It will surely degrade over time.The less you handle it,Keep it in the light,or uneven extremes.Such as hot or cold.I have found that storing in a ball freezer jar in the freezer is a good way to have smoke as potent as the day you harvested is to store it in the freezer.Got sum bud from 2 years ago in there now! It'll FRY your ass! Outdoors that's where it was grown.

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