Green v Cured

[gypski]

I wonder when the dominant kind of medicine is going to fully cured as opposed to dry enough (green) to smoke? Sticky is good, but dried stable THC is even better and that is what sticky becomes. Of course, I will use some of my medicine early, but I intend to let the harvest cure to its best state.

How do you like yours? A High Times issue had a debate on this a few years back and 6 months was the optimum period. :smokin:

[justpics]

anyone that says 6 months is the "optimal" period is blowing smoke.






its quite strain dependent. I've got some strains that are fine after a week or two in jard (about 3 weeks total dry/cure time)...some others take as long as 2 months in a jar to reach their full potential.

I've never seen a bud go through significant changes after the 8+ week point.


IMO, leaving it in an oxygenated environment for that long would convert more THC to CBN than you would gain through the curing process.

[killerweed420]

My G13 strain seems to get better with age. Some of mine is about a year old and smokes nice. But it's hard to let it sit there that long unsmoked.lol

[jamessr]

Why was weed back in the 60'-70' brown or gold or red? now its all green unless it's imported..was this strain or curing processes that does this?

[gypski]

Why was weed back in the 60'-70' brown or gold or red? now its all green unless it's imported..was this strain or curing processes that does this?

Because it was fully cured that's why the distinctive strain colors show up. Green is not cured. :thumbsup:

[justpics]

That's wrong. Brown bud is caused by anaerobic bacteria that eats the chlorophyll. The curing process will not remove all or even most the green from bud.

The smell of chlorophyll is removed but not all the color.

[gypski]

That's wrong. Brown bud is caused by anaerobic bacteria that eats the chlorophyll. The curing process will not remove all or even most the green from bud.

The smell of chlorophyll is removed but not all the color.

Bullshit. :D

[jamessr]

That's wrong. Brown bud is caused by anaerobic bacteria that eats the chlorophyll. The curing process will not remove all or even most the green from bud.

The smell of chlorophyll is removed but not all the color.

This article says Anaerobic bacteria turn marijuana into brown slime..not brown cured cannabis. So wtf? explain please with some science to back it up?

Re: Everything about MOLD and marijuana (http://newsgroups.derkeiler.com/Archive/Alt/alt.gathering.rainbow/2009-10/msg01118.html)

[justpics]

Bullshit. :D

according the Jorge Cervantes and Ed Rosenthal, the anaerobic bacteria feeds on chlorophyll, turning the marijuana brown and releasing the smell of ammonia.


this is why brown mexi often smells of windex.


your bud should not be totally brown, and even completely cured but should still have a green coloring to it unless it started out without any to begin with.



This article says Anaerobic bacteria turn marijuana into brown slime..not brown cured cannabis. So wtf? explain please with some science to back it up?

Re: Everything about MOLD and marijuana (http://newsgroups.derkeiler.com/Archive/Alt/alt.gathering.rainbow/2009-10/msg01118.html)

post a pic of "brown cured cannabis"...the only brown bud i've seen I would not smoke or recommend anyone smoke.

according to Jorge Cervantes the brown mexi is caused by anaerobic bacteria, and that's why it smells like windex, the bacteria eats the chlorophyll and releases ammonia.

eventually I think it would become slime, ya, which is why I won't smoke it.

[justpics]

here's the actual quote from Ed Rosenthal, "The odor is caused by anaerobic bacteria, which are active in the absence of oxygen. Ammonia is one of their waste products. Anaerobic decomposition quickly destroys chlorophyll, leaving buds tan or brown colored."



Jorge's quote is explaining why mexi-brick is brown and is in his book, but its 300 pages and im not scanning every page to quote mine.



In my experience, when buds are starting out green, a nice cure will lighten that color, producing a light green, that sits behind the white/grey created by the trichomes, with hints of a golden tan/orange highlighted by the pistils/stem/parts of calyx.

[Joshish]

I agree that anything more than 8 weeks of curing is futile. As far as flavor goes, I prefer a 30 day jar cure. The flavors seem to be more pronounced than at 60 days and the smoke is slighly sweeter. I do have one strain however, that seems to taste and smell worse with a good cure. The reason is that the more subtle flavor of babypowder is way more pronounced with a longtime jar cure of that strain, it's just not a deisirable taste that I prefer. The nugs actually cure golden though, way more than anything else in the harem.

[gypski]

according the Jorge Cervantes and Ed Rosenthal, the anaerobic bacteria feeds on chlorophyll, turning the marijuana brown and releasing the smell of ammonia.


this is why brown mexi often smells of windex.


your bud should not be totally brown, and even completely cured but should still have a green coloring to it unless it started out without any to begin with.




post a pic of "brown cured cannabis"...the only brown bud i've seen I would not smoke or recommend anyone smoke.

according to Jorge Cervantes the brown mexi is caused by anaerobic bacteria, and that's why it smells like windex, the bacteria eats the chlorophyll and releases ammonia.

eventually I think it would become slime, ya, which is why I won't smoke it.

I have personally cured cannabis that didn't smell like ammonia or any other smell but good cannabis. And it was brown, cured in Mason Jars vacuum sealed for two month. When opened and smoke it was dynamite. I now know you have never had Acapulco Gold or Red Lebanese Hash that derive their colors from the dried plant material. but hey, you can believe what you want. :D

[gypski]

The colors in cannabis denote the color it ends up being when dried. Its in the genes of the plant. :rastasmoke:

Colours in Cannabis | Cannabis Culture Magazine (http://www.cannabisculture.com/v2/node/10686)

[justpics]

Good hash in my experience derives it's color from the trichome heads. Which can be a reddish, good oils will often be an orange to red as well.

I've grown strains that were made up of bright purple and red flowers with leaves that changed from green to pink in flower. All kinds of colors are possible, but green is the most prominent, and what the title of your post was specifically talking about so that's what I am focused on.

herb that starts green doesn't become totally brown with a "good cure"...the only way something goes from all green to all brown is through bacteria.

[justpics]

It's also important to make a distinction between organic and inorganic buds. and also feeding schedules employed. Those buds which were grown using primarily inorganc nutrients and fed with available nitrogen later in flower, will tend to be a lot more green at the end of curing. Their green will fade less than those grown with primarily organic nutrients and especially if not fed nitrogen in late flower.

Both should retain some green coloring though.

[jamessr]

Mexican weed wasn't on my list of brown cannabis...that is just a given from what the u.s. does in Mexico and columbia...how about Tia? or like gypski said, from country's which specialize in unique strains and curing..does Ed or George mention any non-mexi/lumbo cannabis without the ammonia smell?;)

[gypski]

Good hash in my experience derives it's color from the trichome heads. Which can be a reddish, good oils will often be an orange to red as well.

I've grown strains that were made up of bright purple and red flowers with leaves that changed from green to pink in flower. All kinds of colors are possible, but green is the most prominent, and what the title of your post was specifically talking about so that's what I am focused on.

herb that starts green doesn't become totally brown with a "good cure"...the only way something goes from all green to all brown is through bacteria.

Let a fan leaf totally die and tell me what color it is. Put your fan leaves in brown paper shopping bags after they are dry and in a dark place for a couple of months and they will be a shade of brown. Not all brown color comes from bacteria. Are you reading from the manuals then post a rewrite what you read to appear knowledgeable? Cervantes and Rosenthal have said different thing with different writings, and have contradicted themselves. :D

[justpics]

Let a fan leaf totally die and tell me what color it is. Put your fan leaves in brown paper shopping bags after they are dry and in a dark place for a couple of months and they will be a shade of brown. Not all brown color comes from bacteria. Are you reading from the manuals then post a rewrite what you read to appear knowledgeable? Cervantes and Rosenthal have said different thing with different writings, and have contradicted themselves. :D


im responding to when you said


Green is not cured.


which is totally wrong.

the green color can definitely fade during the dry/cure process, but just because something is green doesn't mean it isn't cured. and bud that is completely brown is generally from improper packaging.

I would not call a hint of golden tan colors within a canvas of greens and whites, "brown"...maybe some really light brown highlights, but all the green isn't going to just magically become brown from a good cure. In fact if you see all brown, something went horribly wrong more likely than not.


and my friends who grow using inorganic lines of nutrients have totally green bud after 8-12 weeks of curing. using the color green as a way of identifying uncured bud is just plain retarded.

[justpics]

All brown weed; http://img268.imageshack.us/img268/1056/uesc06img0353.jpg



8 week cured hydro organic; http://i37.tinypic.com/kbemur.jpg





ya, the greens are faded, no its not brown.

[jamessr]

All brown weed; http://img268.imageshack.us/img268/1056/uesc06img0353.jpg



8 week cured hydro organic; http://i37.tinypic.com/kbemur.jpg





ya, the greens are faded, no its not brown.

Ah, brick weed..not even close to what I was talking about..i said no mexi/lumbo. how about true Moroccan, afgan, stuff like that..the days before genetics, boosting additives American, Holland, Canadian and such science...

Weed wasn't "green" after curing before all the techno shit going on...the cured good chit was indeed golden/brownish..and didn't smell like ammonia or bad at all..but, just smelled and tasted good...it sure didn't leave my smoking device full of crap in such a short time as the green stuff does now adays..

[justpics]

well then mail this conversation back to 1981, because today, if you think green herb means bad or uncured you're gonna miss out on a lot.


not that I am saying all good bud is green...

http://i38.tinypic.com/1o7upy.jpg

sometimes its red/pink!


I'd love to see a pic of this brown herb that's not crap btw, if someone has one.

[jamessr]

well then mail this conversation back to 1981, because today, if you think green herb means bad or uncured you're gonna miss out on a lot.


not that I am saying all good bud is green...

http://i38.tinypic.com/1o7upy.jpg

sometimes its red/pink!


I'd love to see a pic of this brown herb that's not crap btw, if someone has one.

lol...not missing out on anything at all...having a conversation about cured grown right cannabis...never said it was "bad"...go to the country's i named and find some green cured herb..let me know what you find..2010, not 1981.

[justpics]

the first pic is of a plant straight out of one of the countries you listed!


here's another shot of it http://i34.tinypic.com/2wmi9e8.jpg



I have smoked herb in north and south america, and imo, the bud up here is way better than anything I could find south of the border.

and the afghan/paki stuff that I grow is a nice dark green.


Why don't you post a pic of the type of bud you are talking about?

[jamessr]

Cannabis kingdom in the Rif mountain, Morocco (http://www.thcfarmer.com/forums/f62/cannabis-kingdom-rif-mountain-morocco-1171/)

Cannabis Fields (http://blog.hotelclub.com/the-forbidden-fields/)

Smokers Guide (http://www.smokersguide.com/sg/index.html)

[justpics]

Cannabis kingdom in the Rif mountain, Morocco (http://www.thcfarmer.com/forums/f62/cannabis-kingdom-rif-mountain-morocco-1171/)

Cannabis Fields (http://blog.hotelclub.com/the-forbidden-fields/)

Smokers Guide (http://www.smokersguide.com/sg/index.html)


First link has pics of what appears to be green/tan plants growing but the shots are horrible and far away, and some pics of freshly chopped plants that are green/tan with horrible pics from far away. the bud also looks like shit btw. can't imagine why, when this is how they are drying it http://www.thcfarmer.com/forums/photoplog/file.php?n=4142&w=o

but I guess it makes sense, since all that looks like its for making hash anyway. shit, if my buds looked like that, that's what I'd do with em too.

No shots of cured buds.


Second link I only saw pics of fields of herb.


third link didn't appear to have any pictures of the bud you are describing.

http://www.smokersguide.com/sg/images/smart_weed/S5%20Haze_mellow%20yellow_marijuana.jpg

http://www.smokersguide.com/sg/images/smart_weed

http://www.smokersguide.com/sg/images/smart_weed/laconfidential_hunters_marijuana.jpg/chocolope%20maximillian%20marijuana.jpg


Any bud shots?

[jamessr]

Smokers Guide Marijuana review for: Top Thai Weed from Amsterdam coffee shop :The Little (http://www.smokersguide.com/sg/SmokersGuide/popup_hash_weed.php?id=396)

The thai ....and chocolate thai;)

Now this is some good mexi weed...ahhhhhhhhh.
Smokers Guide Marijuana review for: Mexican Haze from Amsterdam coffee shop :Barneyâ??s (http://www.smokersguide.com/sg/SmokersGuide/popup_hash_weed.php?id=389)

[WashougalWonder]

Was a great Question.

LOL sorta got into intense opinions.

LOL

I notice with the many different species I have, and it takes about 2-3 weeks for mine to cure, maybe 4 lately as humid as it has been. But each and every plant has a different cured appearance and color. I cure them all the same way, harvest at same time, nutes the same way.

I will say this, stuff grown indoors does keep a greenish smattering even when cured, some more than others. Why? Who cares?:stoned:

[jamessr]

Smokers Guide Marijuana review for: Thai from Amsterdam coffee shop :FreeWorld (http://www.smokersguide.com/sg/SmokersGuide/popup_hash_weed.php?id=151)

Dark brown thai.

[justpics]

james, those strains look nice, but I see shades of green in all of them, and the darkest appears to be outdoor. lots of times outdoor is that color before it comes down. not sure exactly why.

[jamessr]

mother earth is why i think...never seen indoor brown weed before, due to nutes i think...my columbian strains all grew green but, cured brown...

[justpics]

maybe the fact that there is almost no outdoor season in WA is why all the bud seems greener? 95% is indoor?

I do see a lot of the cali commercial coming up with more of the darker colors, but all the local is pretty green. I'm also skeptical of anything that was bulk packaged and shipped showing those tan/brown colors...but I wouldn't smoke cali outdoor, personally...

[gypski]

well then mail this conversation back to 1981, because today, if you think green herb means bad or uncured you're gonna miss out on a lot.


not that I am saying all good bud is green...

http://i38.tinypic.com/1o7upy.jpg

sometimes its red/pink!


I'd love to see a pic of this brown herb that's not crap btw, if someone has one.

One last time, green weed isn't cured. If it doesn't burn cleanly to a gray/white ash and clogs up pipes then the stuff is still green. Dried, cured cannabis has about a 25% moisture content and burns to a gray/white ash. :cool:

[justpics]

i think you're confusing 'green' with 'wet' or just 'uncured'.

http://i34.tinypic.com/2wmi9e8.jpg


this is both green and well cured.

[Ocotillo]

i think you're confusing 'green' with 'wet' or just 'uncured'.

http://i34.tinypic.com/2wmi9e8.jpg


this is both green and well cured.

I'm confused..............
:wtf:

[gypski]

i think you're confusing 'green' with 'wet' or just 'uncured'.

http://i34.tinypic.com/2wmi9e8.jpg


this is both green and well cured.

Ever tried to get green wood, not seasoned wood to burn? Pain in the ass, and won't stay lit very well until dried by its own heat. Green cannabis doesn't burn cleanly and is considered green. i.e. As in he's green to the job. Unseasoned. :D

[killerweed420]

Here is some of my G13 yearold bud.

[jamessr]

Here is some of my G13 yearold bud.

Grown indoors i presume as justpics points out? i would say "most" american grown is more likely than not green than brown due to different growing, drying, curing techniques ...as americans we want it now!!

Nice nuggs KW420...:thumbsup::pimp:

[gypski]

Here is some of my G13 yearold bud.

Excellent looking buds. If all the trim leaves were removed, the dominate color would be brown flower buds. And, I'll bet it burns to a gray/white ash. :thumbsup:

[justpics]

looks to me like most the orange/brown coloring is off the pistils, calyx still looks like a faded green imo.

[gypski]

This is the present meds I'm smoking. Its green, not seasoned, and I dry it some more in an envelope an 1/8th at a time on top of my modem. Focus isn't great but you see my point. And this stuff burns black in a bowl or hitter if not dried over the modem over night. Its still green, not seasoned, but dryer burns cleaner but still not fully gray/white and still gums up the inside of the hitter bowl too quickly. :jointsmile:

[killerweed420]

looks to me like most the orange/brown coloring is off the pistils, calyx still looks like a faded green imo.
Correct.

[justpics]

here's some OG Kush after a month or so in a jar.

http://i32.tinypic.com/nmnwih.jpg

[jamessr]

here's some OG Kush after a month or so in a jar.

http://i32.tinypic.com/nmnwih.jpg

Yummy there justpics..i presume you grew that yourself?? nice!! kush the hash plant with flavors galore...my mouth is watering.lol.:cool:

[jamessr]

This is the present meds I'm smoking. Its green, not seasoned, and I dry it some more in an envelope an 1/8th at a time on top of my modem. Focus isn't great but you see my point. And this stuff burns black in a bowl or hitter if not dried over the modem over night. Its still green, not seasoned, but dryer burns cleaner but still not fully gray/white and still gums up the inside of the hitter bowl too quickly. :jointsmile:

Sounds to me like your attempting to get us all high by drying it on your computer modem..cough, cough, hack, hack..yep, not seasoned/cured...hey, my screen is a little faded.. now stop that.lol.:D;)

[gypski]

The fact that dried, cured cannabis flower buds can be brown or different shades of brown/green, gold or reddish can be seen in the photograph section of Hashish!, by Robert Connell Clarke. There is even a photo of cannabis plants with red leaves along with yellow and green leaves finishing in Morocco. It also shows the variations in hash colors derived from the color of the dried, cured plant material. The book is available from amazon and well worth the price in knowledge. I don't have a scanner/printer. :thumbsup:

[gypski]

When this is dried and cured properly it will be purple, green and yellow in color with brown pistals. The other will have reddish colors. :stoned:

[justpics]

I stopped growing this plant cause it didn't do what I wanted it to.

But as far as looks are concerned, its the most beautiful plant I've ever had in my garden. It has parts of it that are green, but very little.

[gypski]

This is just and educational update to this thread. Purple is the second most common color of cannabis then green. And, if one was to read pages 92 and 93 of Marijuana Botany R. C. Clarke, that cannabis will finish and cure in oranges, yellows, golds, reds, purple and green.

Here's a couple of nugs of my Purple Kush, and the buds aren't purple (taken early due to bud mold), but the plant is still purple finishing inside. And the last buds I get will have more purple in the bud. Still tasty stuff and has a fruity taste the first coupe of hits. :D

[WashougalWonder]

The colors in cannabis denote the color it ends up being when dried. Its in the genes of the plant. :rastasmoke:

Colours in Cannabis | Cannabis Culture Magazine (http://www.cannabisculture.com/v2/node/10686)

BINGO!

I have multiple species, indica, sativa, and crosses. Landraces, commercially produced seeds, and my own breeds. There is a definite difference between the colors as the different species dry, and then also in cure. Please note I consider the two different.

I like to dry the product for approximately a week. This gets it so that it is still mostly sticky but if handled gently not damaged too badly. It will smoke only if lit, will not continue to burn if a doober is set down.

Curing is different for each one. They are all so good I cannot tell any difference with the curing, other than they get a bit more harsh when smoked. Usually I will just put the dry in a crock jar and leave the lid loose until the stems snap. Still sticky at this point too, but will burn a lot better. By now chlorophyll smell is just about gone (2-3 weeks) Beyond that period it just seems to get more harsh and not have any different high, remember, the time we harvest has the most say about that. Cure is to get rid of the other stuff like excess water and allows the oils to soak into the drying product. Eventually the trichomes will just get so dry they fall off and become part of the bottom of the crock mix. That can be pretty darn good and concentrated.

Over the years, and especially the last 5 years, I have learned so much of all this is subjective information. A person needs eventually to take all the stuff they have heard, know, tried, and put it into a package for themselves, that works for them.

:smokin:But, now that I went off on a stoned rampage, :stoned:to return to the actual topic, and the color of cured weed is due to the species and conditions. Some can be green, golden, brown, and I hear orange. The time of cure also will vary with species, but after awhile, the difference is really not noticeable.

:rastasmoke:

[gypski]

BINGO!

I have multiple species, indica, sativa, and crosses. Landraces, commercially produced seeds, and my own breeds. There is a definite difference between the colors as the different species dry, and then also in cure. Please note I consider the two different.

I like to dry the product for approximately a week. This gets it so that it is still mostly sticky but if handled gently not damaged too badly. It will smoke only if lit, will not continue to burn if a doober is set down.

Curing is different for each one. They are all so good I cannot tell any difference with the curing, other than they get a bit more harsh when smoked. Usually I will just put the dry in a crock jar and leave the lid loose until the stems snap. Still sticky at this point too, but will burn a lot better. By now chlorophyll smell is just about gone (2-3 weeks) Beyond that period it just seems to get more harsh and not have any different high, remember, the time we harvest has the most say about that. Cure is to get rid of the other stuff like excess water and allows the oils to soak into the drying product. Eventually the trichomes will just get so dry they fall off and become part of the bottom of the crock mix. That can be pretty darn good and concentrated.

Over the years, and especially the last 5 years, I have learned so much of all this is subjective information. A person needs eventually to take all the stuff they have heard, know, tried, and put it into a package for themselves, that works for them.

:smokin:But, now that I went off on a stoned rampage, :stoned:to return to the actual topic, and the color of cured weed is due to the species and conditions. Some can be green, golden, brown, and I hear orange. The time of cure also will vary with species, but after awhile, the difference is really not noticeable.

:rastasmoke:

Mine is getting smoother as it cures. I hate the greenshit. It clogs up the screen and bowl with its black gummy mass, and the moisture laden resin runs out the mouth end. I prefer it when it burns to a white or light gray ash. But, that takes cure time, and the demand doesn't really allow for it. Now that I've been able to grow my own medicine for the first time in almost 10 years, I can finally get it to where I like it best and its at it optimal in drying and curing. :rasta:

[justpics]

water curing will do a number on the coloring, can turn it almost black.

[gypski]

water curing will do a number on the coloring, can turn it almost black.

Are you changing the water daily?

[justpics]

once a day for a week is the standard procedure.

[DrStrangeBud]

I will post a few shots, but all bud cures differently, and all people cure with different combination of evironmental factors (humidity, temp levels(high-low)vacuum or non vacuum pack...). Indica cures fairly quickly and a lot of times will not change as much as a Sativa X, Indica X or straight Sativa. Examples to follow.:hippy:

[916420king]

i like my bud cures right. i want to be able to snap the steam, im not a fan of wet or damp weed it just don't smoke right. i for one is a believer of the longer its cures right the better it will get, just like wine. i use a wooden cigar box , or a wooded kef box. let it sit for a while in a dark closet in a fairly warm room. for about 2-3 months and its gonna be better then ever.

[Dutch Pimp]

:thumbsup:..

[gypski]

:thumbsup:..

Nobody bothered to trim those buds. :S2: I'd love to see some of the real Acapulco Gold and the old Panama Red reappear or anything like them. :smokin:

[khyberkitsune]

:thumbsup:..

My fiance just looked at those pics and went "How the hell did they get high off of that?"

I hit the floor laughing.

[Gunlove]

Man, this topic got sidetracked. This is just my two cents, OK.

I've been producing for quite a few years now and have cured it ever since. A good, SLOW dry (like about 7 days at 70 degrees F and about 40% RH) and then into jars or tins.

After several weeks the herb starts to off-gas leftover nutes in the herb. This usually happens about week three or four. During this time the weed smells funky, until a week or so later when it's all out.

There is also a time in curing where the potency jumps way up. This happens every time I make capsules. I make them with some fairly fresh weed and the steady process of carboxilation (sp?) keeps converting those resins to THC.

Now, currently I've got weed that's been curing over a year, and really it's better than it was 6 months ago. But to say it takes a definitive 8 weeks is silly. It's maybe strain dependent, but totally depends on the left-over nutes in the plant matter.

REMEMBER, marijuana stops ripening when it's cut -- IT'S NOT LIKE BANANAS! It won't ripen in a bag! Also, CURING IS NOT DRYING and DRYING IS NOT CURING. Just because it's dry doesn't mean it's cured.

It seems that the bong-rip crowd loves their weed sticky and fresh, but the real weed connoisseurs appreciate and understand the importance of the cure to the finished effects of the product.

[WashougalWonder]

Man, this topic got sidetracked. This is just my two cents, OK.

I've been producing for quite a few years now and have cured it ever since. A good, SLOW dry (like about 7 days at 70 degrees F and about 40% RH) and then into jars or tins.

After several weeks the herb starts to off-gas leftover nutes in the herb. This usually happens about week three or four. During this time the weed smells funky, until a week or so later when it's all out.

There is also a time in curing where the potency jumps way up. This happens every time I make capsules. I make them with some fairly fresh weed and the steady process of carboxilation (sp?) keeps converting those resins to THC.

Now, currently I've got weed that's been curing over a year, and really it's better than it was 6 months ago. But to say it takes a definitive 8 weeks is silly. It's maybe strain dependent, but totally depends on the left-over nutes in the plant matter.

REMEMBER, marijuana stops ripening when it's cut -- IT'S NOT LIKE BANANAS! It won't ripen in a bag! Also, CURING IS NOT DRYING and DRYING IS NOT CURING. Just because it's dry doesn't mean it's cured.

It seems that the bong-rip crowd loves their weed sticky and fresh, but the real weed connoisseurs appreciate and understand the importance of the cure to the finished effects of the product.

Nice to see a new member who knows what he is talking about. Good post dude.

[justpics]

There is also a time in curing where the potency jumps way up. This happens every time I make capsules. I make them with some fairly fresh weed and the steady process of carboxilation (sp?) keeps converting those resins to THC.


I think you mean decarboxylation, which converts THC-COOH to delta-9-THC.