Advice on new bud....

[TheMetal1]

Not sure where this thread should go... but anyway...

I have never had the chance to look at buds under a magnifier until recently. It's really like a whole other world when you can view the plant at that level. The only bad part... now I am completely OCD when it comes to analyzing them. Through reading some threads and looking at pictures, I know what moldy bud should look like. I have never had the pleasure (?) of learning first hand.
Basically, I am writing this because I have worked myself into a panic after staring at this bud through a microscope. It taste skunky and smells great... especially after grinding it. It has a dark green/caramel complexion with darker accents on some leaves. It's perfectly dry... and I'm nervous to say... gets me really :stoned: There was one section that I examined which had small thread like hairs, but I couldn't tell if that was typical to see when viewing with magnification. I've since tried to find similar sections on other buds and have come up empty. Like I said, there is no real reason for me to suspect it of being mold/bud rot from first glance, minus the darker sections of leaves.
I found a picture online of supposed "medically obtained Marijuana" through Google image search. It looks almost identical to mine (which I just found a picture of from when I was testing a new camera. My Canon finally shit the bed after 5 years.) I'm just hoping someone can reassure me that I am being paranoid. I've been smoking this shit for a 2-3 weeks and feel normal (as normal as I can expect :stoned And while a return of product is possible... the timeframe of such exchange would render me med-less for weeks. Any input is appreciated.
First pic is my bud... second is internet photo

TheMetal1 Reviewed by TheMetal1 on 08-31-2008. Advice on new bud.... Not sure where this thread should go... but anyway... I have never had the chance to look at buds under a magnifier until recently. It's really like a whole other world when you can view the plant at that level. The only bad part... now I am completely OCD when it comes to analyzing them. Through reading some threads and looking at pictures, I know what moldy bud should look like. I have never had the pleasure (?) of learning first hand. Basically, I am writing this because I have worked Rating: 5

[Dutch Pimp]

There was one section that I examined which had small thread like hairs, but I couldn't tell if that was typical to see when viewing with magnification.

I'm not sure what your're asking for?...M1..pictures of moldy bud? Are you looking at pistils(hairs)/trichomes/bud leaves?

I don't see anything in that pic, unusal...but, all my buds are always lime green..:thumbsup:..."anything that don't kill you, only makes you stronger"...

[killerweed420]

Doesn't look like rot. It just looks like maybe older bud that has been laying around for a couple months.

[TheMetal1]

I guess what I'm really asking about is the dark sections of leaf. While the color is like a caramel... it isn't dirty brown town. It has also been seedless so far. After seeing pics of mold/bud rot... I'm just trying to make sure that dark grey/black leaves aren't a definitive sign of that. Those "thread like hairs" were just that... almost like a couple strands of a spiders web when viewed under a 60x. No way visible to the naked eye. I'd imagine that there are contaminates in most all the bud we get. It just seems odd that the first set of bud I get to look at under micro would have questionable characteristics.

So... if it smells like the chronic... tastes like the chronic... works like the chronic... looks like some frosty gold sensi... but has a few microscopic webby threads and some dark/black leaves... is it normal? Especially since that online photo looks similar to what I have... I'm guessing that dark leaves aren't a definite sign of mold/rot.

It's hard to think that after all this time and probably smoking over 15 lbs. of bud from some of the shadiest sources imaginable... that this would be the batch that makes me nervous. Haha. Honestly, if I didn't have a magnifier I would smoke this shit until I'm red in the face. It's since I've looked at it on a microscopic level that I ask myself "WTF am I smoking?"

Edit: Took a minute to write that... Thanks for the input Dutch and Killerweed :hippy:

[guesthere]

The bud is fine bro, take a hit of it and report back with a smoke report. :jointsmile:

[epilepticme]

If you are really that unsure about the buds send them my way I will analyze it for ya :rastasmoke:

[TheMetal1]

What can I say... this is a very strange day for me. I could not relax until I examined the rest of the batch for signs of bud rot/mold. Let me just first say that my paranoia was not unwarranted. I found a bud with an obvious white patch... and while viewing under 100x I noticed dense web-like structures. I have this pit in my stomach. I'm pretty much considering it a total loss for the moment. Even though it is split between 3 bags... I refuse to pick through to find un-tainted material.

I'm at a loss here folks... I've been in this game for awhile and I've never felt quite like this. I feel confused... somewhat played... and to be honest, afraid. I'm thinking back to a couple thousand times that I smoked with a stranger and noticed an "off" tasting bud. Or when I was young and could care less what it looked like... if it smoked... it got smoked.

I have this pit in my stomach...

I honestly feel that my relationship with Cannabis has just been dramatically changed in the course of a few hours. I know that there is perfectly clean and delicious bud out there just waiting for me to enjoy... but for the moment I don't even feel safe smoking it unless I grew it. I feel like I'm going to fucking cry over here. I would have blindly ripped through these few ounces in a month or so... and then got more... and then more...

I'm too sick with other shit to be having panic attacks over the safety of my buds. Without this site... I would have never questioned a thing. Obviously once I reached that bud with visible mold I would have freaked... but that's IF I noticed it. I couldn't even see the other shit without the scope.

I don't know... all I can say is that I have ounces of bud that I refuse to smoke. I'm in a bad place here CannCom. For the first time in about 10-12 years I'm going to have to stop smoking. This shit wouldn't fucking happen if we had regulations behind all of this. I apologize if this rambles... but I'm kinda losing it over here.

Feel like I'm going to pass out...

[epilepticme]

TheMetal1,

Take a nice deep breath!

Its really ok...

I can remember back as a young stoner wanna be

hearing that moldy buds would make you trip.

So I molded my bud on purpose for about a month.

Man I never tripped and it was some nasty tasting shit...

BUT I WAS OK.. From what you are describing you have some microscopic mold?

I would just smoke that shit up!

[TheMetal1]

I can remember back as a young stoner wanna be hearing that moldy buds would make you trip. So I molded my bud on purpose for about a month.

I appreciate the responses, but please forgive me if I pass on the advice of "just smoking it." Especially after that ^ :wtf:
I don't need to give a smoke report, because I've BEEN smoking it... and yes it works. Just because huffing paint fucks you up doesn't mean you should do it.

Relaxing... taking deep breaths... and not worrying will not remove harmful material from my bud. I also don't see how microscopic mold is not a problem? What... should I just look for hockey puck size spores?

At this point... I am not asking whether or not I should smoke it. It's beyond that. I'm obviously the only person who can make that decision... and I did. I'm mainly so upset, because this is another one of the many pitfalls of prohibition. Decriminalize it... still arrest the fucking idiots that abuse it... and allow people to grow or place regulations on distribution services so we can put this fucking circus called the War on Drugs to BED!!!!! All I can think about are the people puffing away on potentially dangerous bud, because their source had no motivation to recall product. Also, encouraging other people to throw caution to the wind and smoke something they feel may be contaminated, is irresponsible to say the least.

I apologize if I seem a bit but I'm facing the harsh realization that these next few weeks are going to be filled with no sleep, pain, discomfort, and stress. With the many health problems I experience on a day to day basis (and the hundreds of dollars I need to spend per month on medication)... forgive me if I refuse to say "Oh well, it will be okay..."

If anyone has some educated info on mold contamination... feel free to post it. If some mold is present... does that mean the rest is affected also? Also wondering if black leaves are a definitive indicator of bud rot... or do some strains exhibit that naturally?

Either way... shit's going back

[epilepticme]

Wow dude... I can understand your agony but no need to get all bent.
Like I said I have ran across some moldy buds in my day even 15 years ago tried the above mentioned childish expiriment.
No it does n0t make me happy to get moldy weed.

I am glad you have the option to return it, though I don't understand what the problem is ? Where I come from we do not have a return policy at the local weed dealer. We smoke what we can get.