I put my pot in for 25 seconds on normal setting, before smoking it.

I noticed the difference immediately, between the microwaved bud, and normal. I smoke the same stuff almost all the time, and it tasted a bit different, smoked slightly different, and the high was completely different.

Pretty much everyone I have shared this with microwaves their pot now, and loves it. If it doesnt do anything, oh well, I absolutely love the placebo effect, but I have had a blast since I started doing so.