[kactuszak]

Hey there all, please help me find a response to this prompted question:


Why does properly grown and dried marijuana cure up overtime while in a jar or sealed container?

Why/does the potency increase overtime?

What scientifically happens to that flower and the THC crystals / oils... as in H20 evaporation... emission of salts... ???

I am trying to explain to a friend why a bud cured in a jar for a year compared to the same bud fresh out of a drying tent will taste better and possibly be more potent....

Thank you very Much!!!

because when thc degrades it becomes more active... im pretty sure.. weeds also better if you dry it in as biggest pieces as possible with all the leafs still on so it can dry as slow as possible

[Snype]

I'm sorry but when THC degrades it's not a good thing. If buds aren't properly cured, their quality can become degraded from over drying or get mould. The buds will also develop a cleaner, smoother taste and high because most of the chlorophyll and other impurities have been removed from the buds. Oxygen assists in the breakdown of THC so you want to store your buds in an air-tight / light-tight container. I would also say that you don't want to cure for more than 3 months with most strains if you don't want them to get degraded further.

[Trillion]

It is mostly the break down of chlorophyll that improves taste and also the ratio of cannibinoids to plant matter (ie it doesn't get stronger there is just a better ratio of stuff you do want to smoke against stuff you don't).

[darksith]

the boys above got it. Chlorophyll is the substance that curing removes. It tastes nasty but there are other things that can be in the weed that also make it taste gross. So if you store and burp your pot in a jar, you are allowing the chlorophyll to break down and be released which will keep the pot tasting mucho bueno.

[edux710]

yeah chlorophyll is removed and also the fact that the last remaining mosture is evenly distributed in the bud. think about when you dry bud that the outside has to become drier faster and the inside retains some moisture. when you cure the moisture on the inside (shouldnt be wet but slightly noticable) is distributed thruout. you can really notice this when the bud burns to coal in the bowl

[jump117]

THCA --> THC is the only positive process on psychoactive part of a pot curing.

Then THC starts to oxydise and degrade.

In the same time the process of fermentation makes a THC-carrier plant matter more smokeable.

That is a side story more related to aromas of tea and tobacco.

[kactuszak]

Thanks all.

What most of you are saying about the chlorophyll and such, is what I always thought and thats why I like to cure very nice buds in small jars for at least a couple months... but some people just don't understand/agree or cant wait . haha

- Another Q: Has anyone ever heard of water curing, and why "submersing fresh cut buds in water for a period of time" can be beneficial?

[peri.lee]

because water extracts the chlorophyll, fertilizers and other impurities from the buds within a week while thc stays intact, which removes the need for final flushing...chlorophyll degrades very slowly in air curing while thc also degrades over time to other cannabinoids...it's a very fast way to get your buds ready to smoke but you loose most of the smell/taste which some people are very fond of...I can't afford to be because I live in a country where I can be put away for 4 years because of my 250w hps so I watercure every time...and smoke my watercure buds ( with choco tobacco to eliminate the least of the doubts) in a full club with no heads turning towards me... It all comes down to security and saved time...both ways of curing have their pros and cons

[darksith]

Originally Posted by kactuszak

Another Q: Has anyone ever heard of water curing, and why "submersing fresh cut buds in water for a period of time" can be beneficial?

I would be hesitant to do this b/c your bud is always gonna hold some air inside it, and when you mix are and moisture for long times your gonna mold.