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slowdive

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I have an odd question that may or may not have been asked here before.

I quit smoking marijuana awhile back. I started smoking again a few weeks ago. It's everything I remember it to be. Love a cannabinoid buzz.

Getting out my old box that housed all of my paraphernalia I found a small baggie of left over pot. Curiously, I loaded it into a bowl. Long story short, I smoked 4 bowls of the old bud and barely got a buzz. It was very subtle and short-lasting. My question is -

Over time, does marijuana bud/leaf lose potency? I felt some effects, but they were weak. If it's true that it loses potency over time, I wonder what is happening on a chemical level with the THC, etc as it changes.

Thanks.
 
slowdive said:
Over time, does marijuana bud/leaf lose potency? I felt some effects, but they were weak. If it's true that it loses potency over time, I wonder what is happening on a chemical level with the THC, etc as it changes.

Thanks.
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Yes, it does, if it is not properly stored. Heat, light, and air all contribute to potency loss over time. More quickly stored improperly, unfortunately. :(

I store my cannabis in a ziploc baggy, vacuum sealed inside another bag, in a mason jar in the refrigerator. I also have a desicant pack inside the mason jar, just for good measure. Using this method, my cannabis will stay potent for many months, sometimes over a year.
 
It can lose potency and the content of CBD/CBN can increase while the THC degrades, if it's not cured or stored properly. When you smoke it you may get high or a bit of a buzz but the high may not last as long and you might feel more tired because of the increased CBD/CBN that was my experience when I've smoked old herb that I or one of my friends found.

I've smoked/vaped bud that was cured and stored properly and it was a few years old and it was got me just as high as it did when I first got it.
 
Put bud into a air-tight container and into the Fridge...FOR THE WIN!!!

OR, buy a vacuum sealer (like the kind for food)...those things work wonders...just don't vacuum seal them to tight..you will crush the buds...just enough to get air out...OR put bud into something that will not collapse and then vacuum seal it...then stick it in the FRIDGE!
 
ive got nothing to contribute, but im just gonna say Slowdive is an awesome band/username.
 
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