With time, cannabis loses its flavor and potency. Although there are no significant side effects of consuming degraded weed, it can prove to be more psychoactive. Moreover, you might even find its taste to be unpleasant.

How to Store Your Weed Buds
Cured cannabis can have a stable shelf-life of up to one year or longer before it loses potency. However, the first step to preserving its quality long-term is to use an adequate method to store it.

To achieve this goal and store your cannabis, you should regulate these factors:

Light
Light plays an integral role in the longevity of cannabis. Exposure to both direct and indirect sunlight leads to the rapid degradation of cannabis. Not to mention, UV light that penetrates walls and windows also leads to the breakdown of terpenes in the weed leaving it less potent. Therefore, you need to keep it in a room with little or no sunlight exposure.

Humidity Level
Besides light, the moisture content in the area where you store your weed also affects how long it lasts. High moisture content creates favorable conditions for mold to grow. Consequently, cannabis is no longer fit for consumption as it can lead to medical problems.

On the contrary, the terpenes and cannabinoids in the marijuana buds degrade in dry conditions with low humidity levels. Hence, to avoid either of the situations, it is essential to maintain a moderate level of humidity between 59% and 63% RH.

Exposure to airflow
Exposure to airflow is also a factor that can lead to the degradation of weed, resulting in a loss of flavor. As a result, the best way to store weed is in an airtight container, cutting off its exposure to the outside air.

Temperature fluctuations
Lastly, the fluctuating temperature is another cause of the degradation of the chemical components of cannabis. Ideally, you should store it below 70 degrees Fahrenheit. Nevertheless, the temperature cannot be too low either.

To maintain the potency of your weed, ensure that you consider the environmental factors you are storing it in. For proper storage, keep the buds in the dark with minimum exposure to UV rays from direct sunlight and extreme temperatures. 

Moreover, store it in a cool, dry place with humidity between the ideal levels, at the back of a cabinet. You may even use an opaque jar to further prevent light penetration.