does weed expire?

[headyboy]

ok so a few weekends ago me and my buddies finished off some stuff we've had for about a month and we all got a bad high. we were all paranoid and just crapping ourselves and my buddy's face got bright yellow. our only explanation for this is that it expired. i kept it rolled up in a plastic baggy in my drawer. so does weed expire and if so what are the best ways to preserve it?

headyboy Reviewed by headyboy on 09-18-2006. does weed expire? ok so a few weekends ago me and my buddies finished off some stuff we've had for about a month and we all got a bad high. we were all paranoid and just crapping ourselves and my buddy's face got bright yellow. our only explanation for this is that it expired. i kept it rolled up in a plastic baggy in my drawer. so does weed expire and if so what are the best ways to preserve it? Rating: 5

[stinkyattic]

You have to use it by one week after the sell-by date imprinted on the baggie.

Seriously make sure it's in an airtight container, glass is best, that's not too much bigger than you need to fit it all in.
Keep it in the dark, in a cool place.
Your experience was probably unrelated to the fact that it was a month old.

[Frivolous248]

OMFG.

Where the hell do you kids get these wacky ideas? Weed doesn't fucking expire. That would make NO sense. First off, its not like you get it from the store, so theres NO way to tell when it was grown and how long the weed has been around. Weed can get MOLDY, but thats completely different. Thats like saying "oh man this waters gone bad" water doesn't go bad, it might get warm, and shit might get in it, but it doesn't fucking go bad.

I'm sorry, I'm just sick of people thinking up dumb stuff like this. Its common sense man. Maybe you had a bad high cause your a lightweight, don't blame the weed.

[Cassiopiea]

OMFG.

Where the hell do you kids get these wacky ideas? Weed doesn't fucking expire. That would make NO sense. First off, its not like you get it from the store, so theres NO way to tell when it was grown and how long the weed has been around. Weed can get MOLDY, but thats completely different. Thats like saying "oh man this waters gone bad" water doesn't go bad, it might get warm, and shit might get in it, but it doesn't fucking go bad.

I'm sorry, I'm just sick of people thinking up dumb stuff like this. Its common sense man. Maybe you had a bad high cause your a lightweight, don't blame the weed.

Lol, dude, water does go off, kinda. It goes all stagnant and starts to taste of metal ( at least to me) But I heard something about it losing its potency over time but going off? lol man U hit that one on the head.

[JMRinFLA]

Never kept any around long enough to find out!

[187]

Lol, dude, water does go off, kinda. It goes all stagnant and starts to taste of metal ( at least to me)

probably because something has gotten into it as he jsut stated

[budsmoker]

Never kept any around long enough to find out!

me either:rasta:

[merlockian]

a month sounds like to short a time for this to happen but as i remember canabinoids deteriorate over time due to various factors such as heat light and air exposure, as with all living things that have killed been they begin to break down into their seperate elements etc over time. plus i believe some canabinoids deteriorate faster than others so you may well end up with higher cbn levels compared to more favourable canabinoids, hence a paranoid state could be created. i believe i read this from a good source a few years ago, am fairly sure im correct.

[redpenguin01]

Under the right conditions, you can cure it in a jar for up to 2 years.. THC will eventually degrade so it DOES NOT last forever. Light, heat, and air are all factors leading into this.

If you wanted to store it even longer after that.. then you could freeze it for another 2 years. This will preserve the herbs for quite some time, but it haults the curing process all-together.

[S.P.Q.R.]

No your weed didn't go bad... the only way weed goes "bad" is if it gets moldy. If your weed was in a baggie for over a month (which wasn't airtight) it may have lost some potency, but that's about it. About your "bad high" it was just you guys freaking out.