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Mogath wrote in a message to All:
 M> Can anyone make any suggestions as to the curing and drying of the
 M> herb??
From:  Sputnik Drug Information Zone
http://www.nepenthes.xo.com/
Indoor Marijuana Cultivation
[...]  
 Harvesting and Curing
Well,  now that you've grown your marijuana, you will want to
cure  it  right so that it smokes clean and won't  bite.You  can
avoid  that "homegrown" taste of chlorophyll that sometimes  makes
one's  fillings taste like they might be dissolving.We know  of
several  methods  of curing the marijuana so that it will  have  a
mild flavor and a mellow rather than harsh smoke.
  
First,  pull  the plant up roots and all and hang  it  upside
down  for 24 hours.Then put each plant in a paper  grocery  bag
with the top open for three or four days or until the leaves  feel
dry to the touch.Now strip the leaves off the stem and put them
in a glass jar with a lid.Don't pack the leaves in tightly, you
want air to reach all the leaves.The main danger in the  curing
process  is mold.If the leaves are too damp when you  put  them
into the jar,  they will mold and since the mold will destroy  the
resins,  mold will ruin your marijuana.  you should check the jars
every day by smelling them and if you smell an acrid  aroma,  take
the weed out of the jar and spread it out on newspaper so that  it
can dry quickly.Another method is to uproot the plants and hang
them upside down.You get some burlap bags damp and slip them up
over the plants.  Keep the bags damp and leave them in the sun for
at least a week.  Now put the plants in a paper bag for a few days
until the weed is dry enough to smoke.Like many fine things  in
life,  marijuana mellows out with age.  The aging process tends to
remove the chlorophyll taste.
Editor's Note and Important Warning:
This  pamphlet  was written about 8 years  ago.  While  the
facts,  figures,  and methods described here are still valid,  an
important  note  must  be  added  concerning  the  purchasing  of
equipment and supplies.  The information age is upon us and  and
increasing  amount of data is being kept about all of us  whether
we realize it or not.With the war on drugs in full effect, the
D.E.A. is using this information at every possible opportunity.
  
When you make a purchase with a credit card,  every last bit
of  information  regarding  that purchase is filed  away  into  a
database,  both  at the store and with your credit card  company.
Not  only the price,  but the exact  date,  location,  and  items
purchased are recorded and stored away.Many stores and  credit
card  companies routinely sell their databases of  customers  and
transactions  to  anybody  who can  afford  it.  The  D.E.A  can
certainly afford it.  After all, they're using your tax dollars.
  
The D.E.A.  as well as other government agencies DO purchase
these  databases for their own uses.They feed them into  their
computers  and  the  computers spit out a list  of  anybody  with
"suspicious" purchases.Any purchases that could be  associated
with  drug  production,  use,  or selling could  be  flagged  for
further  investigation.  These  "suspicious"  purchases  include
unusual chemicals,  medical supplies such as syringes, lights and
timers, and even potting soil and fertilizer.
  
The point is,  if you are planning on purchasing supplies to
grow  marijuana don't take any chances.While the average  home
grower,  who  is  simply growing enough for his  own  use,  would
probably never be flagged by the computers,  you never know.If
you are purchasing equipment or supplies, *pay cash!*  In addition,
many  supermarkets  and  discount stores now have  some  sort  of
"Preferred Customer" cards.  When you buy something,  regardless
of how you pay,  you give them your card to scan and all of  your
purchases are recorded.  They then send you some sort of  coupon
depending  on  what and how much you purchased  each  month.  It
sounds  like  a good deal,  but you wind up having  all  of  your
purchases  recorded  and sold just like with  the  credit  cards.
*don't* use  one of these cards when you are  purchasing  anything
that might be deemed suspicious.  For that matter, don't use them
at  all.  They  just result in a ton of junk mail and a  lot  of
people knowing exactly what you buy and when you buy it.
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