Smoke Report: 2 years in storage

So this is actually an experiment that I began 2 years ago when I was an active member of HG420. What I wanted to see was how well bud stored in a jar with the air pumped out. I wasn't so much looking for extra curing but for a way to store bud long term without having to worry about it drying out or getting moldy.

I took 4 pint sized canning jars and painted them black. This is what the jar looks like from the side.


I filled them all with bud that had already been cured and then pumped the air out using a cheap vacuum sealer that I bought on the internet called a Pump and Seal. Anything that let's you pump the air out a canning jar should work.

I then labeled them with "open on" dates and spaced them out so I was opening a jar every 6 months. Up till now, I've been very happy with the results. This is the final jar.


Opened it up and everything looks good.


I loaded up a bowl about 15 minutes ago and I'm very buzzed.

Very smooth smoke, definitely some of the best I've ever smoked. This stuff is hitting me like a freight train right now. It definitely cured more over the last 2 years, I know when I originally smoked this stuff that it didn't hit me so hard.

Awesome. I guess cannabis does get better with age. The only difficulty is having the patience to wait and not smoking it all!

ive heard of someone finging a big nug of 2 year old bud in a baggie in their closet. as soon as they touched the bud it turned to dust and the smoke was shit

good experiment tho bro, +reps for having old ass weed thats still fresh, and also being able to keep yourself off of that bud for 2 years

i would love to smoke some 2 year cured shit man!!!!!!

I think I'm going to start putting away 1-2 of these pint jars every harvest to build up a stash of bud for special occasions. And the smell is incredible. When I first popped open that jar I got this great wave of nutty/skunky/dank goodness.

I just smoked a second bowl in a glass pipe and it was just as good as it was in the bong. I'm way past buzzed at this point.

Thanks KaleoXxX,

Moisture level was perfect. It hadn't dried out at all as far as I can tell. I actually had forgotten about the jar which is why I'm a few days late opening it. I literally stumbled across it as I was getting something out of the same cupboard. Very happy surprise.

KaleoXxX said:

ive heard of someone finging a big nug of 2 year old bud in a baggie in their closet. as soon as they touched the bud it turned to dust and the smoke was shit

good experiment tho bro, +reps for having old ass weed thats still fresh, and also being able to keep yourself off of that bud for 2 years

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Nice bro. Good idea also.

Thanks for the report on long term vacum storage. I think i may try to do the same thing with a jar of each strain I grow. Save em for a rainy day. Neat Idea.

Plus rep.

Excellent post. Thank you very very much I'd never heard of anyone being able to keep smoke fresh 2 freaking years. Absolutely amazing. Almost sounds to good to be true you know...
Except I do believe you, and that it hits hard after all that time.

So you didn't touch it or burp it at all in that whole 2 years? Gives me ideas.

PeachOibleBoiblePeach#1 said:

How long do you actally feel it could have been sealed for in your opinion,,while still being Good smoke,and not falling apart? +rep

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I'd have no problem going for 5 years. The only worry with the long tem storage is that if air did leak in the weed would be ruined by the time you realized it. Much like a bottle of wine going bad.

OregonMeds said:

So you didn't touch it or burp it at all in that whole 2 years? Gives me ideas.

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I just looked back in my logs and this weed came from my third grow and is actually my last flower under florescent.

It was harvested on September 7th, 2007 after 10 weeks of flower. Since I sealed it up on the 17th that means it only had 10 days to dry and cure. I was still new to growing and had actually let this batch get a little to dry which is why I cured for such a short time. I wasn't getting much moisture at burp time.

From the time I sealed it up till today, it has never been opened.

I have a friend who says you have to put it in a freezer....

i found 7 grams once in an old backpack of mine, in dime baggies. It was at least 3 years old. It turned into dust on the way out of the baggies, wass the worst tasting ever, got me high though.

Can you take a pic of the bud out of the jar?

Here you go.

tom__420 said:

Can you take a pic of the bud out of the jar?

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Thanks a lot dude, that shit looks smooth as hell.
Nice job on the patience lol, I could never have bud sit that long

ummm....rep. Lots and lots of rep.
Rep for having herb for two years and not smoking it. Rep for actually preserving it. And rep for showing us all your findings. LOL. you're a better man than I...Cuz I would have smoked that two years ago.

Mad props.kiss-ass

Get enough of it, its no problem. But really, do you need to freeze it? I know Ive read something on that... Got 5 lbs of outdoor coming to me this month. Maby buy a deep freeze?

Here at the Old Hippy House we've been keeping the buds in the deep freezer for years and have never had a problem. After it's been cured it goes into 1/2 gallon mason jars and into the freezer next to the half a cow worth of steaks and the case of tortillas. It's gonna be a nice winter here

anhedonia said:

Get enough of it, its no problem. But really, do you need to freeze it? I know Ive read something on that... Got 5 lbs of outdoor coming to me this month. Maby buy a deep freeze?

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I've had white widow curing for a couple years now in that same exact jar not painted black

I just keep all my jars deep into a gun safe
never vacuum sealed it either and buds great

+rep OP