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[–] driving_crooner@lemmy.eco.br 50 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (6 children) What do you do with so much weed if you can't sell it? There's some preservation method? Like weed jam or weed pickles? permalink fedilink source hideshow 12 child comments replies: [–] InputZero@lemmy.world 31 points 1 year ago (2 children) Make weed butter and leave it in the freezer. Use it to make mind blowing edibles whenever you want. Keeps for about a year. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago (1 child) Huh, I've had some for longer and it hasn't turned yet. I guess I'm lucky (or my freezer is colder or idk) permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Cethin@lemmy.zip 4 points 1 year ago (1 child) I haven't made weed butter, but id imagine it should keep for a really long time if there's a layer of endistrubed butter on top. Covering stuff in fat is an age old method of preservation. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago I make it in the pressure cooker so I'm pretty confident about cooking out the pathogens permalink fedilink source parent [–] AFaithfulNihilist@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago (1 child) Butter kept in the freezer can be kept indefinitely. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] frezik@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 1 year ago (1 child) Sorta. Anything fatty tends to pick up flavors from the environment. Now, in the cold, those chemical reactions are slowed down, but they're not stopped. If you leave it there for a while, it'll pick up off flavors. Still generally safe to eat, but you won't like it. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] SparroHawc@lemmy.zip 1 point 1 year ago (1 child) Store it in an airtight container and you won't have that problem. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] frezik@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 point 1 year ago How airtight is airtight? Cheap Ziploc bags or Tupperware won't be enough in the long run. Maybe if you used a pressure sealed preservatives jar. Those will need to be heated up in a pressure cooker, so butter will melt and reconstitute. permalink fedilink source parent [–] ramble81@lemmy.zip 15 points 1 year ago (1 child) That was gonna be my question. So how would you offload it before it goes bad? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] JustJack23@slrpnk.net 15 points 1 year ago (3 children) Does weed go bad? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] papalonian@lemmy.world 20 points 1 year ago (2 children) It gets dry and unpleasant to smoke, but the "quality" is actual drug doesn't really go bad or expire. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Catoblepas@piefed.blahaj.zone 26 points 1 year ago (2 children) It can go moldy, though. Always check your weed with a UV light, especially if it’s not from a legal dispensary, you don’t wanna smoke mold. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] driving_crooner@lemmy.eco.br 16 points 1 year ago I left some weed in the balcony for a month and then tried to smoke it and fucked up my throat and gave me the shittest high I ever had. permalink fedilink source parent [–] DancingBear@midwest.social 1 point 1 year ago Speak for yourself pal permalink fedilink source parent [–] driving_crooner@lemmy.eco.br 15 points 1 year ago That's not true. Weed is an organic matter and it decay. permalink fedilink source parent [–] crusa187@lemmy.ml 9 points 1 year ago It can last for several years after harvest if preserved properly (jarred for curing and occasionally burped) permalink fedilink source parent [–] ayyy@sh.itjust.works 8 points 1 year ago Yea the cannibanoids break down in heat and make the high less fun and more zombie/sleepy after a year or two. There is also risk of mold or going too dry depending on storage conditions. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Pencilnoob@lemmy.world 13 points 1 year ago Make butter and freeze it permalink fedilink source parent [–] lowered_lifted@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 points 1 year ago (2 children) like the other person said, concentrates. That's why concentrates are so big in the cannabis market, fresh flower doesn't keep very long or sell at the kind of volume that edibles or pens made from concentrates do permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Dasus@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago fresh flower doesn't keep very long Properly dried and then shielded from light, heat and moisture, sure it will. permalink fedilink source parent [–] REDACTED@infosec.pub 0 points 1 year ago Dried flower stays good for a VERY long time. I myself found some forgotten buds in those plastic orbit containers. Was few years old, still tasted and felt like fresh permalink fedilink source parent [–] JennyLaFae@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 points 1 year ago Concentrates. Easy and safe ones to make at home are bubble hash or green dragon. One of my friends used to make BHO (butane honey oil), which can be quite dangerous. permalink fedilink source parent [–] JohnnyCanuck@lemmy.ca 5 points 1 year ago (1 child) My dad makes balm for his arthritis permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Hadriscus@jlai.lu 4 points 1 year ago (1 child) oh, does he apply/rub it on his back or joints ? what kind of effects does this have ? I've never heard of it permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] JohnnyCanuck@lemmy.ca 4 points 1 year ago (1 child) Joints (fingers, elbows), lower back. Relieves pain and symptoms. Plus it's just made with coconut oil so you can actually bake with it, lol. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Hadriscus@jlai.lu 2 points 1 year ago (1 child) Alright. I might try this, thanks permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] JohnnyCanuck@lemmy.ca 4 points 1 year ago (1 child) One thing to note is that when you make it the smell is pungent. Your neighbours will know and your house may smell for a while. There are many websites with instructions on how to make it. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Hadriscus@jlai.lu 1 point 1 year ago Thanks. I made some butter once, I don't remember it being smelly. It was a small quantity though. And I didn't use coconut oil but actual butter, although I doubt this would change anything. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] InputZero@lemmy.world 31 points 1 year ago (2 children) Make weed butter and leave it in the freezer. Use it to make mind blowing edibles whenever you want. Keeps for about a year. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago (1 child) Huh, I've had some for longer and it hasn't turned yet. I guess I'm lucky (or my freezer is colder or idk) permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Cethin@lemmy.zip 4 points 1 year ago (1 child) I haven't made weed butter, but id imagine it should keep for a really long time if there's a layer of endistrubed butter on top. Covering stuff in fat is an age old method of preservation. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago I make it in the pressure cooker so I'm pretty confident about cooking out the pathogens permalink fedilink source parent [–] AFaithfulNihilist@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago (1 child) Butter kept in the freezer can be kept indefinitely. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] frezik@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 1 year ago (1 child) Sorta. Anything fatty tends to pick up flavors from the environment. Now, in the cold, those chemical reactions are slowed down, but they're not stopped. If you leave it there for a while, it'll pick up off flavors. Still generally safe to eat, but you won't like it. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] SparroHawc@lemmy.zip 1 point 1 year ago (1 child) Store it in an airtight container and you won't have that problem. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] frezik@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 point 1 year ago How airtight is airtight? Cheap Ziploc bags or Tupperware won't be enough in the long run. Maybe if you used a pressure sealed preservatives jar. Those will need to be heated up in a pressure cooker, so butter will melt and reconstitute. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago (1 child) Huh, I've had some for longer and it hasn't turned yet. I guess I'm lucky (or my freezer is colder or idk) permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Cethin@lemmy.zip 4 points 1 year ago (1 child) I haven't made weed butter, but id imagine it should keep for a really long time if there's a layer of endistrubed butter on top. Covering stuff in fat is an age old method of preservation. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago I make it in the pressure cooker so I'm pretty confident about cooking out the pathogens permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Cethin@lemmy.zip 4 points 1 year ago (1 child) I haven't made weed butter, but id imagine it should keep for a really long time if there's a layer of endistrubed butter on top. Covering stuff in fat is an age old method of preservation. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago I make it in the pressure cooker so I'm pretty confident about cooking out the pathogens permalink fedilink source parent
[–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago I make it in the pressure cooker so I'm pretty confident about cooking out the pathogens permalink fedilink source parent
[–] AFaithfulNihilist@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago (1 child) Butter kept in the freezer can be kept indefinitely. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] frezik@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 1 year ago (1 child) Sorta. Anything fatty tends to pick up flavors from the environment. Now, in the cold, those chemical reactions are slowed down, but they're not stopped. If you leave it there for a while, it'll pick up off flavors. Still generally safe to eat, but you won't like it. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] SparroHawc@lemmy.zip 1 point 1 year ago (1 child) Store it in an airtight container and you won't have that problem. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] frezik@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 point 1 year ago How airtight is airtight? Cheap Ziploc bags or Tupperware won't be enough in the long run. Maybe if you used a pressure sealed preservatives jar. Those will need to be heated up in a pressure cooker, so butter will melt and reconstitute. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] frezik@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 1 year ago (1 child) Sorta. Anything fatty tends to pick up flavors from the environment. Now, in the cold, those chemical reactions are slowed down, but they're not stopped. If you leave it there for a while, it'll pick up off flavors. Still generally safe to eat, but you won't like it. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] SparroHawc@lemmy.zip 1 point 1 year ago (1 child) Store it in an airtight container and you won't have that problem. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] frezik@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 point 1 year ago How airtight is airtight? Cheap Ziploc bags or Tupperware won't be enough in the long run. Maybe if you used a pressure sealed preservatives jar. Those will need to be heated up in a pressure cooker, so butter will melt and reconstitute. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] SparroHawc@lemmy.zip 1 point 1 year ago (1 child) Store it in an airtight container and you won't have that problem. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] frezik@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 point 1 year ago How airtight is airtight? Cheap Ziploc bags or Tupperware won't be enough in the long run. Maybe if you used a pressure sealed preservatives jar. Those will need to be heated up in a pressure cooker, so butter will melt and reconstitute. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] frezik@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 point 1 year ago How airtight is airtight? Cheap Ziploc bags or Tupperware won't be enough in the long run. Maybe if you used a pressure sealed preservatives jar. Those will need to be heated up in a pressure cooker, so butter will melt and reconstitute. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ramble81@lemmy.zip 15 points 1 year ago (1 child) That was gonna be my question. So how would you offload it before it goes bad? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] JustJack23@slrpnk.net 15 points 1 year ago (3 children) Does weed go bad? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] papalonian@lemmy.world 20 points 1 year ago (2 children) It gets dry and unpleasant to smoke, but the "quality" is actual drug doesn't really go bad or expire. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Catoblepas@piefed.blahaj.zone 26 points 1 year ago (2 children) It can go moldy, though. Always check your weed with a UV light, especially if it’s not from a legal dispensary, you don’t wanna smoke mold. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] driving_crooner@lemmy.eco.br 16 points 1 year ago I left some weed in the balcony for a month and then tried to smoke it and fucked up my throat and gave me the shittest high I ever had. permalink fedilink source parent [–] DancingBear@midwest.social 1 point 1 year ago Speak for yourself pal permalink fedilink source parent [–] driving_crooner@lemmy.eco.br 15 points 1 year ago That's not true. Weed is an organic matter and it decay. permalink fedilink source parent [–] crusa187@lemmy.ml 9 points 1 year ago It can last for several years after harvest if preserved properly (jarred for curing and occasionally burped) permalink fedilink source parent [–] ayyy@sh.itjust.works 8 points 1 year ago Yea the cannibanoids break down in heat and make the high less fun and more zombie/sleepy after a year or two. There is also risk of mold or going too dry depending on storage conditions. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] JustJack23@slrpnk.net 15 points 1 year ago (3 children) Does weed go bad? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] papalonian@lemmy.world 20 points 1 year ago (2 children) It gets dry and unpleasant to smoke, but the "quality" is actual drug doesn't really go bad or expire. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Catoblepas@piefed.blahaj.zone 26 points 1 year ago (2 children) It can go moldy, though. Always check your weed with a UV light, especially if it’s not from a legal dispensary, you don’t wanna smoke mold. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] driving_crooner@lemmy.eco.br 16 points 1 year ago I left some weed in the balcony for a month and then tried to smoke it and fucked up my throat and gave me the shittest high I ever had. permalink fedilink source parent [–] DancingBear@midwest.social 1 point 1 year ago Speak for yourself pal permalink fedilink source parent [–] driving_crooner@lemmy.eco.br 15 points 1 year ago That's not true. Weed is an organic matter and it decay. permalink fedilink source parent [–] crusa187@lemmy.ml 9 points 1 year ago It can last for several years after harvest if preserved properly (jarred for curing and occasionally burped) permalink fedilink source parent [–] ayyy@sh.itjust.works 8 points 1 year ago Yea the cannibanoids break down in heat and make the high less fun and more zombie/sleepy after a year or two. There is also risk of mold or going too dry depending on storage conditions. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] papalonian@lemmy.world 20 points 1 year ago (2 children) It gets dry and unpleasant to smoke, but the "quality" is actual drug doesn't really go bad or expire. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Catoblepas@piefed.blahaj.zone 26 points 1 year ago (2 children) It can go moldy, though. Always check your weed with a UV light, especially if it’s not from a legal dispensary, you don’t wanna smoke mold. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] driving_crooner@lemmy.eco.br 16 points 1 year ago I left some weed in the balcony for a month and then tried to smoke it and fucked up my throat and gave me the shittest high I ever had. permalink fedilink source parent [–] DancingBear@midwest.social 1 point 1 year ago Speak for yourself pal permalink fedilink source parent [–] driving_crooner@lemmy.eco.br 15 points 1 year ago That's not true. Weed is an organic matter and it decay. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Catoblepas@piefed.blahaj.zone 26 points 1 year ago (2 children) It can go moldy, though. Always check your weed with a UV light, especially if it’s not from a legal dispensary, you don’t wanna smoke mold. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] driving_crooner@lemmy.eco.br 16 points 1 year ago I left some weed in the balcony for a month and then tried to smoke it and fucked up my throat and gave me the shittest high I ever had. permalink fedilink source parent [–] DancingBear@midwest.social 1 point 1 year ago Speak for yourself pal permalink fedilink source parent
[–] driving_crooner@lemmy.eco.br 16 points 1 year ago I left some weed in the balcony for a month and then tried to smoke it and fucked up my throat and gave me the shittest high I ever had. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] DancingBear@midwest.social 1 point 1 year ago Speak for yourself pal permalink fedilink source parent
[–] driving_crooner@lemmy.eco.br 15 points 1 year ago That's not true. Weed is an organic matter and it decay. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] crusa187@lemmy.ml 9 points 1 year ago It can last for several years after harvest if preserved properly (jarred for curing and occasionally burped) permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ayyy@sh.itjust.works 8 points 1 year ago Yea the cannibanoids break down in heat and make the high less fun and more zombie/sleepy after a year or two. There is also risk of mold or going too dry depending on storage conditions. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Pencilnoob@lemmy.world 13 points 1 year ago Make butter and freeze it permalink fedilink source parent
[–] lowered_lifted@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 points 1 year ago (2 children) like the other person said, concentrates. That's why concentrates are so big in the cannabis market, fresh flower doesn't keep very long or sell at the kind of volume that edibles or pens made from concentrates do permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Dasus@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago fresh flower doesn't keep very long Properly dried and then shielded from light, heat and moisture, sure it will. permalink fedilink source parent [–] REDACTED@infosec.pub 0 points 1 year ago Dried flower stays good for a VERY long time. I myself found some forgotten buds in those plastic orbit containers. Was few years old, still tasted and felt like fresh permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Dasus@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago fresh flower doesn't keep very long Properly dried and then shielded from light, heat and moisture, sure it will. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] REDACTED@infosec.pub 0 points 1 year ago Dried flower stays good for a VERY long time. I myself found some forgotten buds in those plastic orbit containers. Was few years old, still tasted and felt like fresh permalink fedilink source parent
[–] JennyLaFae@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 points 1 year ago Concentrates. Easy and safe ones to make at home are bubble hash or green dragon. One of my friends used to make BHO (butane honey oil), which can be quite dangerous. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] JohnnyCanuck@lemmy.ca 5 points 1 year ago (1 child) My dad makes balm for his arthritis permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Hadriscus@jlai.lu 4 points 1 year ago (1 child) oh, does he apply/rub it on his back or joints ? what kind of effects does this have ? I've never heard of it permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] JohnnyCanuck@lemmy.ca 4 points 1 year ago (1 child) Joints (fingers, elbows), lower back. Relieves pain and symptoms. Plus it's just made with coconut oil so you can actually bake with it, lol. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Hadriscus@jlai.lu 2 points 1 year ago (1 child) Alright. I might try this, thanks permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] JohnnyCanuck@lemmy.ca 4 points 1 year ago (1 child) One thing to note is that when you make it the smell is pungent. Your neighbours will know and your house may smell for a while. There are many websites with instructions on how to make it. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Hadriscus@jlai.lu 1 point 1 year ago Thanks. I made some butter once, I don't remember it being smelly. It was a small quantity though. And I didn't use coconut oil but actual butter, although I doubt this would change anything. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Hadriscus@jlai.lu 4 points 1 year ago (1 child) oh, does he apply/rub it on his back or joints ? what kind of effects does this have ? I've never heard of it permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] JohnnyCanuck@lemmy.ca 4 points 1 year ago (1 child) Joints (fingers, elbows), lower back. Relieves pain and symptoms. Plus it's just made with coconut oil so you can actually bake with it, lol. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Hadriscus@jlai.lu 2 points 1 year ago (1 child) Alright. I might try this, thanks permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] JohnnyCanuck@lemmy.ca 4 points 1 year ago (1 child) One thing to note is that when you make it the smell is pungent. Your neighbours will know and your house may smell for a while. There are many websites with instructions on how to make it. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Hadriscus@jlai.lu 1 point 1 year ago Thanks. I made some butter once, I don't remember it being smelly. It was a small quantity though. And I didn't use coconut oil but actual butter, although I doubt this would change anything. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] JohnnyCanuck@lemmy.ca 4 points 1 year ago (1 child) Joints (fingers, elbows), lower back. Relieves pain and symptoms. Plus it's just made with coconut oil so you can actually bake with it, lol. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Hadriscus@jlai.lu 2 points 1 year ago (1 child) Alright. I might try this, thanks permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] JohnnyCanuck@lemmy.ca 4 points 1 year ago (1 child) One thing to note is that when you make it the smell is pungent. Your neighbours will know and your house may smell for a while. There are many websites with instructions on how to make it. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Hadriscus@jlai.lu 1 point 1 year ago Thanks. I made some butter once, I don't remember it being smelly. It was a small quantity though. And I didn't use coconut oil but actual butter, although I doubt this would change anything. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Hadriscus@jlai.lu 2 points 1 year ago (1 child) Alright. I might try this, thanks permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] JohnnyCanuck@lemmy.ca 4 points 1 year ago (1 child) One thing to note is that when you make it the smell is pungent. Your neighbours will know and your house may smell for a while. There are many websites with instructions on how to make it. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Hadriscus@jlai.lu 1 point 1 year ago Thanks. I made some butter once, I don't remember it being smelly. It was a small quantity though. And I didn't use coconut oil but actual butter, although I doubt this would change anything. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] JohnnyCanuck@lemmy.ca 4 points 1 year ago (1 child) One thing to note is that when you make it the smell is pungent. Your neighbours will know and your house may smell for a while. There are many websites with instructions on how to make it. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Hadriscus@jlai.lu 1 point 1 year ago Thanks. I made some butter once, I don't remember it being smelly. It was a small quantity though. And I didn't use coconut oil but actual butter, although I doubt this would change anything. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Hadriscus@jlai.lu 1 point 1 year ago Thanks. I made some butter once, I don't remember it being smelly. It was a small quantity though. And I didn't use coconut oil but actual butter, although I doubt this would change anything. permalink fedilink source parent