I should also point out, don't try to eat a dried afghan bud. Holy crap, it was the worst thing I've ever had. I went flush "hot and dizzy" after about 15 seconds of it dissolving on my tongue. My tongue was tingling and felt like a hot spice or pepper. It seriously freaked me out, as my initial response was like it was poison, even though I know no chemicals were used in growing. In short it's a wicked bad taste that even tongue scrapping will do little to help. LOL, I was considering gargling with coffee grounds, to give you an idea.