I always keep some extra I also keep my jars in the fridge after someone recommended it. Kills a bit of the odor but in theory preserves the freshness and potency over the long haul.
I've heard multiple theories of why you should or should not refrigerate cannabis. The way you are doing it, with the boveda, is important, because a fridge also controls humidity, so you could end up with moldy cannabis. But thats just one factor.
Another is the cold, which I've heard helps chlorophyll leach into the resin instead of getting rid of it by burping/curing. The cold also makes the trichomes brittle which may result in an overall loss upon breaking up the cannabis; since the resin will fall off easier you may lose some to various surfaces (ex. grinder, rolling tray, sides of jar, etc.) instead of staying attached to the cannabis. This is counter productive because the boveda packs secondary purpose is to do exactly that, keep resin on the cannabis by preventing it from drying out.
I think the most important factor in keeping cannabis fresh is an airtight container and humidity control. everything else (darkness, and cold) is negligible in helping out.
In fact I am doing my own experimenting, since I've always heard light makes cannabis less potent, I've left some jars in the dark and some in the light, and notice absolutely no potency difference whatsover.
Refrigeration makes my cannabis taste worse (plant/grass taste), and since terpenes are part of the entourage, I wouldnt do it on that reasoning alone.
The thing that really degrades potency directly seems to be open air/letting it dry out too much.
I read somewhere that it is not great to have the boveda in contact with the herb.
Nothing wrong with the boveda pack touching the bud. I've read this multiple times but havent found a reason for justifying it not touching the bud.
When I started using boveda over a year ago, I asked the manufacturer directly and they said it was fine to touch the bud, nothing would happen. Also in their demo videos on youtube it is quite clearly touching the buds.
@theCerberus What is your favorite strain from Broken Coast?
I really like the afghani hashplant, its my favourite indica from broken coast. extremely flavourful and heavy. Much stronger than the god kush imo (despite lower thc %). too bad it was a test strain and they are not growing another batch.
I also really like the strawberry diesel, it is my favourite sativa from broken coast, but it is not as strong as I was hoping for.
I am looking forward to their Sour OG, that strain has helped me so much in the past, and broken coast has yet to let me down in overall quality.
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