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            Since salvinorin a is present on the surface of leaves, does anyone know if rinsing them after harvesting affects potency?  
         
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            It's not water soluble so probably not. Any reason why you need to wash them? I would just use acetone and then filter out any dirt particles. 
         
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            That's what I was thinking... i just want to wash any bugs or dirt off since they're outdoor plants.  
         
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            a little bugs and dirts never hurt anyone     
         
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            Salvinorin is only slightly soluable in water, so rinsing might be ok.   
         
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            Haha. Yeah,  maybe these bugs are loaded with salvinorin... If so, I'll just have to think of them as psychoactive sprinkles.  Score!  
         
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            thats the spirit     
         
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            arcologist wrote:I would just use acetone and then filter out any dirt particles.  This is what I do. Even if you're not making extract a little dirt in the bowl wouldn't really matter much. I could see why you would want to clean the leaves up a bit if you were planning on quidding though    
         
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