Does THC degrade in water when you water cure?

[FreezerBoy]

Sorry to disagree, but loss of taste & smell is a HUGE BUG.
Why do we go to great lengths to grow herb with tantalizing odors and tastes? Why are breeders seeking these qualities?
Because we like nice smells and flavors in our herb, and water curing ruins that.
It's great for a quick cure or to test some smoke, but it in no way compares to a good jar cure. Not even close.

Smell and taste ARE the bugs. Eliminating the bugs is a special added feature at no additional charge.

Why do you go to such lengths? Because people can be fooled into thinking it matters. For sales, smell, taste and bag appeal have a purpose. I don't sell.

 

[dongle69]

For sales, smell, taste and bag appeal have a purpose. I don't sell.

For smoking, smell and taste have a purpose, which can translate to sales, because people buy what they like.
Most people with noses and tongues enjoy smell and taste.
Do you remove vibrancy from all facets of life or just weed?

 

[medi-useA]

I want to see you guys Water cure your herbs . Pics

http://www.icmag.com/ic/showthread.php?p=2867851#post2867851


muA

 

[AKDrifter]

I think the water cure method is kind of interesting to read about, but would NEVER try it on my bud.

I do not sell, or buy weed ever. I guess I am old school as well, I love the smell and taste of a good jar cured bud, and all that goes with it. Probably the same reason I can not really get excited about edibles...I like to smoke my bud.

I am sure for meds if someone was not a life long toker, and all they wanted was the THC it would be fine. For me personally, I think the smell, taste and effect are all part of the experience that I enjoy.
I guess everyone has their particular taste, and that is what they enjoy. Either way its all good, just not with my bud.

 

[RetroGrow]

Smell and taste ARE the bugs. Eliminating the bugs is a special added feature at no additional charge.

Why do you go to such lengths? Because people can be fooled into thinking it matters. For sales, smell, taste and bag appeal have a purpose. I don't sell.

Perhaps, in your universe, smell & taste are bugs. But for most people, myself included, smell and taste are an important part of the experience. Just like they would be with food. Would you like your food without smell or taste?
I also don't sell, so it has nothing to do with "bag appeal". One of the intriguing things about cannabis is the myriad tastes and smells-part of the sensory experience. I have water cured herb, and there is just no comparison to good jar cured herb.
Not all of us are "being fooled". We just have different tastes than you-or the ability to taste.

 

[FreezerBoy]

Perhaps, in your universe, smell & taste are bugs. But for most people, myself included, smell and taste are an important part of the experience. Just like they would be with food. Would you like your food without smell or taste?

Perhaps, in your universe, hotter, harsher, more dangerous weed is desirable but, not in mine. Eating takes an hour or more, smoking 5 seconds or less: The two don't compare.

If you want to chase illusions that have no effect on the efficacy of the tool, go ahead but, don't denigrate a superior method for being 100% effective.

 

[THC_Decapitator]

I understand FreezerBoy's point of view . We all like different things in life , maybe ill water cure a 8th in a few weeks .

 

[Daddy-O]

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[OMJebus]

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[RetroGrow]

I beg to differ, smoking doesn't take 5 seconds or less, it takes longer, your whole "eating takes an hour or more" obviously isn't just talking about eating, it entails the preparation of the food. So you should do the same for smoking, i'd say if you are smoking with a friend or two it could last a good 30min...

and on a SIMPLER note... they DO compare.

You walk into the kitchen, there is a slice of bread, or an oreo...

which would you eat? With your point of view, you should eat the bread... less sugar and fat... yet bland in taste and flavor and still does the job. But being a stoner i know your ass is grabbin for the Oreo!

I'm just playin devil's advocate bro! Much love!

Btw, i do agree water curing has its time and place and shouldn't be frowned upon. i plan on WC some of my next harvest and see how well it works with the smell of the smoke.

Agreed!
Not frowning on it. It has it's purpose. Just not for "kind" buds that I grew for myself so that I could enjoy exotic tastes and smells.
For that, only a good jar cure will suffice.

 

[nopowerlikem]

Perhaps, in your universe, hotter, harsher, more dangerous weed is desirable but, not in mine. Eating takes an hour or more, smoking 5 seconds or less: The two don't compare.

FreezerBoy, I can understand your argument for wanting the most efficient method of delivering THC (arguably the reason we are all on here), however I feel like many of us on this forum take far longer than a few seconds to enjoy the fruits of our labor.

It only takes a few seconds to gulp down a glass of wine, but are you the sort of person that is drinking wine for the sole purpose of getting drunk? Even if you remove the sales aspect, let's say you're growing the grapes and making the wine yourself- would you be okay with the finished product getting you smashed but just being tolerable?

 

[!!!]

While I hold the same view on pot as FreezerBoy -- it being used for the sole function of achieving an end effect (getting high) -- there are definitely a lot of connoisseurs here who want the stinkiest, stickiest most flavorful bud, and to them, "throwing out" the smell and taste even a little bit is certainly a bug and not a feature. To me, living close to a police station, less smelly bud is a feature and not a bug.

It isn't much of an argument. People have different desires and metrics by which we define quality, and none of us should be imposing our views on each other.

There's nothing wrong with wanting a car or clothes because of their name, or weed because of its aesthetics. There's nothing wrong with spending $500 a night (assuming you can afford it) for a hotel when you can stay at motel 6.

 

[robotwithdreams]

just my two cents.


Few years back when water curing i tested the water before dumping it, and it would test at anwhere from 700-1200 ppms. Water used started at 100ppm. So the way i see it there is a shit load of metals (?) being removed from something you are going to burn and inhale.

So break out thee ppm meters and check it out. Im also curious about completely organic bud and would love for someone to test it and see if there is any diffference.

 

[FreezerBoy]

If you can't enjoy weed unslathered with names, pedigrees, rotten perfume, syrupy taste, $500 bongs, hookers or yachts, feel free to use all of the above.

Cooler, smoother, safer smoke in 8 days. Hotter, harsher, more dangerous weed in 120 days. What were we talking about? Oh yeah, gunk ....

 

[rb420]

FreezerBoy,

I think you are advocating for WC just a little to much. You make it sound as if water curing is the final solution to curing weed and anything less is inferior. I personally ENJOY the smell and flavour of weed. I never have to be worried about being busted while smoking, it simply is not an issue. So if I can obtain weed and use it, as you mentioned as a tool to get high, and I have the choice between something that is bland, not flavour or scent, but will get me just as high as something that smells and tastes delicious, the choice for me is a no brainer.

Sure, both tools will get the job done, but why not use the tool that stimulates the senses in a pleasurable way as well?

Peace, Love & Happy Toking
RB

 

[medi-useA]

FB is a Hard Nosed Practical dude...WC can be most important to some of us....I'm using th WC on bud harvested because of Borg attack...and it's making it palatable...

I LOVE some of the scents of great cured buds...but I must be ruthlessly practical...and WC is ruthlessly practical...it cuts all the bull and leaves you with a product grown for one purpose...and treated to remove extraneous crap from the product...

muA

 

[desert fox]

I like regular cure. I like the taste and slight to mild harshness. But if I got one of those retarded seeds that rides the short bus to school and smells like a dirty gym sock. Water cures work wonders.

 

[FreezerBoy]

I think you are advocating for WC just a little to much. You make it sound as if water curing is the final solution to curing weed and anything less is inferior.

I simply take exception to meaningless derailments. This is a thread with a specific question, the answer to which is: No. It does not degrade THC. It does not degrade anything.

No one busts in to the CMH thread and says, "Damn lamp lit up when I plugged it in! I'm sending it back!"

 

[SuperConductor]

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[Wait...What?]

think of it as bubble hash with the crud from the blue bag still attached.

thc is not water-soluble.