Smoking 30 year old bud

[GreenLadyOfDankDowns]

The other day I was searching through my grandmother's attic for some of the old family photo albums when I came across my uncle's trunk from his college years. I was curious as to what sort of memorabilia he might have stored so I picked the lock. It was a simple lock, and only took a couple of minutes with a bobby pin to get it open. I scored big time for my vinyl collection because all of his old Black Sabbath albums were in there. They were in great shape too. I also found an old lava lamp which I'm going to try to clean up and see if it works. Attic prospecting, you gotta love it. It made me happy because, yes these items are pretty cool, but also because my uncle died last year and it's nice to have little mementos of him like these. There was also a bonus item that gave me a pleasant surprise. At the bottom of the trunk, stuffed inside an old pair of Chuck Taylor All Star high top sneakers was a small jelly jar which contained weed! There wasn't much of it, about three or four fat joints worth of some very fluffy if somewhat brittle orangish-yellow bud. Along with the albums and lava lamp, I came home with my uncle's pot time capsule. So, now here I sit, listening to Ozzy sing "Sweet Leaf" while I toke on a bowl of some well aged weed. It doesn't have much flavor, but the aroma is quite nice. Musky, with spicy undertones. What taste it does have is similar to the scent. I am happily surprised to find it isn't harsh to smoke. This is my second bowl thus far. The high is slow, mellow, and creeping. It isn't a potent high, but nice and relaxing none the less. It's almost like getting to kick back and share a smoke with my uncle once again. Great, now I'm going to cry. Here's to you Uncle "G"! May there be fine smoke and no pain where ever your spirit might be!

[halo]

NOICE!!!!!!

[nightlight]

yikes that is wild, im curious to see pictures if its a possibility.

[Coelho]

Damn, man... that a great finding indeed! I like to think about you uncle, rolling this joints looong ago... how he could ever imagine this joints would survive so much time, until be found by you... im sure when he rolled them youre not born, so he hadnt idea that someday, some nephew of him would smoke them, after so much time... imagine the another joints that were rolled with the same weed, but were smoked long ago... i could go on and on... i love to think about things like that... for me, thats a REALLY awesome thing to think about... past, present, future...
"Oh, it makes me wonder...
Oh, really makes me wonder..."

[GreenLadyOfDankDowns]

I'll try to get my digital camera back from my mother tomorrow so I can take a picture to share Nightlight. She borrowed it from me this weekend so she and my father could photograph some land they are thinking of buying. The weed wasn't rolled Coelho. I was just saying the amount of weed is enough to roll that many joints. Also I am his niece, not nephew. :error: That's ok though, it's an honest mistake. However, you are correct about the weed being from before I was born. He graduated from college in 1976, and I wasn't born until 78.

[Coelho]

Also I am his niece, not nephew.

Im VERY sorry!!! I didnt noticed youre a woman... forgive me. :1baa:

[GreenLadyOfDankDowns]

Like I said, it's ok, and an honest mistake. ;)

[geonagual]

Very nice:thumbsup:
I can imagine the rush of emotions going through that stuff.
and then kicking back and smoking a bowl of weed from days gone by. Congrats on the find and the reconnection with your uncle.:hippy:

[UMrocksmysocks]

did you get high???

[meds02093]

thats weird lol..

[Jesta]

I wanna see a picture and I also think you should save a little of it as a keepsake thing.

[josh g]

Captain Crunk, your talking about "How High?".
That was an awesome movie, hahaha! Damn good thing the weed wasnt moldy or too frail.
I hope the "yellow" isnt mold! Anyway, that must be an awesome experience.
Still waitin on those pics! Toke on. :jointsmile:

[Bob the Awesome]

Wow, that is the most bittersweet thing ever ^^ Sounds like a good experience.

[sefi]

dam thats awesom, blacksabbath,a lava lamp AND aged weed,its makeing me wanna go through my attic ahahah

[GreenLadyOfDankDowns]

Great memories indeed S.W.E.D.420. It didn't have any mold that I could see, the bud and leaves (There was a fair amount of leaves which I picked out and strangely enough have saved. I just felt like it would be wrong to throw any of it away.) are simply orangish-yellow in color. If any of our smoking elders are reading this; Was this a common color of pot back in the day, or has it turned this color over time? Before I forget, I did contact my mother and she'll be bringing my camera back tomorrow evening. I'll post a pic by tomorrow night. I've decided that I'm going to take the stems and leaves that remain and grind them to a fine powder which I will then work into a block of polymer clay. Then I can sculpt some sort of memorial item, and oven fire it so that part of what I found can last pretty much forever. My uncle always had an affinity for big cats like panthers and such, so maybe I'll sculpt something like that. I can remember him taking me to the zoo when I was five, and we sat and ate ice cream while looking at the panther exhibit. Yeah, that would be a fitting memorial.

[josh g]

That sound's real sweet of you. ;)
You go do that!

[Nor.Cal Smoker]

Your story gave me the chills, what a nice way to remember your uncle. And I also agree with Jesta, you should try to keep just a little bit as a keep sake or maybe even save it for your "pot time capsule". One day maybe your nieces and nephews will find it and say the same thing you are saying now.

How cool, for you to have been able to share in your uncles college days. Days before you were born. I couldn't imagine finding weed from 1976 that is before I was born, too. I can't believe the weed didn't just dissenigrate in the jar after all these years. WOW

[GreenLadyOfDankDowns]

It is super brittle and you have to be careful handling it. If I broke it up like regular every day bud it would crumble to powder. It was stored in a cool, dry, completely dark environment and remained totally undisturbed over the years. Otherwise, it probably wouldn't have survived. I'm really thankful for this experience. I was really hit hard when he died last year, because he was the relative I was the closest with. When I was a kid, he lived in the garage apartment behind my grandparents home so I spent a lot of time with him there.

He used to keep me sometimes when my parents wanted to go out at night, and he'd let me watch horror movies on his betamax till after midnight even when I was very young and play his Attari system. I can also remember the scent of marijuana and incense lingering in his apartment. Of course I didn't know what pot was then. I just thought he smoked funny smelling cigarettes. To this day, that aroma has a comforting effect on me. Probably because that scent accompanies all my happiest childhood memories.

He was always kind to me, and never seemed to mind having this chubby little girl (I looked a lot like a cabbage patch doll in those days.)tagging after him. Then again I was a very quiet unobtrusive child, so that might have made a difference. I can remember laying on a hideous day glow orange shag rug in front of his big console tv in his living room, drawing with crayons, while he and his friends sat around smoking, talking about art, music, or politics. I really miss him, and those days when happiness came so easily. Yes, I am very grateful to have found that trunk.

[NightProwler]

awesome. defintily save a nug. maybe in another 40 years you could sell it to a measueum. lol i know i spelled that weird

[Nightwolf1772]

yea keeps some just to remeber him very nice story nice of u to remeber him

[Granger01]

bs lol

[GreenLadyOfDankDowns]

Sorry Granger01. It isn't bs, but I'm not going to debate it with you. This experience made me quite happy, and there's nothing anyone can say to detract from that.

[dunney508]

RIP to yor uncle

I would go to his grave stone and share a bowl with him,

[CaptainDankNuggets]

Post some pics.

[jaGerbom]

RIP to yor uncle

I would go to his grave stone and share a bowl with him,

i like that idea u should do that...just wouldnt wanna get caught haha.

[lazy smoker7]

i really want to see those pics... plus that must be weird smoking bud thats so old.... awesome story... i wish i found a time capsul full of pot in it

[rebgirl420]

Thats pretty kick ass if you ask me!

[Storm Crow]

Sweetie, were there any seeds in his stash? Much of the pot back then was seeded. And we smoked the leaves as well as the buds. Pot is remarkably resilient. I managed to find my jar of seeds from 20 years ago and 4 managed to sprout (2 males , 2 females). They were nothing special, sadly, just so-so, but it was fun to grow them out. It would be awesome if there were some seeds, considering the emotional connection. Enjoy your memories!- Granny:hippy:

[GreenLadyOfDankDowns]

I wish I could smoke at his grave in memoriam. My uncle was cremated so that isn't possible. I could however go and smoke at the waterfall about fifteen miles from here. That's where we scattered his ashes. I haven't smoked any more of it besides those two bowls. I'm going to smoke a joint of it June 12th (the anniversary of his death) and save the rest for posterity. I hope a joint will work. Like I said, this stuff is super dry. It may burn too fast.

Pics will be coming soon everyone, just waiting for my mother to bring back my camera. She drags her feet something awful sometimes. No worries, there will be pics. I tried using my camera phone, but can't get a clear shot. Stupid 1.5 megapixel camera phone. Yeah Storm Crow the amount of leaves with the bud surprised me actually. And the bud isn't tight like it is today. Very fluffly, and no signs of trichomes either. Would you say the lack of potency is from age, or just overall low quality?

I counted nine seeds which I saved. I was going to post to the grow section asking if anyone thought they might still be viable. I know three of them would probably not germinate because they are small, kind of flat, and yellow/white. The rest are nice and big, light tan in color with darker brown markings. It would be awesome if I could germinate those and actually get a couple of seedlings to sprout. I'm considering making an attempt.

IF they did sprout and I could coax them into growing, even if the yield and quality weren't so great it would still be a worthwhile endeavor in my opinion. What do you think? Should I give it a go?

[GreenLadyOfDankDowns]

It's a crappy picture, but I decided to go ahead and post the pic I got with my camera phone. Hopefully my mother will drop my good camera off to me after she gets off work this evening.

EDIT: PS) If any of you have a motorola razor, can you tell me how to change the camera settings so it will take pictures larger than a thumbnail?

[Kid Dynamite]

Wow props to you man, sounds like a trippy experience...you never had the chance to blaze with your uncle in person, but i'm sure he's happy that he got to share a little something with you.

P.s i like the idea of growing the seeds...then your uncle stash could go on living indefinately...you could name the strain after him.

[User Name Here]

Damn, man... that a great finding indeed! I like to think about you uncle, rolling this joints looong ago... how he could ever imagine this joints would survive so much time, until be found by you... im sure when he rolled them youre not born, so he hadnt idea that someday, some nephew of him would smoke them, after so much time... imagine the another joints that were rolled with the same weed, but were smoked long ago... i could go on and on... i love to think about things like that... for me, thats a REALLY awesome thing to think about... past, present, future...
"Oh, it makes me wonder...
Oh, really makes me wonder..."

i'll do it for my kids hah.

good story to.

[miraz]

thats sick as fuck you fond that man. R.I.P. your uncle. i may have missed this man, but how was the high?? and happy toking :jointsmile:

[Gunner420]

awesome story.......and if i was u i would definately plant the seeds :)

[Hookah314]

im sorry to hear about your loss. i lost my grandpa and one of my great friend-aaron only 16- in the last week. it sucks. but getting high always helps :)

[are you kind]

if it was in a jelly jar, the thc would be stuck... nowhere to evaporate to

i've only smoked one year old bud that i stashed in teh attic

[originalblu]

nice, you struck gold, he would of wanted you to smoke it

[orangeman]

Wow that's crazy. I didn't know bud stayed good for that long haha. Nice shit, I wish I could sample some :).

[Frickr]

I believe in all that karma kind of stuff, and do you think, that maybe because of your relationship with him, this was sort of his way of keeping that memory alive? Like subconsiously, he left that weed in his truck, so that after he had passed away, you would find it, and it would respark all the great memories that you have of him all over again. But yes i would try to grow those seeds, just keep the antique stash and maybe lock it away in a truck with a bit of your weed, hoping that one day one of your younger relitives whom you have influenced find it. If you grow it and kind of see how the plant matures and everything, maybe you can get it so every year, on the anaversery of his passing, the crop will be ready, and will be your own special momentum to smoke all day in his honor.

Death isnt always a sad thing, when we loose the ones we love the most, we hold onto the good memories that much harder, so let this be your way of reconnecting with him

[jakez]

I believe in all that karma kind of stuff, and do you think, that maybe because of your relationship with him, this was sort of his way of keeping that memory alive? Like subconsiously, he left that weed in his truck, so that after he had passed away, you would find it, and it would respark all the great memories that you have of him all over again. But yes i would try to grow those seeds, just keep the antique stash and maybe lock it away in a truck with a bit of your weed, hoping that one day one of your younger relitives whom you have influenced find it. If you grow it and kind of see how the plant matures and everything, maybe you can get it so every year, on the anaversery of his passing, the crop will be ready, and will be your own special momentum to smoke all day in his honor.

Death isnt always a sad thing, when we loose the ones we love the most, we hold onto the good memories that much harder, so let this be your way of reconnecting with him

Ok Dr. Phil :giggity:

Nah nice thoughts though.

[Zohar]

Wonderful story =) Thanks for sharing.