, added EVOO, then 1:1 RSO & some THC-only RSO.) Sad to see it go. Do they sell balm starter pucks somewhere?

Q2: WTH should I do with a g of THCA powder 99+% Grim Bastard OG, a hybrid but this batch is sativa heavy in affect, per mine & others' reviews who bought the same batch. I dabbed it & sprinkled it on weed, speedy & sweaty, I don't get anxiety. Sativa helps pain for me - use it in balm? Use it for edibles with some pure indica to balance it out? I don't know if I'd even want to dab it for pain - I'm used to sweating but hate the speediness even thought it doesn't last long. Buzz kill. Thanks.

[Gingerbeard]

Hey Puglover1 . Welcome to GWE. Great questions! I'm not into balms and the ilk. Tried once. My knuckles and elbows were nice and smoothe. That's about it.
Hold onto your powder. Use it over time. You see a little goes a long way. Find yourself a nice strong indica to mix it with. Mixing the powder with another gram of a saucy terp sauce will make it easier to take and last longer. It doesn't even have to be good stuff. You're just looking for the terps to offset the quick peen of the 99.9%.
I'm trying to convince myself decarbing straight crystals/powder is not a good idea. I don't know why. I also don't know why it wouldn't work.
Suppose you could make medicated under-arm deodorant? Thin skin? Easy to absorbe?
Mabe make your own sex wax? It's firm and in puck form like your first puck.
Puck. Puck. Puck. Puck.
I picked up two ounces of budder.
Puck. Puck. Puck. Puck.
My lips are sticky with resin.
Puck. Puck. Puck. Puck.
I like saying, Puck. Puck. Puck. Puck.

[Puglover1]

What strain of budder did ya get? Terp sauce sounds like a good idea, thanks. Sex wax, hmm.

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