List of slang names for cannabis

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Pot, a common slang name for cannabis, on a sign at a 2012 cannabis rights demonstration in New York City Legalize Pot Rally Union Square 2012 Shankbone 2 (7001222978).jpg
Pot, a common slang name for cannabis, on a sign at a 2012 cannabis rights demonstration in New York City

More than 1,200 slang names have been identified for the dried leaves and flowers harvested from the cannabis plant for drug use. [1] This list is not exhaustive; it includes well-attested expressions.

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Slang names for cannabis (drug)

Slang names for marijuana

Most slang names for marijuana and hashish date to the jazz era, when it was called gauge, jive, reefer. Weed is a commonly used slang term for drug cannabis. New slang names, like trees, came into use early in the twenty-first century. [2] [3] [4]

Slang names for cannabis identified by the United States Drug Enforcement Administration

Whether all of these terms are slang names is disputed by some scholars, including writers at The Boston Globe and Reason Magazine . [10] [26] Slang names for cannabis that were identified by the Drug Enforcement Administration in 2017–2018 and are not corroborated by another source include: [27]

  • Alfombra
  • All-Star
  • Almohada
  • Arizona ashes
  • AZ
  • Barbara Jean
  • Bareta
  • Bash
  • Biggy
  • Black Maria
  • Blue Crush
  • Blue jeans
  • Chistosa
  • Cotorritos
  • Dizz
  • Escoba
  • Gallina
  • Gato
  • Green paint
  • Grenuda
  • Guardada
  • Lechuga
  • Lemon-Lime
  • Liamba
  • Lime Pillows
  • Loud
  • Mafafa
  • Manteca
  • Maracachafa
  • Mariquita
  • My Brother
  • Narizona
  • O-Boy
  • Palm
  • Platinum Jack
  • Popcorn
  • Shoes
  • Shmagma
  • Shora
  • Shrimp
  • Smoochy Woochy Poochy
  • Tigitty
  • Tila
  • Tims
  • Tosca
  • Tristan kush
  • Tweeds
  • Valle
  • Wooz
  • Young Girls
  • Zacate

Regional slang names

Francosphere

Hispanosphere

Elsewhere

Nigeria

Sweden

Flower/fruit
Hash

Indonesia

Leaf
  • Daun singkong (Indonesian for "cassava leaf") [39]

Slang names for good-quality cannabis

Weed, a commonly used slang name for cannabis, written on a banner at a Yippie smoke-in in Ohio in 1978 Freetheweed.jpg
Weed, a commonly used slang name for cannabis, written on a banner at a Yippie smoke-in in Ohio in 1978

Slang names for poor-quality cannabis

Slang names for a cannabis cigarette

Slang names for a package or a specific amount of cannabis

Slang names for consuming cannabis

Slang names for cannabis' effects

Slang names for a person who consumes cannabis

See also

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ganja</span> Hindustani word for cannabis

Ganja is one of the oldest and most commonly used synonyms for marijuana. Its usage in English dates to before 1689.

A gravity bong, also known as a GB, bucket bong, grav, geeb, gibby, yoin, or ghetto bong, is a method of consuming smokable substances such as cannabis. The term describes both a bucket bong and a waterfall bong, since both use air pressure and water to draw smoke. A lung uses similar equipment but instead of water draws the smoke by removing a compacted plastic bag or similar from the chamber.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Cannabis smoking</span> Inhalation of marijuana fumes

Cannabis smoking is the inhalation of smoke or vapor released by heating the flowers, leaves, or extracts of cannabis and releasing the main psychoactive chemical, Δ9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), which is absorbed into the bloodstream via the lungs. Archaeological evidence indicates cannabis with high levels of THC was being smoked at least 2,500 years ago. As of 2021, cannabis is the most commonly consumed federally illegal drug in the United States, with 36.4 million people consuming it monthly.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Kush (cannabis)</span> Strain of cannabis

Kush generally refers to a pure or hybrid Cannabis indica strain. Pure C. indica strains include Afghan Kush, Hindu Kush, Green Kush, and Purple Kush. Hybrid strains of C. indica include Blueberry Kush and Golden Jamaican Kush. The term "kush" is now also used as a slang word for cannabis.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">One-hitter (smoking)</span> Type of smoking pipe

A one-hitter is typically a slender pipe with a screened narrow bowl designed for a single inhalation, or "hit", of smoke or vapor from a small serving of heated cannabis flower, tobacco leaf or other dry, sifted herbal preparation. It is distinguished from western-style large-bowl pipes designed for strong tobaccos that are burned hot and tasted but not inhaled. Instead, by properly distancing a lighter flame below the opening, inhalant users operate at vaporization temperatures, minimizing combustion waste and toxicity.

Many urban legends and misconceptions about drugs have been created and circulated among young people and the general public, with varying degrees of veracity. These are commonly repeated by organizations which oppose all classified drug use, often causing the true effects and dangers of drugs to be misunderstood and less scrutinized. The most common subjects of such false beliefs are LSD, cannabis, and PCP. These misconceptions include misinformation about adulterants or other black market issues, as well as alleged effects of the pure substances.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Cannabis culture</span> Culture relating to cannabis

Cannabis culture describes a social atmosphere or series of associated social behaviors that depends heavily upon cannabis consumption, particularly as an entheogen, recreational drug and medicine.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Joint (cannabis)</span> Cannabis cigarette, contains marijuana or hashish

A joint is a rolled cannabis cigarette. Unlike commercial tobacco cigarettes, the user ordinarily hand-rolls joints with rolling papers, though in some cases they are machine-rolled. Rolling papers are the most common rolling medium in industrialized countries; however, brown paper, cigarettes or beedies with the tobacco removed, receipts and paper napkin can also be used, particularly in developing countries. Modern papers are manufactured in a range of sizes from a wide variety of materials including rice, hemp, and flax, and are also available in liquorice and other flavoured varieties.

Jive talk, also known as Harlem jive or simply Jive, the argot of jazz, jazz jargon, vernacular of the jazz world, slang of jazz, and parlance of hip is an African-American Vernacular English slang or vocabulary that developed in Harlem, where "jive" (jazz) was played and was adopted more widely in African-American society, peaking in the 1940s.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Cannabis in India</span>

Cannabis in India has been known to be used at least as early as 2000 BCE. In Indian society, common terms for cannabis preparations include charas (resin), ganja (flower), and bhang, with Indian drinks such as bhang lassi and bhang thandai made from bhang being one of the most common legal uses.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Cannabis in Jamaica</span>

Cannabis in Jamaica is illegal, but possession of small amounts was reduced to a petty offence in 2015. Cannabis is locally known as ganja, and internationally cannabis consumption plays a prominent role in the nation's public image, being tied to cultural touchstones such as Rastafari and reggae music. Ganja tourists have been welcomed in the 21st century.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Acapulco Gold</span> Strain of cannabis

Acapulco Gold is a strain of Cannabis sativa that was popular during the 1960s counterculture movement for its potency, taste, and unique color. It is a landrace cannabis variety that is an 80% sativa and 20% indica hybrid reportedly produced by crossing a native Mexican strain with a Nepalese indica. It is reported to be difficult to cultivate indoors under lights and is better grown as an outdoor plant due to its large size. This cannabis strain flushes in gold and amber tones in the final stages of flowering, producing dense golden buds with a peppery and citrus odor and flavor, and averages 24% THC and 1% CBD. The terpene profile of Acapulco Gold is mostly caryophyllene, a spicy terpene also found in black pepper. Myrcene is also present and contributes to the earthy aroma of the strain, as well as Limonene which adds a lemon aroma/flavour.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Cannabis in Sweden</span>

Cannabis in Sweden is illegal for all purposes. It is illegal for recreational purposes, for most medical purposes and possession of even small amounts of cannabis is a criminal offence. Consequently, limited medical usage of cannabis-based drugs is only allowed for specific conditions.

Cannabis in Grenada is illegal. Cannabis possession is the most common drug offense on the island, and the annual prevalence of cannabis use amongst adults was reported as 10.8% in 2005.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Glossary of cannabis terms</span>

Terms related to cannabis include:

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Cannabis concentrate</span> Preparation of cannabis

Cannabis concentrate, also called marijuana concentrate, marijuana extract, or cannabis extract, is a tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) and/or cannabidiol (CBD) concentrated mass. Cannabis concentrates contain high THC levels that range from 40% to over 90%, stronger in THC content than high-grade marijuana, which normally measures around 20% THC levels.

During the administration of American President George H. W. Bush (1989–1993), the United States largely followed the precedents set by the cannabis policy of the Reagan administration, including prosecution of the War on Drugs.

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