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Phuket humidity: how to store buds in the tropics
28 September 2026 · 3 min read
A joint left on the table goes damp in three days, and the paper gives in first. Outside in Phuket the humidity is above 80%, while a bud keeps best at 58-62%. Anything left open pulls water out of the air, so storage in the tropics comes down to one thing: keep that water out.
The paper gives in first
Thin rolling paper takes in moisture from the air before the bud does. Then the flower inside goes damp, and after two or three days mould can creep along the seam. You draw and taste damp and harshness instead of aroma; the smell of the strain fades.
A joint rolled outdoors has the same problem. While you roll, the thin paper already takes in moisture and the flower goes damp, and in Phuket that is an ordinary day.
What spoils a bud besides water
Moisture is the most visible, but oxygen and light work too. Oxygen breaks down terpenes: in ordinary storage up to half of the aroma is gone in the first month. It also oxidises THC into CBN, a cannabinoid that makes the body heavy and drowsy. Light and heat speed up oxidation. That is why flower that has sat in the light for six months pulls you towards sleep and feels weaker.
How we store
Our buds are kept at 17-18 °C and 58-62% humidity, away from light. The storage is wine and cigar humidors, cabinets that hold a set temperature and humidity. The jars are glass with UV protection, and Boveda packs hold the humidity inside.
At home without a humidor
At home an opaque glass jar or an airtight zip bag is enough. Keep it somewhere cool and dry, out of direct light.
A fridge seems logical, but condensation forms on the flower there. It destroys the trichomes, the resin heads on the surface of the bud that hold the cannabinoids and terpenes.
Nitrogen instead of air
For long storage, nitrogen is used. Air is pushed out of the pack together with oxygen and moisture, nitrogen, an inert gas, takes its place, and the seam is sealed. There is nowhere for water to come from and nothing to oxidise the terpenes. That is where the "pillow" shape of such packs comes from. A vacuum also removes air, but while it is being pulled out it presses the bud and breaks the trichomes.
In a nitrogen pack, buds and pre-rolls stay sealed for up to a year and open the same as on the day they were packed.
