12 Ways To Know If You Bought Good Weed or Bad Weed
If you are going to go out and make a purchase of something, it is always good to know as much about it as possible beforehand. That’s why you research your car before you buy it or read reviews about products before you purchase them. It is part of being a smart consumer. Buying weed is no different. If you don’t know the ground rules of buying good weed and how to spot good or bad weed when you see it, it is going to be a problem for you in the long run. Smart dealers can tell a newbie buyer from a mile away so you will get hit with the “this is superchronicotilite weed” and really it is just some bullshit with a fancy, made up name.
Now to be fair, if you are trying to be economically sound and you would rather have quantity (more bad weed) over quality (less good weed) then be my guest but it is still important to be able to identify good/bad weed when you see it. Here are 12 tips on figuring out whether your weed purchase was a good one or not.
- Look for lots of crystals. The more the better. If you can look at your weed closely and see lots of crystals in it, it’s a safe bet that you are going to be pretty high soon.
- Shouldn’t be too dry. Good weed is not going to be dry or feel like it’s been sitting out in the sun for too long. If there is no stickiness or it just crumbles as you break it up, that is probably not a good sign. If it looks like this, you bought some bad shit.
- Lots of sticks and seeds is never a good sign. A few here and there are to be expected but if you have an excessive amount of sticks and seeds, that is a PROBLEM. Not only for the fact of you having to sort through all them but the fact that you know that the quality of the weed you just purchased isn’t the best.
- It should be green. Certain other colors are acceptable too but mainly it should be green. You can also find good weed they has hints of purple, orange or red and you can usually bet that it is going to be pretty good. Brown weed is NOT an acceptable color.
- Potency of the smell is a key to figuring out quality. Dank weed smells just like the word says, dank. Sometimes it will be so strong that you can smell it through the bag. Next time you have some weed, take some time to smell it and figure out what exactly good weed smells like. It is hard to describe but if you have bad weed it will usually have a very faint or no smell. Not good.
- Shouldn’t be too wet. Just like dry weed, if your weed is soggy that is not good. Even if its dank it will affect the way it breaks up and you don’t want that, especially in these hard recessionary times. We need to stretch the weed as far as we possibly can.
- Really leafy weed is not a good. Usually if you get sold weed that happens to be really leafy, that means that it is just a lot of fluff. It usually won’t break down well or be able to really be stretched out at all.
- Look for hairs. Those little hairs on the end of your weed are like gold. If there are a lot of them then that is gonna be some great weed.
- Avoid bullshit dealers. I can’t emphasize how important it is to have dealers you can trust. If you have a guy that consistently has good stuff, hold on to him as long as you possibly can (not literally). Check out this guide on the traits of good dealers if you don’t know one when you see one.
- It should feel sticky when you break it up. There is a reason why rappers always brag about having that “sticky icky icky.” Stickier weed that is harder to break up will always get you way higher than that weed that just crumbles as you break it up. Ack. Can’t stand that.
- Sometimes there is no way to tell until you smoke it. It’s a sad truth but sometimes you will never know whether or not the weed is good until smoke it. I have had weed that I thought was going to be magnificent based on all the tests above and it turned out to be horrible. On the other hand I’ve had weed that I smoked, expecting for it to have little or no strong affect and it turned out to be GRRRRREAT!!! Sometimes that’s just the way it goes.
- Experience counts for a lot. The reality is there are going to be times that you buy weed that sucks and times that you buy great weed. The more and more you buy it, the better you will become at figuring out what is what. Be patient, pay attention to what you buy and if you are a new weed buyer don’t make it obvious or else you will get taken advantage of.
What else did I miss? Please leave comments and let everyone know how you know when you bought good or bad weed.
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ThisBuds4You
10.29.2009
And for the best weed, GROW YOUR OWN!
Mernahuana
10.29.2009
yah grow your own is a good plan. then you'll really know what good marijuana is. but if you have to buy be cautious and examine.
stoner_stuff
10.29.2009
good post, dude!
VThomegrown
10.30.2009
lots of hairs does not mean good bud. look for trichomes its a much better indicator. if its sticky, stinks, and has no seeds, its gonna be some good bud.
Sheriff
11.01.2009
"lots of hairs does not mean good bud. look for trichomes its a much better indicator. if its sticky, stinks, and has no seeds, its gonna be some good bud."
True, hairs don't always mean good, but man i love finding a seed or 2 out of a gooey bag that i can pop in the dirt.
bigfella
11.19.2009
yeah i used to have trees that LOOKED like straight kush, nearly all orange hairs, but in reality it was just beasters, it was also pretty heavy. examining weed is also CRUCIAL for you first time buyers.
true story, i had a guy who used to buy from me but i wasn't good one day and he decided to try someone new. the guy told him he had kush for 400 an oz but it was wrapped up in several bags. the guy brought it home and it was LETTUCE, thats not a nickname for schwag, i mean edible LETTUCE.
iknowaboutweed
11.21.2009
how bout read a book about it. alot of the ways to "tell if you have good weed" is alot of the ways not to. dryness/wetness is its own thing, wet should mean its fresher(dry it out in a glass jar, you dont want it to mold) dried is cured. the longer you cure it, the more thc it produces (the curing process is supposed to take 3 exrta months but no one does this bc they want to keep the weight an make the money). you cant look at weed with the untrained eye and see if it has lot of crystals on it or not, bc if you zoom in, what you thought was crystals might really just be white hairs like on beasters. hairs dont get you high. hairs dont matter bc they contain no thc. im done now. yall keep on smokin an maintain.
ImBaKeD
01.28.2011
damn dude, good shit thats more informative than the article
T. H. Grant
12.12.2009
Meet some one in east Oakland…The best weed in the world… Stupid Grapes! Like the stuff in the first picture… Im a veteran!
Alvar
12.21.2009
Dank is a terrible way to describe the smell of well produced cannabis. Earthy, Skunky, Fruity, or a combination of all is what you are looking (sniffing) for. Dank is a description of the smell of a basement. Don't buy pot that smells like a basement.
Alex
03.11.2012
need good weed Please
Weed is Good
12.30.2009
All the above recommendations are spot on, I woulkd empasize to my fellow smokers to never buy moist / wet weed. Even if it's from a great strain. The marijuana will irriate you lungs possibly giving you pneumonia.
My experience. Also always smell your weed. It should have a nice full earthy smell. Many dealers in New Yok have there marijuana shipped in with a formeldeyhyde coating over the rapped up weed bails. So watch out.
Know your dealer/
logik
01.15.2010
I agree with everybody about the smell factor i did want to say that I ended up with some stuff today that dissappointed me at first smell however when i got a good close up look it looked great there is a possibility that over time it lossed its smell due to storage or even the way they cured it i donno? My point is i love the smell of nice kush but further inspecting your buds with an LED Light can tell you alot My bud buster revieled to have plenty of chrystals from that batch. My conclusion is that if its not wet your counts are good not too much leaf and plenty of chrystals and hairs chances are it will "get you through"
Logik
dylan
03.29.2010
i would never pay 400 an 0z, you stupid ?
also, if your all eyeing out the facts about buying good weed, why would you later then say that the facts are all pointless, that bad looking weed can get you baked, maybe none of you know what your talking about becasue that is why you came here. i thought i was a dumbass, now i thank all of you for lifting me up. oz 220 tops*
StonerChick
09.17.2010
The worst thing I hate is waiting 2 hours for someone to meet you at spot and they bring you a bag of seeds. Not only is that a HUGELY BAD HORRIDLY AWFUL deal, but that makes the dealer look terrible!
Something you want to look out for if you’re a noobie buyer is not only seeds and stems, but you don’t want shake either. Shake is where your distributor basically sold all of his nuggets and gave you what was in the bottom of the bag. ALWAYS look for nuggets (basically nice big juicy bud!)!
Keep in mind that price says everything. Like the 400 for an oz thing, seriously…you couldn’t tell that 400 dollars was outrageous? Come on now… if someone is trying to under-sell or over-sell they are more than likely trying to rip you off…
Some dealers are straight, but some are just crooks! Use your head!
I don’t know if this will work or not, but this idea just popped into my head… I’ve read on another site that trying a bit of the bud before you actually make a purchase works…however, some dealers are stingy and don’t like to give out tastes for free. But…maybe if you try to buy a bowl-pack or a dime bag at least you can get a taste for less, usually like 5-10 dollars. If it’s good, buy it up…if it’s shit, leave it alone!
And ya know, I like the statement that sometimes it really does take smoking it to know where it’s good or not. I’ve always known that ‘brown’ weed is shit, but my stoner buddy Jake actually brought some over one time that was good! Shocked the shit outta me! I was impressed
nOSmoKe4u!
04.26.2012
The only potential problem with your method is the fact that you increase the over all risk inherent with post 9/11 weed buying by getting high on the job.
Cops crack down harder, dealers are under more pressure, alot more crooks and scumbags posing as dealers, etc., its unwise for a newbie ( to whom I assume this thread is addressing) to be getting high and losing his senses out on the streets where he is at constant risk of arrest, imprisonment, robbery and rape and all other sorts of vile and terrible things.
Unless your just a natural risk taker, its wise NOT to smoke weed WHILE you are buying weed if you are going to have to drive home after. Great method though if you have a dealer that delivers or that you know and trust and can chill with till your straight.
cisco
09.20.2010
i have a question bout some stuff i gots growin in da back haha….so im sort of a newbuie to growin ive smoke before tho but today wen i went to check on my plants by what im reading my plants shud be freakin awesome i mean i grabed one of the buds on it and broke it off it was really sticky and just smelling it made ma eyes droop and my pupils get all dialated haha i just dont now if its time to cut the nugs of and dry em or what?
loub
09.21.2010
my dealer sucks he fuckin rips me off every single time cause he knows i cant tell
420
09.23.2010
Every time? If he rips you off, why the hell do you keep going back to him? hah
Jose...C
08.03.2011
You sir, are a dumbass ahahahah. shit try to find another dealer
ha
10.21.2010
^^^^^
Some people only have dealer, and it can be kinda ackward to bring up the fact that they’re ripping you off especially if they are big and strong lol and ur fuckin 15
SHANE
10.24.2010
I have a silly question i think, But another person & I have two different opinions on what the difference of press weed & fluff weed is! Im needing to know if press weed is a type of weed that can be grown, or purchased as a seed to b grown, or is it only because it is compressed? kinda silly question, But we need an answer to decide who wone our WAGER! THANKS!!
Marijuana I <3 U!
10.27.2010
i cant wait till this weekend im buyin 3 ounces and then goin on a road trip to miami. its gone be a good time. thanks for the tips.
Nuffer
12.30.2010
haha i just got some terrible weed. and it sucks because it was pricy and from a friend
Mark B
03.10.2011
@SHANE- Dude It’s not press weed you’re looking for “Dense” weed that means weighs more and while smoking it will burn longer.It looks like you get less bud if it is super dense you could be surprised on how dense weed can be. Fluffy weed is basically the opposite of what I just said about dense weed some people get ripped off when you comes to Fluffy buds because they don’t know what they are doing when it comes to buying weed yet.
Jay
06.11.2011
you should always remember before all rules stated that if the ASH IS BLACK or sticks to the joint, 100% sure you are doing harm to your body and smoking chemical infused cannibis. This should be the major rule as looks are decieving. NO CHINA!!!
Emmy
06.13.2011
I have a *fantastic* dealer who just gave me some consolation weed after a breakup. Holyshitawesome–smells really distinct (through a ziplock baggie inside a cardboard box) sticky bud, glistens a lot, no seeds… I rolled a slim joint and took one puff and had the best self-love session of my *life*. I just want to know what this shit is so I can find it again when I'm with a guy.
henrikcornelius
05.10.2012
did ya find out? im a guy.. lol
sirstonesalot
07.29.2011
sooooooo, im just putting this out there…i have had bud that has been super dank, crystals would explode off when you cracked it cause there was were many, and it was dry and not really sticky because it was dry
John smith
08.06.2011
I bought this swag it smell weed. I keep on smell it again It kinda smell like grass. But thing is I smoke it. It taste good two bow I was high as fuck. I am new of buying weed. I have asks my sister in law. She sated if it swag it sucks. Iam fuck.
John smith
08.07.2011
Now I know why people say swag sucks. Because smoking swag get 30 min high wtf is that it.
carla
08.17.2011
Vagina
Stonerboi91
09.27.2011
excellent bro!
noneofurbussness
12.11.2011
i have some bud that is bomb af but it has seeds in it i foud like 15 seeds in an ounce is that bad?
ps: the seeds all have tigger strips and wont crack
guest
12.23.2011
15 in an ounce? thats not bad. i bought 4 gs last week and it had like 6 seeds, so you got a pretty good deal
krystal
01.17.2012
Badass!!!you did that boy!!!!Loveddd itt ^_^
how long does marijuana stay in your system
01.23.2012
How to get THC out faster(not a way to fool your drug test)- Well I’ve been trying to figure out good ways to help clean out your system fast because as we all know THC takes too damn long on its own.
u no
02.07.2012
Need a new dealer n e takers
Michael
02.19.2012
I bought an ounce of shit weed, fml.
stanky lanky
04.25.2012
ihave one question. i bought some mid, and its in a paper, but hard and sticky tho. i had it in my shoe to avoid getting cought. is it bad that its sticky? and it is it bad that i smoke out of a beer can or soda can?
mikey
04.25.2012
all ibuy is mid, cuz im a cheap ass some times. but its kinda dark green, and its sticky, dont know about seeds yet cuz havent looked through it, but is it bad that i smoke out of a can? and how can i hide it from my parents an avoid getting drug tests? i love my weed
danicaliforniaa
04.28.2012
my dealer is amazing, always good, never cheats me, a bit pricey, but i've never gotten anything less that great from him. i guess it helps i'm hooking up with him time to time (;
chazz
05.19.2012
usually one way a person should tell the difference between good and bad is the smell and the high.
The smell should not smell like mint/cat pee/windex cleaner even if it is faint smell at all, even if you feel sick after smelling that is a important sign. One way to check is after a week in storage you will be able to smell it and if it smells nasty like what i mentioned above and not what it smelled like on day one before you got ripped off like i did.
Normally good weed will lose some of its smell but it will still smell as good as the day you got it and smell flavorful like a flower. In translation if the scent smells great and does not smell faint then you bought some good stuff.
The huge difference between good and bad weed on a high.
A bad high will result in having in one or a few symptoms once smoked panic attack or paranoia,headaches, soreness,derealization, depression, chest hurting etc. Keep in mind i have had some bad weed before so i know what i am talking about. It is only temporary for 1 to 2 weeks if it was bad.
Good weed makes you feel calm down to earth,laugh at things, enhances what you see and feel, more social, makes you happy,music feels way more powerful and also can make boring things seem fun.
One last detail i would add about dealers. Is that if they try to act cool and lie by saying they have the exact same interests you do all the time and does not want marijuana legalized. Also if the dealer makes you feel bad about there life when they have no problems that should be the sign your dealer,caregiver is a constant greedy,liar and wants your money and does not care about the quality of the weed they sale you.
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