Quality Weed

There are many ways to differentiate between "kind bud" (excellent quality weed) and "dirt" (poor quality weed). Being able to quickly tell them apart is essential in proving yourself to be a stylish pot smoker. Listed below are four distinguishing traits of kind bud:

1) Smell. Great weed can have a wide variety of smells. The scent of pine trees and skunks, for example, are both common indicators of good pot. However, if the weed smells very pungent and "grassy," it may have been picked prematurely. (When a marijuana plant is harvested before reaching maturity, it often lacks the potency of a fully-grown plant.)

2) Look. A good bag of weed usually consists of medium to large buds with little or no stems. Kind buds may also have a crystalline quality that creates a "sparkle" under direct light. These buds will often be bright green with orange, red, or purple hairs. If the weed is brown, turn it down.

3) Feel. Quality weed is usually soft, light, and sticky to the touch.

4) "High." Finally, you can always tell a fine weed by the "high" you achieve after testing a sample. Great weed should inspire you creatively without that heavy "burnt-out" feeling sometimes associated with lesser quality marijuana.

Keep in mind that these are only guidelines and not concrete rules. It's possible (although unusual) to find dirt weed that smells, looks, and feels great. Occasionally, a less knowledgeable pot smoker may be fooled. However, if the pot doesn't deliver the "high" of kind bud, it's not kind bud.