How Do You Store Cannabis?

Jul 13, 2023

Our expert offers tips on how to keep your weed fresh.

What’s the best way to store cannabis?

For flower, the simplest and cheapest method is also the most reliable: Mason jars. They provide a cool and airtight environment, which preserves the quality. Keep your jars in a dark place, since light degrades the terpenes (a.k.a. the flavor), and maintain a relative humidity of 55 to 65 percent. For those of us without a green thumb, drop in a humidity pack, about the size of a sugar packet, which will do the job for you.

If you want to up your storage game, there’s Cannador (from $149), a wooden box that’s like a humidor for cannabis. Or look to the $220 Stori, an inconspicuous shoebox-size white plastic container. It bills itself as airtight, smell-proof, and child resistant, and it includes a dozen smaller color-coded containers — aluminum tubes and jar-like “pods” that come with a humidity pack. An associated app lets you track your stash, so no more weed roulette.

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