Over the years, we met with many large-scale cannabis growers to learn about their weed storage methods and practices. Many of these growers supply well-known dispensaries, so we were certain that we’d see hospital-grade storage equipment that would blow us away. After all, cannabis is a medicine that took serious capital and time to harvest, so wouldn’t they want to protect and safeguard their investment? Ironically, the most common method among growers is storing weed in large plastic garbage bags, then putting them inside a Rubbermaid® tub. Occasionally we would hear about growers inserting oxygen absorption packets, like those found in various food and textile products. Dispensaries also use basic methods like using Mason Jars and Tupperware® or Rubbermaid® bins. Many dispensaries are out of inventory by the weekend, so again, storage isn’t exactly pertinent to their process, which is why buds are extremely dry when you get them. Some states mandate that the cannabis be sold in airtight, sealed packages that already have been measured and weighed. Some dispensaries that are subject to these laws inject small amounts of nitrogen into the package prior to sealing. Just like we do with packaging food products like potato chips and cereal, nitrogen disperses oxygen, so no bacteria can grow.The weed storage methods that we use at Cannador® incorporate humidification to help mitigate evaporative loss from the trichomes (aka drying out).