Ensure that the bud’s ground are fully coated with butter but not to the extent of soaking as that might inhibit THC release. This step is necessary for extracting THC from the plant so that you make a potent marijuana tea. As THC is insoluble in water, it needs a fatty substance to bind onto under high heat. The presence of butterfat and high temperatures from the hot water extracts the THC from the ground buds enabling you to ingest it with the tea.