I've used vodka and a few other high-proof alcohols in the past. My process was basically this: 1)Grind herb finely and place it in a glass jar. 2)Pour alcohol until it covers the herb. 3)Let sit for a few weeks in a dark, cool place shaking every so often. Then just get an eyedropper and put the strained liquid in it and drop a few drops under your tongue or onto some food.
sew weed into a cloth tea-bag and put that with enough popskull to cover it twice in a flask and cap with a condenser, put in hot water bath and reflux for a while 12 hours maybe, keep your coolent cool and be careful not to lose any vapors off the top, shouldnt require much if any filtration.