Maximum Yield Cannabis USA December 2017 / January 2018 | Page 80

enjoy
Feeling Fresh:
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BY ALAN RAY
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Your Bud
You put a lot of work into growing your plants and harvested them
at just the right time. Now, the next challenge is keeping your
buds properly stored so you get back what you put into them.
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ew things offer more pleasure to the marijuana enthusiast than the sweet taste and
singular fragrance of their favorite bud consumed at the peak of freshness. A rich,
alluring bouquet coupled with an endorphin-releasing flavor is a nice first step
on your two-step journey. Fresh pot not only looks better, tastes better, and
smokes more smoothly than dry, but it produces superior results.
DRY VS. DRIED OUT
There is a cavernous difference between dry pot and pot that is dried
out. Naturally, marijuana needs to be properly dried and cured to be
enjoyed to its fullest potential when consumed, but that does not
mean devoid of all moisture. When marijuana becomes mummy-
dry, it smokes harshly, loses potency, and burns up quickly; the
antithesis of fresh weed. Moreover, if totally dry, it loses all those
wonderfully aromatic compounds (terpenes) that impart such
delicious flavors and gives our olfactories a workout.
Whether you grow your own or purchase through
available sources, you’ll want your favorite flavor
to remain fresh as long as possible. Let’s look at
a few storage methods you can employ that will
help keep your stash fresh, as well as a few that
will produce the opposite effect.
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