Ok, seen sugar, but salt sprayed bud?

[DankSide]

I just wanted to check if many of you have seen buds sprayed down with salt, because my friend brought home some stuff that burned bad and crackled.
My first instinct was that it was sugar, but if you put your tongue on a nug, you taste salt, strong salt - like the salt from a saltine cracker.

This is lame! The bud looked good too and had a sweet smell when broken up,
but was obviously dried in salt water as some sort of way to increase weight.
This is the first time I've ever seen salt used, and after smoking it you feel like you just swallowed some salt water.

Please everyone spread the knowledge and if you know someone spraying or cutting bud with something - have them stop!

This has influenced me to rally closer to legalization. Regulations would be enforced on grows so IDIOTS couldn't spray their crops with things like sugar and salt water to add to density. I hope none here are involved in heinous schemes that 'cut' marijuana with added substances to increase weight. Those who are doing it will find yourselves put out of business. People are likely never to buy from you or the person you supplied it to in the first place ever again. The whole business of cutting cannabis is a bad karma train on the verge of derailing anyone involved.

If these paper chasing goons are not cut out of the picture, we will see the same thing the UK saw with their bud cut with fiberglass. The only positive outcome of this would be that if there was a flood of laced weed to the market, the outspoken demand for legalization and regulation of weed would rise because no one would want to buy buds possibly cut with anything bad.

But still, advise everyone you know, NOT to spray!

 

[LiLWaynE]

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[Tarbosh]

could just be bud that wasn't flushed..... used to get bc round me that we nicked name food nugget.... because when burned smelled like burnt food..... not sprayed with anything but cash cropped to the max soo bad that it just killed all flavor!

 

[DankSide]

I've had stuff that burnt doodoo black because of lack of flush. This stuff was definitely sprayed with salt water. Pull off a leaf, chew on it and its got as much salt as a french fry out of mcdonald's!
I've never seen this before.

 

[Sleestak]

I've seen it. Not sprayed, but more sprinkled/adhered. Added weight, made it look crystally but anyone with half a brain could tell whatsup right away when the crystals falling off your buds are cubical. Tasted straight salt too. water cure may help ya out.

 

[dongle69]

If you got the buds at Costco you can take them back without a receipt.

 

[I N Hail]

Not for sure about adding weight that be alot of salt, but to make it look like crystally like sleestack said yep
Also heard of dipshits sparing it with pepsi or mt.dew etc. so it would be sticky.

 

[Molly Kuehl]

...should be a crime First. Was your friend buying shit from a stranger?Second. Why didn't he check on the product before purchase?Third. Why didn't yall go beat the shit out of the jerk?

 

[DogBoy]

Bite your bud before buying, it's that simple. If it's adulterated, you'll know not to buy. You have to take some responsibility as you bought it without checking it first.

 

[Equilibrium]

Well I might have something to say about this. In Europe, the weed you buy on the street on sometimes (more and more often) mixed with fiberglass sharp.

Just google "glass in weed" to see how big is the problem in Europe.

I don't know if that's what you're talking about, but if you feel like sand when you're biting your bud, beware!

 

[Storm Crow]

Here's how to fix the pot!

Here's how to fix the pot!

You need to do a water cure. Just put the bud in a wide mouth jar, weigh the bud down and add water. To weigh it down in the jar, I just use a smaller jar lid that fits into the water cure jar and add a few marbles. Let it sit 24 hours then drain it and dry it again- a fan really helps speed it up. The salt will be discarded with the water, the bud will look ugly, but smoke better.

This also works with "nasty tasting" unflushed pot. You just repeat the process for a few more days. Just soak, let sit drain, repeat until the water is clear after 24 hours. You pot will be much better tasting and a way smoother smoke! The fert taste goes away.

You will NOT lose potency! THC is not water soluble- it stays in the bud!




And tell your dealer to get a new connection! Adulterated pot is obscene!


Granny

 

[swampdank]

I have an even better way to fix the problem. I cant believe I posted this before anybody else.

Care to take a guess??



















Grow your own.

 

[DankSide]

Thanks everyone.
No time for a water cure, the amount was
just a sample size of a few g's, but I'll try it if I
come across this stuff again.

Swampdank - got some blue cheese beans waiting for me to get them started this summer - I harvested a nirvana bublicious a few months ago, but its all gone by now. I definitely prefer providing my own stash, but I'm not at the level where I can provide for myself all year yet.


Hopefully we won't continue to see things like this.

 

[theratings]

LOL if I saw some buds with salt or sugar on them, I'd be like, what the fuck is this on the buds? Then I'd feel it and figure it's salt or sugar, and say this shit isn't weed.

I've never seen this though, it's bizarre.

 

[DankSide]

it definitely isn't noticeable to the naked eye for sugar or salt sprayed buds. I've seen sugar bud before and its really only evident when broken up or burned. The only sure fire way to know is to actually put your tongue on a nug, which is kind of weird to do but now its just another precautionary check. Always good to burn one when you're getting some to see if it burns black or to grey ash.

Keep the buds pure.
much love

 

[crankndapot]

damn that sucks man. sounds like u mighta got it on the street from a random dude.

dogboy- u bite all buds before u buy em? never seen any1 do that before.
i dont get why ppl even lace their bud with stuff.. would definently kill business long run. no chance for repeat business, and plenty of chances for a broken arm or worse...ya dig.

 

[crankndapot]

how bout just lick your finger, touch the nug, then lick finger again..better than lickin or bitin a nug for the precautionary check.

even better would be not buyin from the street or from shady characters so you dont have to worry about shit being laced

 

[Guest 26753]

I think this article I found at the Nimbin Hemp Embassy website is very relevant to this thread.

BRIX Caution

There is a product called "Brix Plus" sold in hydro shops that is produced by "Guerilla Gardener" and claims to be 100% organic, Its purpose is to "Add weight to your buds, enhance yield, taste and colour" On the back the directions are to "apply directly from bottle, spray onto plant 10 days before harvest, re-apply 5 days before havest and spray with water 1 day before harvest.
Then it says to soak and agitate dry buds in the formula for 10 mins and then allow to air dry.
There is another brand called "Green Planet Hydroponics brix+"

Brix – A unit of measure used in the refractometer. When the Brix reading is divided by 2 it will be equal to the percent of crude sucrose in the plant tissue.

Refractometer – A device used to measure the refractive index of plant juices in order to determine the mineral/sugar ratio of the plant cell protoplasm.

Refractive Index of Crop juices are calibrated in percent sucrose or degree Brix.

During the growing season it is possible to check a plant for percent sucrose. A refractometer is easy to use. You will need something like a garlic squeezer for juicing the plant sample. To make a reading, place 2 to 3 drops of the liquid sample on the prism surface, close the cover and point toward any light source. Focus the eyepiece by turning the ring to the right or left. Locate the point on the graduated scale where the light and dark field meet. Read the percent sucrose (solid content on the scale).

The refractometer measures in units called Brix. The Brix equals to percent crude carbohydrate per 100 pounds of juice. The higher the carbohydrate in the plant juice the higher the mineral content of the plant, the oil content of the plant, and the protein quality of the plant.

For example, if you were to have 100 pounds of alfalfa that has a Brix reading of 15 it would mean that there would be 15 pounds of crude carbohydrates if the alfalfa was juiced and dried to 0 percent moisture. By dividing 15 by 2 it tells us that the actual amount of simple sugar would be equal to 7.5 pounds.

Crops with higher refractive index will have a higher sugar content, higher protein content, higher mineral content and a greater specific gravity or density. This adds up to a sweeter tasting, more mineral nutritious feed with lower nitrates and water content and better storage attributes.

Crops with higher Brix will produce more alcohol from fermented sugars and be more resistant to insects, thus resulting in decreased insecticide usage. For insect resistance, maintain a Brix of 12 or higher in the juice of the leaves of most plants. Crops with a higher solids content will have a lower freezing point and therefore be less prone to frost damage.

Brix readings can also indicate soil fertility needs. If soil nutrients are in the best balance and are made available (by microbes) upon demand by plants, readings will be higher.

You will find that when the phosphate levels in the soil are not up to what they should be, the sugar in the plants will vary from the bottom of the plant to the top. In other words, the Brix reading at the bottom of the plant will be higher than the top of the plant. The better the phosphate levels in ratio to potassium the more even the Brix reading will be all over the plant. Also the better the phosphate levels in ratio to potassium the less fluctuation there will be in the brix reading in any given 24 hour period.

You will also note that when you are looking into a refractometer you will sometimes be able to see a very sharp line which is very easy to read, while at other times it may be a very hazy line and not well demarcated and so difficult to read. The very sharp and dark and easy to read line means the crop is lower in calcium and higher in acid. A very diffuse and hard to read line tells one that the calcium is higher and the acid is lower in the plant. This is why a lower Brix reading on a plant will actually taste sweeter when there is high calcium than one that may have a little higher Brix reading and a low calcium. The available soluble sugar is what gives taste and sweetness to food. The more calcium in the crop along with the sugar, the sweeter the taste even though the Brix reading will be the same on two samples.

According to one source,"brix plus is not a contaminant mate. its a foliar feed or soak that boosts brix levels when harvesting by helping break down the chlorophl into sugars, it has nothing to do with adding thc like substances to your weed it acts internally and enhances the plant sugar levels. it has nothing at all to do with contaminated weed"

The listed ingredients do not present much of a hazard. The recommended application, foliar spray in late bloom and soaking after harvest, does increase the risk of mould, which can be very harmful. Assuming the worst, that it has sugar to the saturation point, one litre of solution will have roughly 200 grams of sugar. The recommended post-harvest application is 1 litre per 500g of harvested material. Assuming all of that sugar ends up stuck to the surface of the buds, that will increase weight pretty significantly, at the cost of reducing the THC concentration. With that much sugar, the buds will look like powdered donuts and smoking them will taste strongly of burnt sugar. Of course, since you are already doing a wet cure, you could just rinse the treated buds off to remove any excess sugar before drying.

Many feel it is a dodgy way of adding weight to plants. On the face of it, it is a similar practice to cutting powdered drugs with inert substances.

Europe is reported to have many cases of people putting sand, talcum, sugar or gravel into deals to inflate the weight. One dealer put lead sulfide into his deals presumably not realising he was about to cause an outbreak of lead poisoning, considering that smoking lead sulfide is a most effective way to absorb lead. He permanently affected the lives of about 500 people living in and around Liepzig.

We would hope practices like this do not become commonplace here, but urge buyers to always exercise caution, examine product carefully, and not buy if obviously adulterated.

 

[kansasgrown]

It's sad when vendors try to sell you crap for a few more dollars. Sometimes I think that they do not realize that they are really hurting themselves bad crap=bad rep=no sales.