List of names for ''cannabis''
420, a code-name for cannabis, written on a train in New Jersey
Cannabis has many different names, including more than 1,200 slang terms. Additionally, there are many names to describe the state of being under the influence of cannabis.[1]
Names for cannabis
Latin, scientific names
Cannabis is the Latin, or scientific name for the entire plant hemp, legally named marijuana or marihuana in some jurisdictions.[2][3] Names for three recognized species include:
Common, traditional names
Hemp is the English, or common name for the cannabis plant.[5] Traditional language names for cannabis include:
Slang names for cannabis
The slang word marihuana was first used in the United States in the early part of the twentieth century, and was popularized to demonize and eventually ban cannabis in the 1930s. Most slang names for cannabis date to the jazz era. Weed is a commonly used slang name for cannabis. New slang names, like trees, have come into use in the twenty-first century.[2][5][6]
Slang names
- 2 long[7]
- 420[1]
- Ace[1]
- Airplane[1]
- Alfalfa[1]
- Alice B. Toklas[8]
- Alligator cigarette[1]
- Amnesia[1]
- Asparagus[1]
- Astro turf[8]
- Aunt Mary[1]
- Baby[1]
- Bag of bones[1]
- Bhang[8]
- Blaze[7]
- Blonde[8]
- Blue sage[8]
- Blunt[1][7][8]
- Broccoli[7]
- Bud[1][7][8]
- Cabbage[1]
- Cannon[7]
- Catnip[1][8]
- Christmas tree[1]
- Chronic[1]
- Climb[1]
- Crazy weed[8]
- Dagga[8]
- Da kine[1]
- Dank[1]
- Dona Juanita ("Lady Jane" in Spanish)[1]
- Doobie[1][7]
- Dope[8]
- Endo[7]
- Fatty[7]
- Flower[7]
- Ganja[1][7]
- Good giggles[1]
- Grass[1][7]
- Green[1]
- Green goddess[1]
- Happy cigarette[8]
- Hashish[1]
- Herb[1][8]
- Homegrown[8]
- Houdini[1]
- Jay[8]
- Jive[8]
- Kief[8]
- Kind[8]
- Kush[8]
- L pape[7]
- Left-handed cigarette[7]
- Loco weed[8]
- Love weed[8]
- Magic dragon[7]
- Magic smoke[8]
- Marijuana[1]
- Mary Jane[3][7]
- Maui wauie[8]
- Muggle[1]
- Nixon[1]
- Pinner[7]
- Pot[1][7][8]
- Rainy day woman[1]
- Reefer[1][8]
- Roach[7]
- Rope[8]
- Salad[8]
- Sinsemilla[8]
- Skunk[7][8]
- Spliff[7]
- Stash[9]
- Sticky icky[8]
- Stink weed[8]
- Stogie[1]
- Tea[8]
- Thirteen[1]
- Trees[6][8][10]
- Whacky tabacky[8]
- Weed[1][2][8]
Names for good-quality cannabis
Names for poor-quality cannabis
Slang names for a cannabis cigarette
Names for cannabis strains
Traditional names for heirloom strains
Industry trade names for cannabis strains
- AK-47[13]
- Amnesia Haze[13][14]
- Blueberry[13][14]
- Blue Dream[14]
- Bubba Kush[13]
- Bubblegum[13]
- Critical Mass[13]
- Durban Poison[13]
- Gorilla Glue[14]
- Haze[13]
- Hindu Kush[13]
- Jack Herer[13][14]
- Maui Waui[14]
- Northern Lights[13][14]
- OG Kush[13]
- Purple Haze[13][14]
- Skunk[13]
- Sour Diesel[13][14]
- Strawberry Cough[13]
- White Widow[13][14]
- Willie Nelson[14]
Controversial strain names
Several names for cannabis strains have been controversial.[15] Disputed strain names include:
Categorized names for strains
Several cannabis breeders and retailers have named strains to describe effects.[17] Classification system strain names include:
Names for cannabis preparations
Traditional names for preparations of cannabis
Slang names for cannabis preparations
Industry trade names for cannabis extracts
Terms for consuming cannabis
Names describing methods of consuming cannabis
Cannabis is consumed for its therapeutic effects in several ways, including:
Slang names for cannabis consumption
Terms describing cannabis' effects
English names for the effects of cannabis
- Appetite[3]
Slang names for cannabis' effects
Terms relating to the cannabis subculture
Slang names for a cannabis consumer
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 Steinmetz, Katy (April 20, 2017). "420 Day: Why There Are So Many Different Names for Weed". Time. Retrieved April 24, 2017.
- 1 2 3 Yagoda, Ben (March 5, 2014). "How Weed Became the Hippest Slang Term for Marijuana". Lexicon Valley.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 DEA factsheet
- 1 2 3 Loran C. Anderson (1980). "Leaf variation among Cannabis species from a controlled garden". Harvard University Botanical Museum Leaflets. 28 (1): 61–69.
- 1 2 3 4 5 Linder, Courtney (April 19, 2015). "Pot patois: A comprehensive etymology of marijuana". The Pitt News.
- 1 2 McKee Simmons, Kate (June 16, 2017). "The ABCs of Marijuana Slang From the DEA". Westword.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 "Embrace 4/20 With These Nicknames For All Things Weed". The Huffington Post. April 20, 2015. Retrieved April 26, 2017.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 Green, Johnny (April 29, 2011). "List of Marijuana Slang Terms". The Weed Blog.
- ↑ Wright, Julia (May 6, 2016). "Bye Bye, Baggie: 5 Elegant Storage Boxes For Your Stash". Civilized.
- ↑ Stoned, I.M. (2014). "Dope: The 200 Most Awesome Things About Weed". Simon & Schuster. ISBN 9781440586231.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 Marin, Cheech; Chong, Tommy (2013). "Cheech & Chong's Almost Legal Book for Stoners". Running Press. pp. 166–170. ISBN 9780762449873.
- ↑ "Joint". Dictionary.reference.com. Retrieved 2017-08-05.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Escondido, Nico (October 9, 2014). "25 Greatest Strains of All Time". High Times.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Schleuss, Jon (2017). "Medical marijuana name game". Los Angeles Times.
- 1 2 3 4 5 Guy, Nice (May 24, 2017). "Oregon Liquor Control Commission Deems Strain Names Unsuitable For Children". Cannabis Chronicles.
- 1 2 3 4 5 William, David (March 8, 2017). "What’s in a Name? Cannabis Grower Creates New Consumer-Friendly Marijuana Classifications". Small Business Trends.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Olson, Al (March 30, 2017). "Green Crack? This Cannabis Grower Wants To Lose The Silly Marijuana Strain Names: Gorilla Glue? Hog's Breath? California cultivator has a better way". The Fresh Toast.
- 1 2 "Hashish". drugs.com. Retrieved 13 November 2016.
- ↑ David McDonald; Rhonda Moore; Jennifer Norberry; Grant Wardlaw; Nicola Ballenden (1994), "Cannabis in context: history, laws and international treaties", Legislative options for cannabis use in Australia
- ↑ Woo, Elaine (April 13, 1999). "'Brownie Mary' Rathbun Dies; Advocated Medical Marijuana". Los Angeles Times.
- ↑ Colella, Kristin (February 6, 2014). "Cooking With Cannabis: 8 Delicious Marijuana Recipes". TheStreet.com.
- ↑ "Why marijuana concentrates are cause for confusion". The Cannabist. June 18, 2015.
- ↑ Bennett, Patrick. "What Are Live Resin Cannabis Concentrates?". Leafly. Retrieved 6 August 2017.
- 1 2 "Wellness Center - Marijuana". American University. 2013. Retrieved 4 August 2017.
- ↑ Nall, Elizabeth (August 8, 2017). "Minnesota’s medical marijuana can be rubbed into your skin". The Laughing Grass.
- ↑ Gieringer, Dale H.; Joseph St. Laurent; Scott Goodrich (2004). "Cannabis Vaporizer Combines Efficient Delivery of THC with Effective Suppression of Pyrolytic Compounds" (PDF). Journal of Cannabis Therapeutics. 4 (1): 7–27. doi:10.1300/J175v04n01_02. Retrieved 2017-08-04.
- ↑ "Vape". Merriam-Webster. Retrieved 2017-08-06.
- ↑ Roberts, Michael (September 22, 2014). "Urban Dictionary for Pot? Ten Definitions From Ganjapreneur's Marijuana Slang Site". Westword.
- ↑ Booth, Martin (2004), Cannabis: A History, St. Martin's Press, p. 212.
Sources
- "Marijuana/Cannabis factsheet", Drugs of Abuse (PDF), Drug Enforcement Administration, 2015, pp. 74–77
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