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slidewayz

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i did a search, but i think the answer might be so obvious, that that's why i didn't find anything. (or i was searching the wrong spelling, mould/mold?)

i had a fair few buds in a bag, maybe about a quarter of an ounce, and the bud was starting to get really dry, like it was just brittle, i was scared it was losing it quality.

so i read on here the 'orange peel' trick, the weed became very wet very quickly, a bit too wet, so i got rid of the orange peel and just left it as it was, used it like this for a couple of weeks, it was a bit too wet, but i managed to use it.

now i look at it today, and it has a bit of white fluff on it... :\ mould :(

it's only a bit of mould, but it does not smell so nice anymore, it smells like ammonia...

is it bad to smoke now? or do i need to dry it out to smoke?

is it ok to smoke, just won't get me as high? or is it actually (more) unhealthy to smoke now?
 
i have sat it under a lamp to dry for the last 30 mins, the outside has dried a fair bit, and the mould is really hard to see now, there was not much of it in the first place, but the buds look like almost like they did originally. no fluff just a few white specks.

still smells a bit like ammonia though.
 
My hash is moulded before. I removed all of the fluff that I could and used the remaining hash to make butter and tincture. I felt safer eating a small amount of mould, rather than smoking it. Good luck!
 
ok, so for future refernece, if my weed is drying out, is it ok to stick a small piece of orange peel in for like an hour? cos i left it in there for a week or two, and it was like half an orange peel.

also whats the deal with putting it in a jar? does this stop it from becoming too dry? or stop it from moulding? will it mould in a baggie?

also, will freezing the pot help? if i put the part that i was not using in the freezer?

also what can i do to maintain potency, i have heard that when it dries it loses potency, that is why i put orange peel in it, what should i do to stop it drying out/losing potency?
 
there is no point in moistening it, it wont have any effect on the potency if it is dry. it should be dry.
 
Freezing bud is fine in a bagger or airtight container is fine. This will help inhibit any bad things form happening to your bud(ie mold/bacterial growth, and just general degredation).
I've never put an orange peel in a bag for only an hour or so, but as a general rule I just say dont do it. So your bud is a little dry, big deal :\

As for keeping the bud potent or ever increasing potency after dired/cured, there are several methods of cyclizing CBD to THC, but they can be quite tricky.
 
thanks for that delta,

when i mean dry i mean like crumbly dry... like it crackles if you roll it tightly between your fingers and falls appart.

umm, in response, i dont want to increase the potency, its just that i am buying a reasonable amount, and it will last me a long time, and if i pay more money for good stuff, i dont want to waste it then by just leaving it to sit and let it become no better than the cheap stuff i could have bought in the first place (or can buy now)

or is weed ok to sit in a baggie at room temperature in a baggie? should i not worry about it losing any potency say over 6 months?
 
as long as you dry out the moldy weed it is still smokeable, not good, but it will still get you high. I remember this guy was selling ounces of bud for 100 bucks cuz most of the nugs had mold. still made some bomb hash.
 
Arobskittle said:
as long as you dry out the moldy weed it is still smokeable, not good, but it will still get you high. I remember this guy was selling ounces of bud for 100 bucks cuz most of the nugs had mold. still made some bomb hash.
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i really wouldnt reccomend smoking it. its just a bad idea all around. especially if there is enough mold for it to be visible. i cant see this being good and it seems like you could end up with some sort of lung infection.
DO make hash though!!!!!
 
no idea how to make hash....looked it up and saw one way and it looked way too hard, and too complicated, wayyy too much work, any links on here how to do it real easy?

also wouldn't separating the hash by shaking it up release the bad bits from the mould too??
 
I picked up an OZ for a buddy of mine and he had to flush 12 grams down b/c there was a grey mold forming on the buds, and when he would smoke the bud, he said it was very harsh and was making him sick.
 
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