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I'm sorry to hijack this thread, but I keep posting this, and it keeps getting deleted. Messaged the mods, with no response.

BLASTED MARIJUANA, AND HOW TO AVOID IT.

What is blasted weed?

•Blasted weed is marijuana that has been run through iso-alcohol, butane, or any substance that is used to extract the THC/CBD in the plant. This is done to make concentrates.

How can I tell if my stash has been blasted?

•Smell - your buds will barely smell the way they usually do. The majority of people say that blasted buds/shake will smell a lot like hay, or really earthy.

•Taste - Blasted marijuana tastes like an asshole, and not the good kind. Seriously, it tastes horrid. You will definitely tell the difference between good weed and blasted weed, just by the taste and smell alone.

•No trichomes - dump a bit of your stash onto white notebook paper. "Handle" the weed like you normally would. What is left once you remove the initial buds? With blasted weed, there would only be shake/ bits of plant matter. Usually there would be some residual kief or trichomes on the paper. Another way I noticed to tell if it has been blasted, in put some buds in a zip lock bag. With non-blasted marijuana, you will see at least some residual trichomes sticking to the bag. With blasted marijuana, you will find none.

•Overall appearance - blasted marijuana will appear darker than usual. To the untrained eye, they MIGHT appear to look like some reg. If you have been dealing with marijuana for a short amount of time, this could easily be passed as some low-end marijuana.

Why are people doing this?

•I have no idea! My guess is to make a quick buck, but that would mean it is done on purpose, which is absolutely NOT acceptable. It is putting people at risk, and can potentially harm an unexpected patient.

Is blasted marijuana bad for you?

•Now I'm not exactly sure if it's bad for you, but I'm sure it cannot be good. If the extraction was done properly, the weed will be "okay" to ingest, since the substance used to extract would presumably be evaporated. If the iso/butane did not evaporate, though, I'm sure that this can get someone sick. I'm not 100% sure on this, since I have never smoked it, but I don't think smoking marijuana drenched in butane is any good for you. Below are some forums that touch up on this subject some more:

http://forum.grasscity.com/harvesting-processing-medical-marijuana/828826-smoking-weed-bho-extraction.html

http://fuckcombustion.com/threads/what-to-do-with-ran-bho-weed.6315/

https://www.thcfarmer.com/community/threads/leftovers-from-bho-extraction.25045/

Also, here is a extremely informative video on how to avoid buying blasted marijuana:

http://youtu.be/_qmOEJUpKgU

There ya have it guys. I hate to say it, but please be careful with who you go to, and what you are buying. This is a silent epidemic that is going on in legal states right now, and it needs to be brought to daylight, so people can be aware of what they're buying. I'm all the way on the East Coast, and I ran into this bud last night. Though, I got my money back and some smokeable weed, I still felt like I should share this information so we can become aware of what's going on.

*I don't grow. I don't sell. I just like to smoke weed. Please don't call me out just because I used some incorrect terms. If the information is wrong, point it out to me so I can correct it. We are all in this together, so let's try to make this thread as informative as it could be! Happy toking Ents.

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