So basically it wont do much unless it is dried?

Lets just say I'm not living anywhere and with anyone that can discover that I have any.
I may be able to dry some however it grows in sort of public places so it will be hard to grab a decent amount and take it home.

When I looked at the beds there didn't appear to be any decent ones. I mean there don't appear to be any hairs or anything. Do the plants go through cycles every few months or something? Should I wait until this lot of buds is more mature and looks like the bud you'd buy off a dealer? Or is this just the way the wild stuff is growing?

I'll attempt to take a decent amount and bring it home... What should I do with it once I have some? I don't have anywhere I could "hang it"... I could maybe put it in a small cardboard box and store it somewhere that nobody could find it. Then I'd ahve to get it out after a few days and it should be dry right? I won't be able to smoke it, there is nowhere I could get away with it.

So If I did just bring some home and dry it for a day or 2 and then eat it would it be much more worthwhile then just eating some off the plant? I wish there was some way I could smoke it but that really isn't possible at the moment.