When the budtender shows you the container with the weed...

mark the martian · Post by **mark the martian** » Wed 25th Nov 2009 02:13 am

...what are you looking for in the weed. As in, which specific physical attributes are you after? And that are some indications that the batch is old?

FenixNYC · Post by **FenixNYC** » Wed 25th Nov 2009 02:19 am

I wanna see trichomes! Lots of frosty trichomes!!!

Just don't do what I did and reach in and pick up a big bud out of the container, lol.

My first time in Amsterdam, second shop we visited and my excitement & impulses just got the best of me, even though I already KNEW after much research that you can't touch the bud.

Fortunately the budtender was cool when telling me not to do that shit anymore, lol.

Happened in Dampkring II, FYI.

hippy_man99 · Post by **hippy_man99** » Wed 25th Nov 2009 09:05 am

I agree with the trichomes...
It's always good when you can see the bits

I always tend to look at the color as well, although it's a bit tough in those dark little shops... I also look for bigger buds and less shake. Since they can only have 500 grams at 1 time, if it's relatively full with nice buds I can assume its fresher...

Also look for the different types of bud.. For instance, I want really tightly packed buds when i see a Bubblegum, big white furry buds in a white widow, etc...
I look for big stems as well, and how they pick em off to weigh...

Also the smell... When looking into any kind of haze, I want to be hit in the face with that strong odor... Anything with a stale stemmy smell never goes in my pocket....

I'm looking forward to sampling the CC strains when i get up next week....

peace,
hippy

Dimon · Post by **Dimon** » Wed 25th Nov 2009 04:11 pm

the stronger the smell-ze better! good quality HASH suppose smell like...publick toilet! i am serious

Boner · Post by **Boner** » Wed 25th Nov 2009 04:17 pm

Dimon wrote:the stronger the smell-ze better! good quality HASH suppose smell like...publick toilet! i am serious

I honestly cant remember any hash smelling of piss and/or shit.

geoffk · Post by **geoffk** » Wed 25th Nov 2009 04:17 pm

Smell. It should feel spongy no too wet, but ya can't go around squeezing them buds.

metal4mullets · Post by **metal4mullets** » Wed 25th Nov 2009 04:26 pm

Just like hippy said, look for big buds and not broken up shake. Also, checking the color is a good idea. Look for vibrant lime greens and full/rich dark greens. You don't want browns and such.

Your sense of smell is probably the best indicator. If they bring a bin out and the odor knocks you over from a few feet away THAT'S what you want

Dimon · Post by **Dimon** » Wed 25th Nov 2009 04:27 pm

Boner wrote:
Dimon wrote:the stronger the smell-ze better! good quality HASH suppose smell like...publick toilet! i am serious
I honestly cant remember any hash smelling of piss and/or shit.

yea my bad,but i do remember weed in cans smell strongly of a serious poop,and dont get me wrong it was GOOD,i ether told budtender waw it smells like shit ,he smile shyly and prob sad to himself 'o those crazy russians"

Pauli Wallnuts · Post by **Pauli Wallnuts** » Wed 25th Nov 2009 04:52 pm

when looking at hash the most important thing for me is the freshness, i always ask if its soft, nearly always the budtender will bend it slightly so you can tell, not that all hard hash is bad just dont want the really brittle stuff which doesn't warm however long you hold it, also i prefer hard pressed hash so i look for the darker coloured varieties, the smell should be strong aswell, no smell is usually a sign of it not being fresh (again thats not always the case) & finally i look at how pure it looks, when looking at a piece thats been torn/cut from the block i look if the consistency of the inside is all the same, with polm thats usually impossible to do though

geoffk · Post by **geoffk** » Wed 25th Nov 2009 04:57 pm

I think I'd pass on the poopy hash. But I'm no hash expert.

Bob2 · Post by **Bob2** » Wed 25th Nov 2009 07:11 pm

are you sure it wasnt dropped in the toilet, and then in house dealer said hey mate smell this ??

CannaSir · Post by **CannaSir** » Wed 25th Nov 2009 07:17 pm

smell, crystallisation, tightness of buds, tender's suggestions and acd travelogue recommendations!

Dimon · Post by **Dimon** » Wed 25th Nov 2009 09:47 pm

stuart1976 wrote:are you sure it wasnt dropped in the toilet, and then in house dealer said hey mate smell this ??

you meen droped on purpose? In some asian countries the way hash been prodused is the naked person or a horse on a really hot day been taken to a marijuana field and then all the dust or a resin or polm been taken away with sweat from the skin,so it can be anything,maybe i did smoke stuff from the toilet that day,

Bob2 · Post by **Bob2** » Wed 25th Nov 2009 10:35 pm

never had anything that smelt that way, had green that smelt like vomit / lemon floor cleaner

Sir Niall of Essex-sire · Wed 25th Nov 2009 10:43 pm

If it makes you sneeze its bound to please.