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List of slang names for cannabis

List of slang names for cannabis is a science topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand List of slang names for cannabis rather than just read about it. In short: More than 1,200 slang names have been identified for the product (drug), herb or hashish, obtained from the cannabis plant. This list is not exhaustive; it includes well-attested expressions.

Key takeaways

List of slang names for cannabis belongs to science; place it in that map before memorising details.
Learn the definition first, then one example that makes the definition concrete.
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Reproduce the core statement of List of slang names for cannabis from memory before moving on to harder problems.

Reference excerpt

More than 1,200 slang names have been identified for the product (drug), herb or hashish, obtained from the cannabis plant. This list is not exhaustive; it includes well-attested expressions.

Slang names by continent and country

African slang names

Nigeria Abana Blau Gbana Igbo Kaya Kpoli Kush Oja Wee-wee

North American slang names

United States In the United States, 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.

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

Latin American slang names

Mexico Marihuana or Marijuana (originally Mariguana; derivatives: maría, mariana, mari juana, marinola, maripepa, etc.) Zacate Cucaracha Juanita Doña juana Mota

Latin America 420 Césped Ganja Hierba (o yerba o yerbasanta) Joint Orégano Pasto Mafafa Mostaza Shora Kan-jac (Panama)

Asian slang names

Indonesia Daun singkong (Indonesian for "cassava leaf")

European slang names

France Beuh Chichon Ganja Herbe Kif Marie-Jeanne Shit Taga Teush Washmeuh Weed

Spain Grifa Chocolate

Sweden

Flower/fruit Grälle Gräs Gröning Grönt Marre Maja Ört Hash Böj Braj Brass Brownie Brunt Knatch, knätch Svart Zattla Zütt

Slang names for cannabis by quality

Good-quality cannabis

Poor-quality cannabis

Slang names for specific products

Cannabis cigarettes

Package or a specific amount of cannabis

Slang names for consuming cannabis

Garden

Slang names for cannabis' effects

Zooted

Slang names for a person who consumes cannabis

Illustrations

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with List of slang names for cannabis

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what List of slang names for cannabis claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In science, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to List of slang names for cannabis before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about List of slang names for cannabis ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of List of slang names for cannabis

In research: List of slang names for cannabis appears in science research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses List of slang names for cannabis in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: List of slang names for cannabis is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics Cannabis-related lists, Cannabis culture, History of cannabis, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for List of slang names for cannabis outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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Frequently asked questions

What is List of slang names for cannabis in simple terms?

More than 1,200 slang names have been identified for the product (drug), herb or hashish, obtained from the cannabis plant. This list is not exhaustive; it includes well-attested expressions.

Why does List of slang names for cannabis matter?

Because it connects several science ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

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Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

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