Possible mold on mah stash!

[shortguysam]

Well, I found a stash of a friend of mine that appears to be molded, but I am not completely sure. I have run into this kind of smell/texture before with weed, but then I wasnt sure either.

Theres not an obvious mold growing, but the surface texture is different than most weed and the smell is either moldy, or really strong. I say the smell can be compared to a chlorine-like smell. It also breaks up really odd, very stiff and stringy, and kinda hard.

I need help. Ive smoked a little bit of it, and I got pretty high, but I want to know what you guys think. Do you think its moldy?


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[Mr. Clandestine]

If that's something you bought recently, I'd definitely inform the person that you got it from. That kind of shit definitely does not need to be in circulation. I've known of several people who smoked moldy buds, and they didn't develop any pneumonia or mutant appendages (at least, not to my knowledge)... but I wouldn't recommend ingesting any more of it.

[jagarr]

im no hydroagribotapottamus or anything but that shit looks like someone mined it out from beneath the pyramids or something.

looks like someone moved hoffa out of the way underneath giants stadium and thats what was growing under him...

i'd wait for a pro to respond before you put any more of that in you.

[Mr. Clandestine]

Well, I'm no pro... but you don't really need to be a pro to know that smoking the stuff in that picture could potentially be bad for you. All you need is a pair of eyeballs, and common sense.

[melodious fellow]

I cannot tell from the picture... no obvious mold

However, if you are worried, make Green Dragon or something is what I have heard recommended before.

Moldy brownies do not sound very pleasant, but perhaps stomach acid is enough protection from this mold?

Mold is no joke man, it can kill

[killerweed420]

That actually looks like its really old weed.I definitely wouldn't smoke it. But it still might make some good green dragon. Thats what I do with any moldy weed.

[josemartinez915]

wierd. i would definately not smoke that

[legalize_it420_4ever]

lol when u smoke weed u light it on fire fire=dead mold smoke= harmless i have smoked mouldy weed when i was hurtin more then once its hard to tell unless u inspect it close cause the white mold just looks like crystals unless u look real close it just tastes like ass is all its not like tokin it is guna cause mold to grow in ur lungs or nothin penicilin is made from mold people injest that so yah its not harmful just not pleasant as smokin nice fresh buds either ur best bet is prolly to make it into hash or oil n kill the mould that way either way it wont infect u or nothin

[OntarioToker69]

It Certainly does look nasty.do you have alot?
if you've got a couple Ounces fill Bucket With water and A shitload of ice and throw that moldy shit in there!All your Trichomes will sink to the bottom of the bucket,all the gross ass mold and plant material float to the top,skim off the gross shit and smoke the ice hash!

[Pfimike]

Legalize your saying to chance it smart bro real smart. I would flush that crap and Move to the Pac coast and you can't even find that garbage. Risking Getting sick to catch a buzz is ignorant risking getting sick to medicate kinda defeating the purpose don't ya think.


GL with it though bro....

[OntarioToker69]

I agree about moving to the west coast,you won't have problems out there man!
but seriously that weed is pretty much useless.I personally wouldn't smoke it.But I've seen moldy weed made into bubble or ice hash.(but it was good Genetics though,maybe purple kush?)
and the weed you had was probably beasters to begin with so....

[smok3y]

You can see some fuzzy stuff on the bud on the second picture, looks like mould to me.. Dosent look like the best of bud to be honest, looks really old and pretty much looks like shit.. sorry dude, but you should try make some hash out of it or bin it.. :jointsmile:

[killerweed420]

I agree about moving to the west coast,you won't have problems out there man!
but seriously that weed is pretty much useless.I personally wouldn't smoke it.But I've seen moldy weed made into bubble or ice hash.(but it was good Genetics though,maybe purple kush?)
and the weed you had was probably beasters to begin with so....
I don't think moldy weed knows state boundaries.:wtf:

[melodious fellow]

lol when u smoke weed u light it on fire fire=dead mold smoke= harmless


its not like tokin it is guna cause mold to grow in ur lungs or nothin

either way it wont infect u or nothin




....and the answer to my question is here


i have smoked mouldy weed when i was hurtin more then once


do some research :mad:

[hybridlove420]

thats some starnge bud. it may have a surface mould.

i had the same once and its like a thin spirerweb covered in tiny spores. rip it open and see if any dust-looking stuff falls out

[carinia]

Dude.. I wouldnt touch that stuff. I have kinda sensitive lungs tho (haha, its awesome for a pot head), and they get real sensitive to mold and pollen and junk. Oh, and even if you 'burn' the mold, Legalize, it can still release spores which *will* get into your lungs and can be very compromising for your health. You see that stuff alot in people whose houses have burned down, they go to pick out whatever didnt get completely ruined and wind up with nasty lung infections from all the burnt mold and chemicals and ickiness.

Id toss it, or save it thru some green dragon, but no no smoking

[gainesvillegreen]

lol when u smoke weed u light it on fire fire=dead mold smoke= harmless

Ok, now you're offering completely worthless advice. Do you also believe that if you cook rotten meat, it's alright to eat, too?

Sure, the fungus wouldn't hurt you, but the harmful toxins that some produce might.

[ghosty]

yeah man, that does not look right at all, it looks pretty moldy, and really old... I wouldnt smoke it. perhaps the green dragon suggestion, but I've never made that before so I dunno how that'd work out... personally I'd feel wierd ingesting anyhing made from weed that looked that moldy.

[chrons]

I would not SMOKE that! Damn! Look at the second pic! Thats HORRIBLE looking. I'd make some brownies with it, maybe, but never smoke it, yikes...looks like it was dipped in some narsty :wtf:

Plus, seeds? You probably got it for cheap, looks like mids, I'd eat it or toss it and move on...

*Actually I looked at it again, and its DEF mold, MOST DEF MOLD. Throw it away!

peace

[faded247]

i wouldnt smoke that. 1)looks pretty weak. 2) looks moldy

[legalize_it420_4ever]

its not the same as eating rotten meat dude anything your inhaling is BURNT and DEAD name 1 living thing that can survive being totally combusted in a fire? ive done it before i didnt get sick and i got a buddy who smokes mouldy buds often because all he does is blaze free weed n hes not pickey at all IMO personal experiance beats research hands down im not sayin its good im not sayin smoke it im sayin its highly unlikely that smoke containing burnt mold spores will cause you any harm ud b surprised at how many things people think are gross wont actually make u sick when i was in rehab/wilderness therapy our food literally had dirt in it 1/2 the time we cooked it on open fires with nothing but sticks off the forest floor as utensils and look at blue cheese what do u see? hmmm mold? lol and what do u think growers make there oil from? hmmmm? buds that went to mold and shwag and everythin elese that nobody wants to smoke as it is i wouldnt smoke it unless i had nothing elese have any of you who are sayin im givin bad advice n shit smoked moldy buds before? because i HAVE and here i am alive to tell the story call my advice garbage if u want but i speak from EXPERIANCE not speculation and research from the internet say what u want bout me lol but id b willing to bet quite a bit on the fact that you probably wouldnt suffer any ill effects from smokin moldy weed it just tastes like poo flame all u want lol i still think its not any more harmful then puting any other kind of smoke into your lungs any kind of smoke has harmful toxins maybe im wrong and im guna drop dead tomorrow from all these things

[legalize_it420_4ever]

the amount of carsonegens and CHEMICALS from a house fire would be much much greater then from a bud that had some crap growin in it i smoked a moldy bud last week should i go get my lungs checked for mold to prove my point? i dont think thats worth it i duno why im still thinkin bout this now u got me paranoid maybe its infected my brain lmao ive heard of people cutting honey oil with black trash bags and look at that soap bar crud they smoke in europe im sorry if im wrong but thats my experiance with mold buds n im done talkin now

[Mr. Clandestine]

the amount of carsonegens and CHEMICALS from a house fire would be much much greater then from a bud that had some crap growin in it i smoked a moldy bud last week should i go get my lungs checked for mold to prove my point? i dont think thats worth it i duno why im still thinkin bout this now u got me paranoid maybe its infected my brain lmao

Bro, it's not exactly a great idea to chill with a house fire blazing all around you, just breathing in the carcinogens. Normally, most sane people would realize that they needed to get the hell out of this environment, and get to fresh air.

The point is, there are more risks posed by smoking moldy buds than there are by smoking non-moldy buds. This shouldn't be an issue, it should be common sense. Hell, just the act of igniting buds and inhaling the smoke isn't good for you. Compound that little tidbit with the fact that the buds are covered in some nasty moldy shit, and you might just have yourself a problem. Lots of folks in this thread offered alternatives, and the general consensus is NOT to smoke moldy buds. Don't take it as a personal attack, take it as advice for you and your buddy who have been smoking this shit, too. Don't tell people to research it on the internet, because common sense generally prevents people from questioning it in the first place. If you find a legitimate and reputable site that says smoking mold is not a problem, throw up a link. Until then, most everybody agrees that it's a bad idea.

And, don't get offended by this, but try to start throwing some periods and commas into these posts of yours. It makes it very difficult to read when every point you try to make just runs into one another. Punctuation almost always makes things seem more logical, which is generally a plus for whoever is flying off the handle.

Take care. :jointsmile:

[CultureCherryPopper]

Hahahaha, who likes respiratory infections? Better toke up and go buy some Mucinex and an inhaler. Just get a bottle of 151 or Everclear and save your lungs. Smoking any molded substance is bad news bears, whether tobacco or buds. After battling respiratory congestion from too much middies, I urge you to just make a tincture and be done with that bud.

[josemartinez915]

about what legalize is talking about..
i believe molds release harmful toxins as a way to fight other molds?
so if there were multiple molds on the bud, and you were to smoke it, you could potentially be inhaling those toxins.
im far from an expert, but yeah :stoned:

[legalize_it420_4ever]

Bro, it's not exactly a great idea to chill with a house fire blazing all around you, just breathing in the carcinogens. Normally, most sane people would realize that they needed to get the hell out of this environment, and get to fresh air.

The point is, there are more risks posed by smoking moldy buds than there are by smoking non-moldy buds. This shouldn't be an issue, it should be common sense. Hell, just the act of igniting buds and inhaling the smoke isn't good for you. Compound that little tidbit with the fact that the buds are covered in some nasty moldy shit, and you might just have yourself a problem. Lots of folks in this thread offered alternatives, and the general consensus is NOT to smoke moldy buds. Don't take it as a personal attack, take it as advice for you and your buddy who have been smoking this shit, too. Don't tell people to research it on the internet, because common sense generally prevents people from questioning it in the first place. If you find a legitimate and reputable site that says smoking mold is not a problem, throw up a link. Until then, most everybody agrees that it's a bad idea.

And, don't get offended by this, but try to start throwing some periods and commas into these posts of yours. It makes it very difficult to read when every point you try to make just runs into one another. Punctuation almost always makes things seem more logical, which is generally a plus for whoever is flying off the handle.

Take care. :jointsmile:

it wasnt me who braught up the house fire thing. or the reasearch thing. n ur not the first to comment on the ranting lunatic way i express my thaughts lol i kno its often hard for people to understand what im tryin to say n i get frustrated sometimes but thats how my brain works. i think much faster then i can process it into words n i hafta get it out when its there or its replaced by somethin totally different that has nothin to do with what i was origionally trying to say. i loose my train of thaught its somethin i need to work on asserting myself in ways other people can understand gets me into trouble at times too its hard for me i got several mental disorders n i get totally off topic like right now im doin it again :( neway thanks 4 atleast tryin to make sence of my words lol n not bein a dick about it im allways open to constructive critisism as long as its presented in a respectfull manner im guna try to use more puncctuation n rant less when i post on here but change is never easy its a slow painful process lol take it easy every1

[THClord]

your health is worth more than that nug. Feed it to your dog. :D


jk

[mrcl0wn]

wow, what a great subject. i just recently got 1 p of moldy weed, i was pissed. the dude dropped it down $300 for me because of how moldy it was.

shit had white and yellow molds on it, and smelled like cat piss, or some kind of cleaner. it was rock hard too.

but it looked like it used to be some high quality shit before getting old. it was light green, with crazy red and orange hairs all in it... cuz, one bowl of it would get u real baked

not sure if i was getting high off the thc or the mold though, haha.

anyway ... my cure for moldy weed is to put it in a couple of mason jars, go peel the skin off fresh oranges, throw the orange peels in with the weed in your mason jar. then close the lid and let set in a dark, cool spot for about 4 hours, and go check on it. make sure you let the buds dry properly before closing the lid on them again, otherwise you will just get more mold. after doing this a couple of times, your buds should be a lot softer, and have A LOT better smell, and A LOT better taste.

i mean if u have to get rid of it, just warn people its a bit moldy, and let them make their own decision. thats what i did, and people were actually choosing the moldy shit over the fresh, fruity tasting shit..just cuz the moldier shit got you way more stoned.

and after doing that too.. just hang on to that moldy batch...go get a new fresh batch, and just mix the 2 together.

thats my 2 cents
:stoned:

[shortguysam]

haha what an interesting idea. I'll definitely think of that. I was actually thinking of doing some green dragon stuff cuz I have 80% pure orange extract. I've also smoked the weed a little more and it gets you realy fucked with gravity bong hits, but it tastes gross.

Anyways, thanks.

[apple sighter]

No way in hell would I smoke that.

[carinia]

Legalize, Im actally talking about the mold really, not the chemicals and junk in a house fire. There are a lot of spores that can survive fire!! I live in prairie land, you would be amazed at the amount of grasses that seed only after a grass fire b/c they are built to withstand high heat. Its an evolutionary advantage, fire burns out the grass, the seeds only survive, they have free reign to take over the newly cleared and fertalized land.

Same shit goes with mold or fungus.. did you know that anthrax spores can survive over 100 years in desert sand? Only to come in contact with a small amount of water and then kill 100 rhinos. There is also a lot of new research in the field of fire ecology that explains a lot of this stuff. Anyway, Im getting sidetracked. :)


Oh and Josemartinez... frickin LOVE that avatar. :) cuz I do love my burritos..

[akimbo1013]

yea thats definitely moldy. Don't smoke it

[gainesvillegreen]

its not the same as eating rotten meat dude anything your inhaling is BURNT and DEAD name 1 living thing that can survive being totally combusted in a fire? ive done it before i didnt get sick and i got a buddy who smokes mouldy buds often because all he does is blaze free weed n hes not pickey at all IMO personal experiance beats research hands down im not sayin its good im not sayin smoke it im sayin its highly unlikely that smoke containing burnt mold spores will cause you any harm ud b surprised at how many things people think are gross wont actually make u sick when i was in rehab/wilderness therapy our food literally had dirt in it 1/2 the time we cooked it on open fires with nothing but sticks off the forest floor as utensils and look at blue cheese what do u see? hmmm mold? lol and what do u think growers make there oil from? hmmmm? buds that went to mold and shwag and everythin elese that nobody wants to smoke as it is i wouldnt smoke it unless i had nothing elese have any of you who are sayin im givin bad advice n shit smoked moldy buds before? because i HAVE and here i am alive to tell the story call my advice garbage if u want but i speak from EXPERIANCE not speculation and research from the internet say what u want bout me lol but id b willing to bet quite a bit on the fact that you probably wouldnt suffer any ill effects from smokin moldy weed it just tastes like poo flame all u want lol i still think its not any more harmful then puting any other kind of smoke into your lungs any kind of smoke has harmful toxins maybe im wrong and im guna drop dead tomorrow from all these things

OK, in my post I already explained it: it's not the mold, or bacteria that hurts you, it's the toxins produced by them. The toxins are not alive, thus cannot be killed by the fire.

[gainesvillegreen]

wow, what a great subject. i just recently got 1 p of moldy weed, i was pissed. the dude dropped it down $300 for me because of how moldy it was.

shit had white and yellow molds on it, and smelled like cat piss, or some kind of cleaner. it was rock hard too.

but it looked like it used to be some high quality shit before getting old. it was light green, with crazy red and orange hairs all in it... cuz, one bowl of it would get u real baked

not sure if i was getting high off the thc or the mold though, haha.

anyway ... my cure for moldy weed is to put it in a couple of mason jars, go peel the skin off fresh oranges, throw the orange peels in with the weed in your mason jar. then close the lid and let set in a dark, cool spot for about 4 hours, and go check on it. make sure you let the buds dry properly before closing the lid on them again, otherwise you will just get more mold. after doing this a couple of times, your buds should be a lot softer, and have A LOT better smell, and A LOT better taste.

i mean if u have to get rid of it, just warn people its a bit moldy, and let them make their own decision. thats what i did, and people were actually choosing the moldy shit over the fresh, fruity tasting shit..just cuz the moldier shit got you way more stoned.

and after doing that too.. just hang on to that moldy batch...go get a new fresh batch, and just mix the 2 together.

thats my 2 cents
:stoned:

Most of your post seems to revolve around dealing. This is not a site for people to discuss dealing, and speaking of such is disallowed on these forums.

Also, selling potentially harmful cannabis to people to make some money is deplorable.

[smok3y]

So what did you do with that bit bud? Did you's smoke it? :rastasmoke:

[stinkyattic]

its not the same as eating rotten meat dude anything your inhaling is BURNT and DEAD name 1 living thing that can survive being totally combusted in a fire? ive done it before i didnt get sick and i got a buddy who smokes mouldy buds often because all he does is blaze free weed n hes not pickey at all IMO personal experiance beats research hands down im not sayin its good im not sayin smoke it im sayin its highly unlikely that smoke containing burnt mold spores will cause you any harm ud b surprised at how many things people think are gross wont actually make u sick when i was in rehab/wilderness therapy our food literally had dirt in it 1/2 the time we cooked it on open fires with nothing but sticks off the forest floor as utensils and look at blue cheese what do u see? hmmm mold? lol and what do u think growers make there oil from? hmmmm? buds that went to mold and shwag and everythin elese that nobody wants to smoke as it is i wouldnt smoke it unless i had nothing elese have any of you who are sayin im givin bad advice n shit smoked moldy buds before? because i HAVE and here i am alive to tell the story call my advice garbage if u want but i speak from EXPERIANCE not speculation and research from the internet say what u want bout me lol but id b willing to bet quite a bit on the fact that you probably wouldnt suffer any ill effects from smokin moldy weed it just tastes like poo flame all u want lol i still think its not any more harmful then puting any other kind of smoke into your lungs any kind of smoke has harmful toxins maybe im wrong and im guna drop dead tomorrow from all these things
I don't even know where to being pointing out all the ignorant statements in this post.
But I'll try.

1- You are sucking air through the mass of bud in your joint or bowl and not every bit of what comes through has been exposed to the amount of heat needed for correct sterilization. Mold spores can, in fact, withstand quite high heat, and you are sucking them in along with the smoke.

2- Personal experience beats research hands down? Oh hahahaha this is priceless. That statement is so ignorant that the rest of your post(s?) just lost all credibility in my opinion. I'm a researcher in the field of public health and environmental health sciences... I strongly beg to differ lololololol

3- Forest floor 'dirt' is not the worst bunch of pathogens yer ever gonna be exposed to lol... BUT THAT'S WHY YOU COOKED YOUR FOOD!

4- The type of organism found in cheeses (penicillum is a common one... yeah... the stuff antibiotics are made from- and btw it's not mold, it's a BACTERIUM) is much different than the type found in bud (botyris)

5- Growers don't make hash from moldy buds. They make it from the trim saved from manicuring plants healthy enough to go to market. Any grower who uses moldy buds to make product is a scoundrel who needs a smack upside the dome. I THROW AWAY any bud with mold on it. There's some in my rubbish now if ya want to come pick through. It's somewhere between the old coffee grounds and the used tampons.

6- Good for you. I've crossed a divided highway on foot before and didn't happen to get run over. I've had sex in the shower and didn't break my neck. I've played with sticks and didn't poke someone's eye out. Keep at it though... it's only a matter of time.

7- Your lack of punctuation is not helping your case for being a good source of accurate information by the way.

[stinkyattic]

anyway ... my cure for moldy weed is to put it in a couple of mason jars, ..... [bunch of stupid shit].....after doing this a couple of times, your buds should be a lot softer, and have A LOT better smell, and A LOT better taste.

i mean if u have to get rid of it, just warn people its a bit moldy, and let them make their own decision. thats what i did, and people were actually choosing the moldy shit over the fresh, fruity tasting shit..just cuz the moldier shit got you way more stoned.

and after doing that too.. just hang on to that moldy batch...go get a new fresh batch, and just mix the 2 together.

Wow. Infraction for discussing dealing [again] and -rep for being really fast-n-loose with the health of others.
This does not 'cure' moldy buds. You describe the curing process, but that's not what curing means. There's nothing WRONG with buds that are set to be cured. All you are doing is taking some crap bud that was offloaded on you and making it smell better so you can still earn a buck. Nice. You're a fine upstanding example of our community!:thumbsup:

Anyway. With that, since I see we can't count on some people to contribute accurate information, and all that's going to happen is a big flame war, this ridiculous thread is CLOSED.

SMARTEN UP. MOLDY BUDS CAN MAKE YOU SICK.
And there will be absolutely NO discussion of dealing ANYWHERE on this site.