Can Weed Go Bad?

[mstmary]

I was just wondering if weed could go bad for any reason? Like if it were to just sit in a baggy for acouple mouths or years? Is there any way to preserve the weed so it lasts longer?

[toker85]

i dunno the longer its cured, I heard the danker it is. If its in a baggy i think it will be fine, my friend had 4g of some bud that he forgot about for like 3yrs. and found it when he was moving, he said luckily it came right when there was a drought around 9/11. he said he opened the bag and it was so dank , so im not exactly sure ...

[mstmary]

What do you mean by it was so dank?

[toker85]

dank = very good bud

[KillaBuzz]

yes toker is right, if the weed is stored in a sealed bag and doesnt get moldy, it is very very good. same thing happened 2 me n my friend. stored our shitload in a barn n found sum shit 5 yrz later...got us so fuckin stoned. even if theres a lil mold, u can cut it off.

[IntrepidS]

Like wine...

[tumbleweed]

Like wine...

Wine turns to vinegar
Check for mold
and it wouldnt be a bad idea to keep it in a airtight
rubbermade in the freezer

[KillaBuzz]

make sure shez right fuckin air tight if ya do that tho...dunt want no freezer burn

[llamaman666]

wine turns to vinegar if eexposed to air, keep it seald, unopend, itll b fine. and i had some bud from wut wasnt a great bag, smoked one when i got it, barely had a buzz. Sorta lost track of it and smoked it 3 months later. DAMN!!!!! it gets better.

[bongo]

someone at my school is called dank

[geoffrowley19]

his name is dank? haha does he smoke?

[kimchibanana]

you guys are all wrong weed has a halflife of 1 year

so half the potency after 1 year

[Kronik Bagz]

ur all talkin bout weed like its alcohol. sugars an starches ferment into alcohol. weed doesnt get better with age after its been chopped. the THC stops being produced. it doesnt get stronger jus sitting in a bag. if anything it loses potency. the only way i know to make weed last longer is to make good, real, oldfashioned hash. an i dun even know if that lasts much longer than weed but im sure it has less of a chance to get moldy.

[KillaBuzz]

well we were usin a barn to dry our shit n we fergot a few lil budz on the ground. im tellin yah she wuz way better then the shit we had dried like 4 er 5 yrz b4. i aint talkin bout weed like shez alc, im juss tellin yah wut happened 2 me. the more the budz dry out, the less they weigh, the less the plant material, and the same thc. so u end up wit a higher potency level becuz ov how much plant material iz gone. n i dunno wut yer talkin bout that halflife?
PeAcE

[Kronik Bagz]

i dont know anything bout halflife but ur not gaining thc ju lettin bud sit there, yea if it does get really dry an crispy there is a higher thc : plant racio. but buds do lose potency.

[king cola]

weed is at its most potent the day it was picked off the plant.after that it gets less potent. weed tastes horible when it hasnt been cured but weed that has been allowed to dry over an 8week period, ive never met a grower who has lasted the whole 8weeks, they normally give up after 3-4weeks, anyways the longer bud is left the better taste it gets but potency increase is bollox.

[KillaBuzz]

potency iz the plant-drug ratio. n i dint say that the bud all ov a sudden gainz thc, i said since there is less plant material then there wood ov been b4, itz gunna get ya higher wit less substance.

[KillaBuzz]

n i dunno how the ppl like me who have had real old shit cood b wrong bout this considerin it happened 2 us. but ov course u can have yer oppinion thas coo.

[vaughn420watson]

If you leave your weed for long periods of time it will turn brown and will taste much better. Light can dematerialize the thc. I think it just breaks down I don't think it loses potency. Older weed that has been stored in a dry place will lose nasty or harsh flavour. so you can take bigger hits and smoke more and get all fucked up. The weed will also dry out so it will cut up into a fine powder so you end up smoking more weed that's not as harsh making it seem more potent. Seeds should also be stored in a dark dry place. I personally dry all my weed out just untill the outside of the nugs start to crisp. The inside of the nug will still have some moisture so when you cut it up it won't be as dry as it seemed in nug form.

[Kryptonite24]

i use those orange medicine containers
are those airtight? cause it doesnt seem like it b/c when i put my nose to the bottle i can smell weed

[humedi]

if it's dry when you seal it it won't go mouldy, just crispy

if it's damp when you seal it it will go mouldy and i wouldn't smoke that mouldy shit

[sunbrother]

so in a grinder for about a month or 2 would be legit?

[maxsuperdanks]

What the fuck?


If you cure your weed fresh off the plant for a year, it has more THC by far than when it came off the plant. Because the curing and slow drying process converts all the THCA (non active THC that comes off fresh plants) into THC, and activates all the other cannabinoids and terpinoids in the plant.

I hope someone said this before me, otherwise what the fuck?

[allrollsin21]

i would have to venture to say that any bud left out for a while will have some amount of THC knocked off of it. Therefore it will become less potent with time.
I have never heard of THCA before, and don't think curing increases strength of the weed, instead enhances flavors and aromas. I'm no scientist...

[maxsuperdanks]

i would have to venture to say that any bud left out for a while will have some amount of THC knocked off of it. Therefore it will become less potent with time.
I have never heard of THCA before, and don't think curing increases strength of the weed, instead enhances flavors and aromas. I'm no scientist...

THCA is what fresh marijuana contains, the curing process converts it to THC, smoking fresh cannabis won't get you as high as it would if you were to cure it.


Holy fuck, I thought more people knew about curing weed and shit. There's a reason why regs aren't as good, and have a hay smell to them, as opposed to dank weed, which has a good aroma, no hay smell, and is properly cured.

[HorusChrist]

Holy fuck! I thought you knew about curing weed...The reason the regs are not so good is that do not have refined genetics and are most likely grown improperly, as opposed to dank weed which has refined genetics and is properly grown. Even weed with refined genetics can be improperly grown and yield a crappy bud. Curing weed (especially for a year) is not a necessity. You are improperly informed if you believe that curing weed makes it more potent by converting the thca to thc because this does not happen due to the curing but separate of it. Curing usually lasts 1-3 months. The act of curing draws moisture from the stalk back into the bud. In turn this makes the cannabanoids of the bud (the taste and smell) more potent. I will say this again: the conversion of thca to thc occurs seperate of the curing process.

Here is a video of a man who admits to having only a small understanding but the basic principles are outlined in this video please enjoy:
YouTube - Curing Cannabis (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tu6TaMJ3n8A)

[Mississippi Steve]

I just leave mine in the cure jars, in a cool dark place. There has been no decrease in potancy.... if anything the longer its in the jars, the better it gets. Keep in mind that the only weed I grow is the very best with known genetics. I have some that is still in the jars from 2 years ago and it will still kick your a$$ with one hit.

[grand-daddy-purp]

my junior year of high school i bought 6 very healthy js off of my buddy during spring break. i smoked 2 of em and gave one away to one of my friends. then my freshman year of college one of the guys on the football team and i decided we wanted to get baked. i told em i had some stuff but it was old so i wasn't sure if it would work. i had kept it in a ziploc bag in an xbox 360 box. so i brought up the three js to school. my buddy from college and i went on a roady and clan baked the crap outta his car. we only smoked 2 of the js and to be honest with i had never been so high in my life. we were high for 4.5 hrs then later that night we went on another roady that night and smoke the last one we had and once again i was soooooooo baked. so weed does for sure never go bad as long as you have kept it in a ziploc baggy.

[ogganjagrower]

vacuum sealed, no way

[FORFREEDOM]

Holy fuck! I thought you knew about curing weed...The reason the regs are not so good is that do not have refined genetics and are most likely grown improperly, as opposed to dank weed which has refined genetics and is properly grown. Even weed with refined genetics can be improperly grown and yield a crappy bud. Curing weed (especially for a year) is not a necessity. You are improperly informed if you believe that curing weed makes it more potent by converting the thca to thc because this does not happen due to the curing but separate of it. Curing usually lasts 1-3 months. The act of curing draws moisture from the stalk back into the bud. In turn this makes the cannabanoids of the bud (the taste and smell) more potent. I will say this again: the conversion of thca to thc occurs seperate of the curing process.

Here is a video of a man who admits to having only a small understanding but the basic principles are outlined in this video please enjoy:
YouTube - Curing Cannabis (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tu6TaMJ3n8A)

I signed up for this to say, really!? Dude, I was losing faith in people and their ability to grow, dry, then cure their own medicine. But then you saved the day. Hey everyone else that is lost, if you aren't sure, Google it then surf multiple different sources before you ruin your stuff!!! Wow!

[Aj1]

I don't think it does it only gets moldy. So if there's no mold smoke it:jointsmile:

[Kalidank1]

It has alot to do with the curing process if u keep it in a sealed place it won't go bad but I wouldn't recommend cheap ziplocks always go for vacseals

[tjeco1]

I do know that the fresher it is the better the buzz...and that potency does decrease over time. As does the type buzz you get

[themrzach]

after the grown nugs have been cured they need to be stored in glass. this is the best method to keep in the smell and to preserve the length of the life of the bud.

[rusty2112]

I guess that oil has a extremely long shelf life. So if you have lots of bud that you want to preserve you could make it into oil. As you can probably tell I LIKE OIL!