How long will my pot stay good for?

If cured properly, how long can I keep it for before it goes bad? Which is the best suggest method to cure for long periods of storage?

As long as it is air tight, forever really...

nope gotta call bullshit.
sorry dont wanna be rude but cannabanoids start to deteriorate at a very rapid pace after 8 months.

it will still be good but the king of cannabis (arjan)said himself that 4-6months is prime smoke time and after 8 months....no good

it will still be good but the king of cannabis (arjan)said himself that 4-6months is prime smoke time and after 8 months....no good

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I wonder if that holds true for butter.. This is crappy news, I was hoping to store a 1lb for 2 years, periodically borrowing 1/4 oz'z. Does freezing properly cured bud stop the degradation?

Butters a dairy product, they last not very long at all.

its a crop that has a shelf life unnfortunately

I vac seal mine...good at least a year.

I properly dry and cure mine, and I am still smoking stash harvested in March. Still tastes good to me.

cannabiscult said:

nope gotta call bullshit.
sorry dont wanna be rude but cannabanoids start to deteriorate at a very rapid pace after 8 months.

it will still be good but the king of cannabis (arjan)said himself that 4-6months is prime smoke time and after 8 months....no good

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Im not sure if he was talking about in a baggie, but you can store it for quite a long time as long as its in an air tight container, the cannaboids become deteriorated from the oxygen in the air...in an air tight container there is only a small amount of oxygen, and fresh oxygen only gets in when the container is open, so once the cure is finished the container should be opened as little as possible, and kept in a cool dark place. The longer I have kept buds in my curing jars (after the cure finished) they got better, and better, and better smoking, tasting, and even smoother.

ok, simple solution then. Store under an inert atmosphere, such as argon. Get some welding argon, slowly blow the gas into the jar containing the buds. This will push all the O2 out of the jar, leaving argon which is heavier than air (inert). This may help.

cannabiscult said:

nope gotta call bullshit.
sorry dont wanna be rude but cannabanoids start to deteriorate at a very rapid pace after 8 months.

it will still be good but the king of cannabis (arjan)said himself that 4-6months is prime smoke time and after 8 months....no good

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1. arjan is NOT the king of anything, especially cannabis
2. smoke lasts MUCH MUCH longer than only 8 monthes lmao
3. if cured and stored in a jar properly, kept in a dark cool place, marijuana can last twice or three times as long as 8 months pending how much u open the jar, how much u expose it to light etc...and btw bro if u think arjan is king read the canabis grow bible, youll be amazed, pz

tampa bound as for you if you wanna store marjiuana for a long period of time, cure it properly in a jar, and if u have enough space in your freezer stick ther jars in there, if not buy the foodsaver machine(costs about 250usd) and store in a dark cool freezer like that, i bet in 3 yrs u open and smoke, itll taste better and get u just as high as when u stuck it in there

I have canna butter in freezer for years, no degradation that i have noticed.
i have heard that it is not a good idea to freeze weed, something about moisture getting in .

lou your right if its not airtight mold will set in fast and sometimes u cant tell because of the extreme cold and can be very dangerous, u HAVE to make sure its airtight though to be safe

sUpA nOvA D9 said:

Im not sure if he was talking about in a baggie, but you can store it for quite a long time as long as its in an air tight container, the cannaboids become deteriorated from the oxygen in the air...in an air tight container there is only a small amount of oxygen, and fresh oxygen only gets in when the container is open, so once the cure is finished the container should be opened as little as possible, and kept in a cool dark place. The longer I have kept buds in my curing jars (after the cure finished) they got better, and better, and better smoking, tasting, and even smoother.

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Yup, I was talking bout the vaccum sealed jars or even the bags. As long as they are vaccuum sealed and there is no oxygen and no light, the cannaboids really can't break down much at all.

The stability of cannabis and its preparations on storage
Fairbairn JW, Liebmann JA, Rowan MG
J Pharm Pharmacol 1976 Jan;28(1):1-7

Abstract:
Solutions of pure cannabinoids, nine samples of herbal and two of resin cannabis (one freshly prepared) were stored in varying conditions for up to 2 years. Exposure to light (not direct sunlight) was shown to be the greatest single factos in loss of cannabinoids especially in solutions, which should therefore be protected from light during analytical and phytochemical operations. Previous claims that solutions in ethanol were stable have not been substantiated. The effect of temperature, up to 20 degrees, was insignificant but air oxidation did lead to significant losses. These could be reduced if care was taken to minimize damage to the glands which act as "well filled, well closed containers". Loss of tetrahydrocannabinol after exposure to light does not lead to an increase in cannabinol, but air oxidation in the dark does. It is concluded that carefully prepared herbal or resin cannabis or extracts are reasonably stable for 1 to 2 years if stored in the dark at room temperature.



Stability of cannabinoids in dried samples of cannabis dating from around 1896-1905 Harvey DJ
J Ethnopharmacol 1990 Feb;28(1):117-28

Abstract:
Cannabinoids from three samples of cannabis obtained from the Pitt-Rivers Museum, Oxford, and dating from the turn of the century were examined by gas chromatography and mass spectometry for the presence of cannabinoids. Although the samples were from different geographical locations, the profiles of constituent cannabinoids were similar. In common with other aged material, most of the cannabinoid content was present as cannabinol (CBN), the main chemical degradation product of the major psychoactive constituent, delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (delta-9-THC). However, a substantial concentration of CBN acid-A was also present; this compound is unstable to heat and readily undergoes decarboxylation to CBN. Methyl and propyl homologues of CBN, together with delta-9-THC and its naturally occurring acid-A were also found at low concentrations in all samples. Intermediates in the formation of CBN from delta-9-THC, previously identified in aged solutions of the drug, were absent or present in only trace concentrations. However, oxidation products involving hydroxylation at the benzylic positions, C-11 and C-1', not seen in solution, were identified in substantial abundance. The results suggest that decomposition of cannabis samples may proceed more slowly than originally thought.

What I like to do, as with canning jellies, is put my completely cured herb in the mason jars. I set the jars in a hot water bath, put the lid on and remove fairly quickly. What you have now is warm air trapped inside the jar. If you now put this first in the fridge, then in the freezer, you have ceated a tight vaccuum which is completely air tight. Store this in the freezer without light, and I am confident 10 years down the road, you will still have half decent product!

ty mannurse you proved my point

i just wish people would do research and actually know what theyre talking about before they tell people shit, unresearched info is as good as a lie, do your homework!!

i need a few long airtight tubes. Fill with Argon (which pushes O2 out) and seal. Providing it's airtight and the bud is cured to perfection, this should make the potency last for many tens of years. Thanks for the idea!

So much misinformation here...8 months? ha!

I packed some killer bud into empty vacuutainers in 2005 and just cracked them open this weekend to give it a try.

They have been in an oxygen free environment, and I swear they are just as potent as the day we put them away.

Oxygen is your enemy.