Flower Could Arizona Heat Theoretically Decarb Flower?

[CentipedeKarma]

Hi! So I moved from New Hampshire to Arizona in May to live with my Internet boyfriend of 4.5 years. It's been Extremely hot this summer (everyday is at least 105 degrees F).

I usually keep my weed paraphernalia (bong, grinder, etc.) and stuff outside, but bring my lighter in 100% of the time. I started bringing it in after seshes recently as I theorized this, but I used to keep my flower ground up in a candy tin outside, in the shade under a plastic table. I'd leave it out for days at a time with 0 rain.

I think... Leaving my pre-ground flower in the tin outside where it reaches 100F everyday was slowly decarbing my weed. Would this result in a loss of potency, effects, etc.? I find the weed to be stronger if I leave it inside in the A/C kitchen, and bring it in/out. When I would leave the ground up stuff in the tin outside or 3+ days at a time, it certainly didn't feel potent to smoke, and felt harsher.

Is there any proof or evidence this could be factual? Let me know, I'm super curious! Thanks!

 

[brokedownpalace10]

Weed can decarb just by drying over time. It can also lose potency with heat, air, and light. Decarbing isn't necessarily potency loss, but the THC degrading to CBN and the loss of terpenes is certainly something to avoid. Heat, air, light... bad.

 

[Darksidesam]

yes you will lose potency by trying to decarb this way , its probably better to decarb in an oven at a lower temperature for 45 mins- than it is to leave it outside the longer the heat is on it the more cannabinoids will be wasted

Motto of the story is sticky icky best out of glass jar from inside usually , in fact an army of small jars is always superior because you arent exposing your stash to oxygen and light every time you want to grab some

 

[Jeebis2]

sorta, lol. For max efficiency make a cheap ass solar oven like I did in 2nd grade for a project, lol

Edit: if you live in Arizona, why don't you just get a mmj card and have access to some of the cheapest legal edibles in the country rn?

 

[CentipedeKarma]

sorta, lol. For max efficiency make a cheap ass solar oven like I did in 2nd grade for a project, lol

Edit: if you live in Arizona, why don't you just get a mmj card and have access to some of the cheapest legal edibles in the country rn?

Working on it! Gotta get my ID then work on the med card! I have literally EVERYTHING I need for the ID, just an appointment @ the DMV!

 

[CentipedeKarma]

ALSO I never got notifs OOPS but thank y'all for the info! I'm not trying to make edibles this way LOL It was just a question I had !! But thank youu!

 

[Jeebis2]

Well now you know that with tinfoil and a shoebox it's possible lol

 

[emkee_reinvented]

Weed can decarb just by drying over time. It can also lose potency with heat, air, and light. Decarbing isn't necessarily potency loss, but the THC degrading to CBN and the loss of terpenes is certainly something to avoid. Heat, air, light... bad.

Correct drying in total black a bit of vent, preventing Fungusses and no warm temps, my attic had no isolation back then.

Also importend, the right moment to stop drying, clip.
In glass jars, still slightly humid, cork it. Open it periodically and softly shake/ and hussle it abit around at times. also kept in the above conditions.

Curing. Ammount of personallye xperience, one time. Result, did taste less like spinach and more like Weed.