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āĻŽā§‡āϏāύ āϜāĻžāϰ āĻ—āĻžāρāϜāĻž āĻ¸ā§āĻŸā§‹āϰ⧇āϜ: āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒā§‚āĻ°ā§āĻŖ āĻ—āĻžāχāĻĄ
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āĻŽā§‡āϏāύ āϜāĻžāϰ āĻ—āĻžāρāϜāĻž āĻ¸ā§āĻŸā§‹āϰ⧇āϜ: āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒā§‚āĻ°ā§āĻŖ āĻ—āĻžāχāĻĄ

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āĻŽā§‡āϏāύ āϜāĻžāϰ āĻ—āĻžāρāϜāĻž āĻ¸ā§āĻŸā§‹āϰ⧇āϜ: āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒā§‚āĻ°ā§āĻŖ āĻ—āĻžāχāĻĄ

āĻŽā§‡āϏāύ āϜāĻžāϰāϗ⧁āϞāĻŋ āĻ—āĻžāρāϜāĻž āϏāĻ‚āϰāĻ•ā§āώāϪ⧇āϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āϏ⧋āύāĻžāϰ āĻŽāĻžāύāĨ¤ āϏāĻžāĻļā§āϰāϝāĻŧā§€ āĻŽā§‚āĻ˛ā§āϝ⧇āϰ, āĻŦāĻžāϝāĻŧ⧁āϰ⧋āϧ⧀ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āϏāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻ¤ā§āϰ āωāĻĒāϞāĻŦā§āϧ, āϤāĻžāϰāĻž āĻ•āϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ• āĻŽāĻžāϏ āϧāϰ⧇ āĻĢ⧁āϞāϕ⧇ āϤāĻžāϜāĻž āϰāĻžāĻ–āĻžāϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻĒā§āϰāϝāĻŧā§‹āϜāύ⧀āϝāĻŧ āϏāĻŦāĻ•āĻŋāϛ⧁ āϏāϰāĻŦāϰāĻžāĻš āĻ•āϰ⧇āĨ¤ āĻāχ āύāĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻĻ⧇āĻļāĻŋāĻ•āĻžāϟāĻŋ āĻ•āĻ­āĻžāϰ āĻ•āϰ⧇ āϕ⧇āύ āĻŽā§‡āϏāύ āϜāĻžāϰāϗ⧁āϞāĻŋ āĻāϤ āĻ­āĻžāϞ āĻ•āĻžāϜ āĻ•āϰ⧇ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āϕ⧀āĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇ āϏ⧇āϗ⧁āϞāĻŋ āϏāĻ āĻŋāĻ•āĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤

āĻĻā§āϰ⧁āϤ āωāĻ¤ā§āϤāϰ

āĻŽā§‡āϏāύ āϜāĻžāϰāϗ⧁āϞāĻŋ āĻ—āĻžāρāϜāĻž āϏāĻ‚āϰāĻ•ā§āώāϪ⧇āϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āφāĻĻāĻ°ā§āĻļ āĻ•āĻžāϰāĻŖ āĻāϗ⧁āϞāĻŋ āĻŦāĻžāϝāĻŧ⧁āϰ⧋āϧ⧀, āĻ…-āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāĻ•ā§āϰāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻžāĻļā§€āϞ, āĻĒ⧁āύāϰāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰāϝ⧋āĻ—ā§āϝ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āϏāĻžāĻļā§āϰāϝāĻŧā§€āĨ¤ āϧāĻžāϤāĻŦ āĻĸāĻžāĻ•āύāĻž āϏāĻš āϚāĻ“āĻĄāĻŧāĻž āĻŽā§āϖ⧇āϰ āϜāĻžāϰ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ āĻ•āϰ⧁āύ, āĻŦāĻžāϤāĻžāϏ⧇āϰ āĻāĻ•ā§āϏāĻĒā§‹āϜāĻžāϰ āĻ•āĻŽāĻžāϤ⧇ 70-80% āĻĒā§‚āĻ°ā§āĻŖ āϏāĻžā§āϚāϝāĻŧ āĻ•āϰ⧁āύ, āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻļā§€āϤāϞ āĻ…āĻ¨ā§āϧāĻ•āĻžāϰ āϜāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻ—āĻžāϝāĻŧ āϰāĻžāϖ⧁āύ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āϏāĻ°ā§āĻŦā§‹āĻ¤ā§āϤāĻŽ āϏāϤ⧇āϜāϤāĻžāϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āφāĻ°ā§āĻĻā§āϰāϤāĻž āĻĒā§āϝāĻžāĻ• āϝ⧋āĻ— āĻ•āϰ⧁āύāĨ¤ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻŽāĻžāύ⧇āϰ āĻŽā§‡āϏāύ āϜāĻžāϰ āϏ⧇āϟāφāĻĒ 6-12 āĻŽāĻžāϏ⧇āϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻ—āĻžāρāϜāĻž āϏāĻ‚āϰāĻ•ā§āώāĻŖ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĨ¤


āϕ⧇āύ āĻŽā§‡āϏāύ āϜāĻžāϰ āĻ—āĻžāρāϜāĻž āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āωāĻĒāϝ⧁āĻ•ā§āϤ

āĻŦāĻžāϝāĻŧ⧁āϰ⧋āϧ⧀ āϏ⧀āϞāĻŽā§‹āĻšāϰ

āϟ⧁-āĻĒāĻŋāϏ āĻĸāĻžāĻ•āύāĻž āϏāĻŋāĻ¸ā§āĻŸā§‡āĻŽ (āĻĢā§āĻ˛ā§āϝāĻžāϟ āĻĄāĻŋāĻ¸ā§āĻ• + āϰāĻŋāĻ‚) āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāϝāĻŧ āύāĻŋāϖ⧁āρāϤ āϏāĻŋāϞ āϤ⧈āϰāĻŋ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĨ¤ āϕ⧋āύ āĻŦāĻžāϝāĻŧ⧁ āĻŦāĻŋāύāĻŋāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āĻŽāĻžāύ⧇ āĻ•ā§āϝāĻžāύāĻžāĻŦāĻŋāύ⧋āϝāĻŧ⧇āĻĄ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻŸā§‡āϰāĻĒ⧇āύ⧇āϰ āϧ⧀āϰ āĻ…āĻŦāĻ•ā§āώāϝāĻŧāĨ¤

āĻ…-āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāĻ•ā§āϰāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻžāĻļā§€āϞ āĻ—ā§āϞāĻžāϏ

āĻĒā§āϞāĻžāĻ¸ā§āϟāĻŋāϕ⧇āϰ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĒāϰ⧀āϤ⧇, āĻ—ā§āϞāĻžāϏ āϰāĻžāϏāĻžāϝāĻŧāύāĻŋāĻ• āĻĒāĻĻāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻĨ āĻŦ⧇āϰ āĻ•āϰ⧇ āύāĻž āĻŦāĻž āĻŸā§‡āϰāĻĒ⧇āύ āĻļā§‹āώāĻŖ āĻ•āϰ⧇ āύāĻžāĨ¤ āφāĻĒāύāĻžāϰ āĻ—āĻžāρāϜāĻžāϰ āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻĻ āĻ•āϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ• āĻŽāĻžāϏ āĻĒāϰ⧇ āϝ⧇āĻŽāύ āĻĒā§āϰāĻĨāĻŽ āĻĻāĻŋāύ⧇ āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤

UV āϏ⧁āϰāĻ•ā§āώāĻž āĻŦāĻŋāĻ•āĻ˛ā§āĻĒ

āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻ•āĻžāϰ āĻ—ā§āϞāĻžāϏ āφāĻĒāύāĻžāϕ⧇ āφāĻĒāύāĻžāϰ āĻ¸ā§āĻŸā§āϝāĻžāĻļ āĻĻ⧇āĻ–āϤ⧇ āĻĻ⧇āϝāĻŧ, āĻ…ā§āϝāĻžāĻŽā§āĻŦāĻžāϰ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āϕ⧋āĻŦāĻžāĻ˛ā§āϟ āύ⧀āϞ āϜāĻžāϰāϗ⧁āϞāĻŋ UV āφāϞ⧋āϕ⧇ āĻŦā§āϞāĻ• āĻ•āϰ⧇ āϝāĻž THC āϕ⧇ āĻšā§āϰāĻžāϏ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĨ¤

āϚāĻŋāϰāϤāϰ⧇ āĻĒ⧁āύāϰāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰāϝ⧋āĻ—ā§āϝ

āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ— āĻŦāĻž āύāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻĒāĻ¤ā§āϤāĻŋāϝ⧋āĻ—ā§āϝ āĻĒāĻžāĻ¤ā§āϰ⧇āϰ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĒāϰ⧀āϤ⧇, āĻŽā§‡āϏāύ āϜāĻžāϰāϗ⧁āϞāĻŋ āĻ…āύāĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻĻāĻŋāĻˇā§āϟāĻ•āĻžāϞ⧇āϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāϝāĻŧā§€ āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤ āĻ¸ā§āĻŸā§āϰ⧇āύ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻĒ⧁āύāϰāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ āĻŽāĻ§ā§āϝ⧇ āϧ⧋āϝāĻŧāĻž.

āϏāĻ¸ā§āϤāĻž āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āωāĻĒāϞāĻŦā§āϧ

āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ 12-āĻĒā§āϝāĻžāĻ• āĻŽāĻžāύ⧇āϰ āĻŽā§‡āϏāύ āϜāĻžāϰāϗ⧁āϞāĻŋāϰ āĻĻāĻžāĻŽ $15-20⧎ āĻŽā§āĻĻāĻŋ āĻĻā§‹āĻ•āĻžāύ, āĻšāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻĄāĻ“āϝāĻŧā§āϝāĻžāϰ⧇āϰ āĻĻā§‹āĻ•āĻžāύ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻ…ā§āϝāĻžāĻŽāĻžāϜāύ⧇ āωāĻĒāϞāĻŦā§āϧāĨ¤


āϏāĻ āĻŋāĻ• āĻŽā§‡āϏāύ āϜāĻžāϰ āύāĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāϚāύ āĻ•āϰāĻž

āφāĻ•āĻžāϰ āύāĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāϚāύ

Jar SizeHoldsBest For
4 oz (āĻšāĻžāĻĢ āĻĒāĻŋāĻ¨ā§āϟ)3.5-7gāĻĻ⧈āύāĻŋāĻ• āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ, āĻāĻ•āĻ• āĻ¸ā§āĻŸā§āϰ⧇āύ
8 oz (āĻšāĻžāĻĢ āĻĒāĻŋāĻ¨ā§āϟ āϚāĻ“āĻĄāĻŧāĻž)7-14gāϏāĻžāĻĒā§āϤāĻžāĻšāĻŋāĻ• āĻ˜ā§‚āĻ°ā§āĻŖāύ
16 oz (āĻĒāĻŋāĻ¨ā§āϟ)14-28gMain stash
32 oz (āϕ⧋āϝāĻŧāĻžāĻ°ā§āϟ)1-2 ozāĻŦāĻžāĻ˛ā§āĻ• āĻ¸ā§āĻŸā§‹āϰ⧇āϜ

āĻ…āĻ™ā§āϗ⧁āϞāĻŋāĻļā§: āφāĻĒāύāĻžāϰ āĻ—āĻžāρāϜāĻž āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ 70-80% āĻĒā§‚āĻ°ā§āĻŖ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āϜāĻžāϰ āĻŦ⧇āϛ⧇ āύāĻŋāύāĨ¤ āĻ…āĻ¤ā§āϝāϧāĻŋāĻ• āĻ–āĻžāϞāĻŋ āϜāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻ—āĻž āĻŽāĻžāύ⧇ āφāϰāĻ“ āĻŦ⧇āĻļāĻŋ āĻŦāĻžāϤāĻžāϏ⧇āϰ āĻāĻ•ā§āϏāĻĒā§‹āϜāĻžāϰāĨ¤

āĻĒā§āϰāĻļāĻ¸ā§āϤ āĻŽā§āĻ– āĻŦāύāĻžāĻŽ āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻŽāĻŋāϤ

āĻĒā§āϰāĻļāĻ¸ā§āϤ āĻŽā§āĻ– (āĻĒā§āϰāĻ¸ā§āϤāĻžāĻŦāĻŋāϤ)

  • āĻ—āĻžāρāϜāĻž āĻ…ā§āϝāĻžāĻ•ā§āϏ⧇āϏ āĻ•āϰāĻž āϏāĻšāϜ
  • āφāĻ°ā§āĻĻā§āϰāϤāĻž āĻĒā§āϝāĻžāĻ• āϝ⧋āĻ— āĻ•āϰāĻž āϏāĻšāϜ
  • āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻ•āĻžāϰ āĻ•āϰāĻž āϏāĻšāϜ
  • āĻŦ⧃āĻšāĻ¤ā§āϤāϰ nugs āĻŽāĻŋāϟāĻŽāĻžāϟ

āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻŽāĻŋāϤ āĻŽā§āĻ–

  • āφāϰ⧋ āϏāĻžāϧāĻžāϰāĻŖ
  • āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāϞ āĻ—āĻžāρāϜāĻž āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻ­āĻžāϞ āĻ•āĻžāϜ āĻ•āϰ⧇
  • āϏāĻžāĻŽāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻ­āĻžāϞ āϏ⧀āϞ (āϛ⧋āϟ āĻ–ā§‹āϞāĻž)

āĻ•āĻžāĻšā§‡āϰ āϰāĻ™

āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻ•āĻžāϰ āĻ•āĻžāϚ

  • āĻĒ⧇āĻļāĻžāĻĻāĻžāϰāϰāĻž: āφāĻĒāύāĻžāϰ āĻ—āĻžāρāϜāĻž āĻĻ⧇āϖ⧁āύ, āϏāϤ⧇āϜāϤāĻž āύāĻŋāϰ⧀āĻ•ā§āώāĻŖ āĻ•āϰ⧁āύ
  • āĻ•āύāϏ: UV āφāϞ⧋āϰ āĻāĻ•ā§āϏāĻĒā§‹āϜāĻžāϰ THC āϕ⧇ āĻšā§āϰāĻžāϏ āĻ•āϰ⧇
  • āϏāĻŽāĻžāϧāĻžāύ: āĻ—āĻžāĻĸāĻŧ āĻ•ā§āϝāĻžāĻŦāĻŋāύ⧇āĻŸā§‡ āϏāĻ‚āϰāĻ•ā§āώāĻŖ āĻ•āϰ⧁āύ āĻŦāĻž āĻ•āĻžāĻĒāĻĄāĻŧ⧇ āĻŽā§‹āĻĄāĻŧāĻžāύ⧋

āĻ…ā§āϝāĻžāĻŽā§āĻŦāĻžāϰ āĻ—ā§āϞāĻžāϏ

  • UV āφāϞ⧋āϰ ~90% āĻŦā§āϞāĻ• āĻ•āϰ⧇
  • āĻĢāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻŽāĻžāϏāĻŋāωāϟāĻŋāĻ•ā§āϝāĻžāϞ āĻļāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻĒ⧇ āĻ¸ā§āĻŸā§āϝāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻĄāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻĄ
  • āϏāĻžāĻŽāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻĒā§āϰāĻŋāĻŽāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻžāĻŽ āĻŽā§‚āĻ˛ā§āϝ
  • āĻĻā§€āĻ°ā§āϘāĻŽā§‡āϝāĻŧāĻžāĻĻā§€ āĻ¸ā§āĻŸā§‹āϰ⧇āϜ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āϏ⧇āϰāĻž

āϕ⧋āĻŦāĻžāĻ˛ā§āϟ āĻŦā§āϞ⧁

  • āωāĻ˛ā§āϞ⧇āĻ–āϝ⧋āĻ—ā§āϝ UV āĻŦā§āϞāĻ• āĻ•āϰ⧇
  • āύāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻĻāύāĻŋāĻ• āφāĻŦ⧇āĻĻāύ
  • āĻ•āĻŽ āϏāĻžāϧāĻžāϰāĻŖ


āφāĻĒāύāĻžāϰ āĻŽā§‡āϏāύ āϜāĻžāϰ āĻ¸ā§āĻŸā§‹āϰ⧇āϜ āϏ⧇āϟ āφāĻĒ āĻ•āϰāĻž āĻšāĻšā§āϛ⧇

āϧāĻžāĻĒ 1: āϜāĻžāϰ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻ•āĻžāϰ āĻ•āϰ⧁āύ

āĻāĻŽāύāĻ•āĻŋ āύāϤ⧁āύ āϜāĻžāϰ āϧ⧋āϝāĻŧāĻž āωāϚāĻŋāϤ:

1. āĻ—āϰāĻŽ āϜāϞ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻšāĻžāϞāĻ•āĻž āϏāĻžāĻŦāĻžāύ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āϧ⧁āϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻĢ⧇āϞ⧁āύ

2 . āĻĒ⧁āĻ™ā§āĻ–āĻžāύ⧁āĻĒ⧁āĻ™ā§āĻ–āĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇ āϧ⧁āϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻĢ⧇āϞ⧁āύ (āϕ⧋āύ āϏāĻžāĻŦāĻžāύ⧇āϰ āĻ…āĻŦāĻļāĻŋāĻˇā§āϟāĻžāĻ‚āĻļ āύ⧇āχ)

3. āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒā§‚āĻ°ā§āĻŖ āĻļ⧁āĻ•āĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āύāĻŋāύ (āϜāϞ = āĻ›āĻžāρāĻšā§‡āϰ āĻā§āρāĻ•āĻŋ)

4. āϕ⧋āύ⧋ āĻ—āĻ¨ā§āϧ āĻĻā§‚āϰ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ 30 āĻŽāĻŋāύāĻŋāĻŸā§‡āϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻŦāĻžāϤāĻžāϏ āĻŦ⧇āϰ āĻšāϤ⧇ āĻĻāĻŋāύ

āϭ⧇āϜāĻž āϜāĻžāϰ⧇ āĻ—āĻžāρāϜāĻž āϏāĻ‚āϰāĻ•ā§āώāĻŖ āĻ•āϰāĻŦ⧇āύ āύāĻžāĨ¤

āϧāĻžāĻĒ 2: āϏāĻŋāϞ āĻšā§‡āĻ• āĻ•āϰ⧁āύ

āϏāĻ āĻŋāĻ• āϏāĻŋāϞ āĻ•āϰāĻžāϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āφāĻĒāύāĻžāϰ āĻĸāĻžāĻ•āύāĻž āĻĒāϰ⧀āĻ•ā§āώāĻž āĻ•āϰ⧁āύ:

1. āϜāϞ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āϜāĻžāϰ āĻĒā§‚āϰāĻŖ āĻ•āϰ⧁āύ

2. āĻļāĻ•ā§āϤāĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇ āĻĸāĻžāĻ•āύāĻž āωāĻĒāϰ āĻ¸ā§āĻ•ā§āϰ⧁

3. āϏāĻŋāĻ™ā§āϕ⧇āϰ āωāĻĒāϰ āωāĻ˛ā§āĻŸā§‹ āĻĻāĻŋāϕ⧇ āϘ⧁āϰ⧁āύ

4. āϝāĻĻāĻŋ āϜāϞ āĻĢ⧁āĻŸā§‹, āĻĸāĻžāĻ•āύāĻž āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻĒāύ

āĻĸāĻžāĻ•āύāĻž āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ⧇āϰ āϏāĻžāĻĨ⧇ āϏāĻžāĻĨ⧇ āĻļ⧇āώ āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇ āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧāĨ¤ āϏ⧀āϞ āφāϞāĻ—āĻž āĻŽāύ⧇ āĻšāϞ⧇ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻĒāύ āĻ•āϰ⧁āύāĨ¤

āϧāĻžāĻĒ 3: āφāĻĒāύāĻžāϰ āĻ—āĻžāρāϜāĻž āϝ⧋āĻ— āĻ•āϰ⧁āύ

āĻ“āĻ­āĻžāϰāĻĢāĻŋāϞ āĻ•āϰāĻŦ⧇āύ āύāĻž: āϏāĻ āĻŋāĻ• āĻŦāĻžāϝāĻŧ⧁āĻĒā§āϰāĻŦāĻžāĻšā§‡āϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āϏāĻ°ā§āĻŦā§‹āĻšā§āϚ 80% āĻĒā§‚āĻ°ā§āĻŖ

āφāĻ¨ā§āĻĄāĻžāϰāĻĢāĻŋāϞ āĻ•āϰāĻŦ⧇āύ āύāĻž: āĻ…āĻ¤ā§āϝāϧāĻŋāĻ• āĻŦāĻžāϝāĻŧ⧁ āĻ…āĻŦāĻ•ā§āώāϝāĻŧāϕ⧇ āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāϰāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻŦāĻŋāϤ āĻ•āϰ⧇

āϏāĻ‚āϕ⧁āϚāĻŋāϤ āĻ•āϰāĻŦ⧇āύ āύāĻž: āϕ⧁āρāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋ āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻ­āĻžāĻŦāĻŋāĻ•āĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇ āĻŦāϏāϤ⧇ āĻĻāĻŋāύ

āϧāĻžāĻĒ 4: āφāĻ°ā§āĻĻā§āϰāϤāĻž āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§āϰāĻŖ āϝ⧋āĻ— āĻ•āϰ⧁āύ

āϏāĻ°ā§āĻŦā§‹āĻ¤ā§āϤāĻŽ āĻ¸ā§āĻŸā§‹āϰ⧇āĻœā§‡āϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ, āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āφāĻ°ā§āĻĻā§āϰāϤāĻž āĻĒā§āϝāĻžāĻ• āϝ⧋āĻ— āĻ•āϰ⧁āύ:

  • Boveda 62% for smoking
  • Boveda 58% for vaping or long-term storage
  • Size: 1/2 oz āĻāϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ 8g āĻĒā§āϝāĻžāĻ•, 1 oz+ āĻāϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ 67g āĻĒā§āϝāĻžāĻ•

āĻ—āĻžāρāϜāĻžāϰ āωāĻĒāϰ⧇ āĻĒā§āϝāĻžāĻ• āϰāĻžāϖ⧁āύ, āϜāĻžāϰ āϏāĻŋāϞ āĻ•āϰ⧁āύāĨ¤

āϧāĻžāĻĒ 5: āϏāĻ āĻŋāĻ•āĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇ āϏāĻ‚āϰāĻ•ā§āώāĻŖ āĻ•āϰ⧁āύ

  • Cool: 60-70°F (15-21°C)
  • Dark: āĻ•ā§āϝāĻžāĻŦāĻŋāύ⧇āϟ, āĻĄā§āϰāϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ, āĻŦāĻž āĻ…āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻšā§āĻ› āĻĒāĻžāĻ¤ā§āϰ
  • Stable: āϤāĻžāĻĒāĻŽāĻžāĻ¤ā§āϰāĻžāϰ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦāĻ°ā§āϤāύ āĻāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āϚāϞ⧁āύ
  • Away from: āϤāĻžāĻĒ⧇āϰ āĻ‰ā§ŽāϏ, āϝāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§āϰāĻĒāĻžāϤāĻŋ, āϜāĻžāύāĻžāϞāĻž


āĻŽā§‡āϏāύ āϜāĻžāϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻĸāĻžāĻ•āύāĻž āĻŦāĻŋāĻ•āĻ˛ā§āĻĒ

āĻ¸ā§āĻŸā§āϝāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻĄāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻĄ āϟ⧁-āĻĒāĻŋāϏ āĻĸāĻžāĻ•āύāĻž

  • āĻŽā§‡āϟāĻžāϞ āĻĄāĻŋāĻ¸ā§āĻ• (āĻĢā§āĻ˛ā§āϝāĻžāϟ āĻĸāĻžāĻ•āύāĻž) + āĻŽā§‡āϟāĻžāϞ āϰāĻŋāĻ‚ (āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻĄ)
  • āύāĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻ­āϰāϝ⧋āĻ—ā§āϝ āϏ⧀āϞ āϤ⧈āϰāĻŋ āĻ•āϰ⧇
  • āĻĄāĻŋāĻ¸ā§āĻ• āĻŦāĻžāĻ°ā§āώāĻŋāĻ• āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻĒāύ āĻ•āϰāĻž āωāϚāĻŋāϤ
  • āϰāĻŋāĻ‚ āĻ…āύāĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻĻāĻŋāĻˇā§āϟāĻ•āĻžāϞ⧇āϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻĒ⧁āύāϰāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ āĻ•āϰāĻž āϝ⧇āϤ⧇ āĻĒāĻžāϰ⧇

āĻāĻ• āϟ⧁āĻ•āϰ⧋ āĻĒā§āϞāĻžāĻ¸ā§āϟāĻŋāϕ⧇āϰ āĻĸāĻžāĻ•āύāĻž

  • āϏ⧁āĻŦāĻŋāϧāĻžāϜāύāĻ• (āϕ⧋āύ āϏāĻŽāĻžāĻŦ⧇āĻļ āύ⧇āχ)
  • āϟ⧁-āĻĒāĻŋāϏ⧇āϰ āĻŽāϤ⧋ āĻŦāĻžāϝāĻŧ⧁āϰ⧋āϧ⧀ āύāϝāĻŧ
  • āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻ˛ā§āĻĒāĻŽā§‡āϝāĻŧāĻžāĻĻā§€ āĻ¸ā§āĻŸā§‹āϰ⧇āϜ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻ­āĻžāϞ
  • BPA-āĻŽā§āĻ•ā§āϤ āϏāĻ‚āĻ¸ā§āĻ•āϰāĻŖ āωāĻĒāϞāĻŦā§āϧ

āĻ­ā§āϝāĻžāϕ⧁āϝāĻŧāĻžāĻŽ āϏāĻŋāϞ āĻĸāĻžāĻ•āύāĻž

  • āĻĒā§āϰāĻŋāĻŽāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻžāĻŽ āĻŦāĻŋāĻ•āĻ˛ā§āĻĒ ($10-15)
  • āĻŦāĻ°ā§āϧāĻŋāϤ āϏāϤ⧇āϜāϤāĻžāϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻŦāĻžāϝāĻŧ⧁ āϏāϰāĻžāύ
  • āĻ­ā§āϝāĻžāϕ⧁āϝāĻŧāĻžāĻŽ āĻĒāĻžāĻŽā§āĻĒ āĻĒā§āϰāϝāĻŧā§‹āϜāύ
  • āϖ⧁āĻŦ āĻĻā§€āĻ°ā§āϘāĻŽā§‡āϝāĻŧāĻžāĻĻā§€ āĻ¸ā§āĻŸā§‹āϰ⧇āϜ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āϏ⧇āϰāĻž

āϏāĻŋāϞāĻŋāĻ•āύ āĻ—ā§āϝāĻžāϏāϕ⧇āĻŸā§‡āϰ āĻĸāĻžāĻ•āύāĻž

  • Bail/clamp style jars (Weck, Fido)
  • Excellent seal
  • More expensive jars
  • Aesthetic appeal


Common Mason Jar Mistakes

Mistake 1: Storing in Direct Light

Even brief light exposure degrades THC. Solution: Cabinet storage or amber jars.

Mistake 2: Opening Too Often

Every opening introduces fresh air and humidity fluctuation. Solution: Use smaller jars for daily use, keep main supply sealed.

Mistake 3: Storing Too Little

A jar that's 10% full is 90% air. Solution: Match jar size to your quantity.

Mistake 4: Wet Cannabis in Jar

Moisture leads to mold. Solution: Ensure cannabis is properly dried/cured before jarring (62-65% RH).

Mistake 5: Reusing Old Lids

Metal lids deform after use. Solution: Replace disc part of lid annually.

Mistake 6: No Humidity Control

Cannabis dries out over time even in sealed jars. Solution: Add humidity packs for storage longer than 2 weeks.


Organizing Multiple Strains

Labeling System

Essential information:

  • Strain name
  • Date acquired/jarred
  • THC/CBD percentages
  • Effects (optional)

Label options:

  • Masking tape + marker (removable)
  • Chalkboard labels (reusable)
  • Color-coded lids
  • Label maker

Storage Organization

Rotation System:

  • Front = current use
  • Back = long-term storage
  • FIFO (First In, First Out)

Category System:

  • By effect (energetic/relaxing)
  • By time of day (morning/evening)
  • By strain type (indica/sativa/hybrid)


Mason Jar vs Other Storage Options

vs Plastic Bags

FactorMason JarPlastic Bag
AirtightYesNo
Terpene absorptionNoneSignificant
UV protectionOptionalNone
ReusabilityUnlimitedLimited
Cost$1-3 each$0.05 each
Crush protectionExcellentNone

Winner: Mason jar for anything beyond same-day use

vs Plastic Containers

FactorMason JarPlastic Container
AirtightYesVaries
Chemical leachingNonePossible
Terpene preservationExcellentGood
Smell-proofYesUsually
DurabilityBreakableDurable

Winner: Mason jar for quality, plastic for durability

vs CVault/Specialty Containers

FactorMason JarCVault
AirtightExcellentExcellent
Light blockingOptionalYes (steel)
Humidity controlAdd packBuilt-in holder
Price$1-3$25-50
AestheticsGoodPremium

Winner: CVault for features, mason jar for value


Long-Term Storage Tips

For cannabis you won't access for months:

1. Use Smaller Jars

4 oz jars minimize air exposure per opening

2. Choose Amber Glass

UV protection matters more over time

3. Use 58% Humidity

Slightly drier prevents mold risk

4. Double-Seal

Place jar inside airtight container

5. Dark, Cool Location

Basement or back of closet ideal

6. Check Quarterly

Open briefly to verify no mold, check humidity pack

Expected Results: 6-12 months with minimal quality loss


DIY Upgrades for Mason Jars

Blackout Coating

Spray-paint outside of clear jars black for UV protection while keeping glass benefits inside.

Vacuum Adaptation

Mason jar vacuum sealers ($20-30) remove air from standard jars.

Humidity Monitoring

Small adhesive hygrometers ($5) fit on inside of lid to monitor RH without opening.

Smell-Proof Enhancement

Store jars inside smell-proof bags for extra discretion.


Frequently Asked Questions

Q: Can I use any mason jar brand?

A: Yes - Ball, Kerr, Mason Craft are all good. Avoid decorative jars that may not seal properly.

Q: How often should I burp the jar?

A: For stored cannabis, never. Burping is only for curing fresh-harvested flower.

Q: Do I need to cure dispensary cannabis?

A: No - dispensary cannabis is already cured. Just store properly.

Q: Can I freeze cannabis in mason jars?

A: Yes, but allow jar to reach room temperature before opening to prevent condensation.


Equipment Checklist

Essential:

  • Wide-mouth mason jars (multiple sizes)
  • Two-piece metal lids (extra disc replacements)
  • Humidity packs (Boveda or Integra)
  • Labels

Nice to Have:

  • Amber glass jars
  • Small hygrometers
  • Vacuum seal lids
  • Storage cabinet/box


This guide is for educational purposes. Cannabis laws vary by jurisdiction. Always store cannabis securely and out of reach of children and pets.

Frequently Asked Questions

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