{"id":87216,"date":"2022-05-04T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-05-03T22:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.growbarato.net\/blog\/how-to-know-if-you-have-quality-cannabis\/"},"modified":"2023-04-14T10:23:32","modified_gmt":"2023-04-14T08:23:32","slug":"how-to-know-if-you-have-quality-cannabis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gbthegreenbrand.com\/blog\/how-to-know-if-you-have-quality-cannabis\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Know if You Have Quality Cannabis"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>If you consume cannabis<\/strong>, odds are that every now and then you\u2019ve been in a pickle trying to get your hands on some gear. Generally, we recommend growing your own green, but sometimes you\u2019re in a pinch and for some reason or another, your plants simply didn\u2019t make it or are taking much too long. This is when you\u2019ll need to turn to the black market to get your own weed. In this article we\u2019ll go through various checks you can do to <strong>see if you have quality cannabis<\/strong> on your hands, whether it\u2019s home-grown or bought.<\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a662dc23db47\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Contenido<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-cssicon\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a662dc23db47\"  \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gbthegreenbrand.com\/blog\/how-to-know-if-you-have-quality-cannabis\/#Textures_and_Shape\" >Textures and Shape:<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gbthegreenbrand.com\/blog\/how-to-know-if-you-have-quality-cannabis\/#Odor\" >Odor:<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gbthegreenbrand.com\/blog\/how-to-know-if-you-have-quality-cannabis\/#i\" >&nbsp;<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gbthegreenbrand.com\/blog\/how-to-know-if-you-have-quality-cannabis\/#External_appearance\" >External appearance:<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gbthegreenbrand.com\/blog\/how-to-know-if-you-have-quality-cannabis\/#Internal_appearance\" >Internal appearance:<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gbthegreenbrand.com\/blog\/how-to-know-if-you-have-quality-cannabis\/#Tasting\" >Tasting:<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Textures_and_Shape\"><\/span><strong>Textures and Shape<\/strong>:<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>The shape is the first thing you\u2019ll need to look at in buds \u2013 every strain has its own structure and the buds can be spongy or compact; as long as they\u2019re nice a full you should be fine. Anything that looks different from a conventional bud in as far as shape means that it\u2019s probably been manipulated before. This means it\u2019s probably lost quality and resin.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Odor\"><\/span><strong>Odor<\/strong>:<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Odor is another important aspect of cannabis buds \u2013 this means that if you go to buy marijuana you\u2019ll need to make sure that it has a <strong>decent odor; weed generally ranges between lots of different odors<\/strong>, although they all somehow still smell like marijuana. If your weed doesn\u2019t smell much it means that it\u2019s either not good quality or that it has been deteriorated. Press down on the bud slightly and see if it lets off a bit more odor. If you get a whiff of something that isn\u2019t cannabis, get rid of it immediately, as it could have some sort of toxic substance in it.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"i\"><\/span><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-12918\" title=\"How to Know if You Have Quality Cannabis - Magnifying Glass\" src=\"https:\/\/www.growbarato.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/microscopio-mini-45x-1-144x300-1.jpg\" alt=\"how to know if you have quality cannabis - magnifying glass\" width=\"160\" height=\"333\"><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"External_appearance\"><\/span><strong>External appearance<\/strong>:<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Make sure that the outside of the <strong>bud looks mature enough and doesn\u2019t look weird<\/strong> at all (including the color, which should never be brown or yellow). Have a close look at it to see if it has any sort of contaminating material on it such as sand or insects. If you have a microscope you can whip it out to take a look at the weed closely, analyzing even the trichomes. If the resin glands have a transparent sort of color, that means the weed wasn\u2019t harvested at the right time, and if it\u2019s a sort of amber color it\u2019ll have been left for too long before harvesting. It\u2019s always good to have a small magnifying glass or a microscope on hand for these situations.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Internal_appearance\"><\/span><strong>Internal appearance<\/strong>:<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Simply open up the buds and check if it has any sort of foreign elements such as caterpillars, fungi or dirt. Once again, for a more professional-looking plant you can also use a microscope, as it might also have microscopic pathogens on the inside. Also, make sure that there\u2019s no empty spots in your buds, as this means it didn\u2019t have enough <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gbthegreenbrand.com\/advanced-nutrients-fertilizers\/569-liquid-carboload-advanced-nutrients-carbohidratos-advanced.html\">carbs<\/a> to fill them out and the quality will be much lesser.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Tasting\"><\/span><strong>Tasting<\/strong>:<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>This is the last thing you\u2019ll need to do \u2013 give it a taste! Obviously if the weed doesn\u2019t pass the previous tests you don\u2019t need to do this one, and the taste-test is honestly a matter of opinion, too. Usually you can tell by the taste how strong a particular weed is \u2013 if it\u2019s been grown properly and the roots washed out accordingly, you\u2019ll be able to appreciate a much deeper flavor. If sparks come out when smoked or if the ash is almost black, you probably shouldn\u2019t smoke it, as it might still have a lot of chlorophyll in it. If this is the case, the weed simply needs to be cured a bit more.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Now that you know how to tell good weed from bad weed<\/strong>, you should be able to rest much easier when smoking, and if you\u2019re buying weed you can investigate it before taking it home, guaranteeing that you won\u2019t be tricked. If you can, you\u2019ll need to find someone you trust that grows weed to buy from. The best marihuana, however, is the one you grow yourself.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Author<\/strong>: Abel Alamar Brocal<br \/>\n<strong>Translation<\/strong>: Ciara Murphy<\/p>\n<div style='text-align:center' class='yasr-auto-insert-visitor'><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you consume cannabis, odds are that every now and then you\u2019ve been in a pickle trying to get your hands on some gear. 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