Hey LP, try this. It works every time for me.
Fold some paper towels until you have 12 layers that will fit into a sandwich zipper bag.
put something between the last fold so you can get it open again easy.
put it into the baggie and then wet it good.
Lay the baggie in the sink and gently press almost all of the water back out of the paper leaving it just slightly more than damp.
open that puppy back up and put a half dozen seeds in the middle.
zip the bag almost shut and press it to get the air out.
Seal the baggie zipper.
Put this puppy in a dark, warm spot. Not hot. Just slightly warmer than you would like to be in, as in "not cool or cold".
Leave it alone for three days.
On the third day, open it up gently and if the seeds were viable, you should see at least some of them cracked with a small root starting out.
If none are cracked, you might have some "Microwaved" seeds.
Microwaves totally kill seeds almost instantly. Some growers nuke weed to sterilize their seeds. This prevents you from growing their weed and they think this will keep you coming back to them for more.
Never nuke your seeds unless you want to kill them.
Let me know how the baggie thing works man.
It works 100% for me. Every seed cracks. Some in one day, some in two, but all in three. I leave them for 4 days to get the root long enough to speed up growth. Place the root into the soil just far enough to put the seed head so the top of the seed is just barely under the soil. Pat the soil so that no light gets under it, but not tight.
Good luck to you man, and I've sent a large dose of green MOJO to you!