When you get home from the dispensary later this year and open up an eighth of New York City Diesel, it will already be degrading.
Like produce and cut flowers, marijuana is organic material that breaks down over time. So when Hudson Hemp harvests its first crop later this year, the clock begins ticking on the quality of that product.
There are industrial processes that slow down the process, of course — if packaged in an oxygen-free container and kept in a cool, dry, dark place, marijuana can last "for like a year," Dobson said, "but that's very expensive packaging."
Hudson Hemp plans to get around this issue by only offering pre-rolled joints in its first year of sales, "so that it smokes beautifully and consistently," Dobson said, "and also resealable so that you can maintain the freshness of the pre-rolls for longer."
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