All the terms you need to understand the world of cannabis from A to Z. Click on a term to access its full definition.
Those who have tried space cakes or cannabis edibles like to share their story of an incredible brownie that made them feel good for 4 hours,...
If 420 is the festival of cannabis in the broadest sense, 710 is for lovers of concentrates and dabbing. Celebrated on July 10 (7/10 in the date format...
It's a rare, non-toxic compound that takes the form of cannabichromenic acid (CBCA) and then transforms into cannabicyclolic acid (CBLA) when...
Stagnant water on the surface of a cannabis plant, which can encourage the growth of bacteria and fungi. Most regulations concerning...
A fastening accessory that makes bangs easier to use. Some adapters protect a dab rig or a bang from heat, while others are used to attach a bang to a...
Aeroponics is a soilless growing method in which plant roots are suspended in the air inside a darkened chamber and...
Oval-shaped sac at the end of the stamen in which pollen is produced, stored and then released by the male cannabis plant. If they are not...
A proactive process that focuses on preventing defects throughout a given process, while ensuring that products are always...
The atomizer is the heating component of a vape pen or dab pen that transforms cannabis concentrate, oil or e-liquid into vapor...
Aromatic compound that imparts a blue pigment to certain plants and fungi. It is sometimes found in cannabis and can be concentrated during...
A water pipe generally used for smoking cannabis. The bowl is the part of the bong where the cannabis flowers are contained and heated. The smoke is...
A banger is a container used to vaporize cannabis concentrates on a bong or dab rig. Bangers may vary in design, but they are...
A vape pen battery, sometimes also called a dab pen battery, is an energy source used to heat and vaporize vape concentrates....
A blunt is a cannabis joint rolled in a tobacco leaf, either extracted from a hollowed-out cigar or cigarillo, or bought as a rolling leaf...
The bowl is the part in which the cannabis is placed before being consumed over a flame. It's a component found on two...
The process of crossing plants to produce desirable characteristics. In what has become the backbone of the cannabis industry, the...
Raw cannabis, like anything else, is a plant in its natural, unaltered form. In the case of cannabis, the term "raw" refers to a material...
Bubble hash, also known as ice water hash / ice hash or ice-o-lator, is one of the purest and most respectful forms of hashish. Produced...
A hand-held water pipe. Similar to bongs, a bubble pipe has a mouthpiece, bowl, stem and water chamber. Most bubblers have...
Cannabis bud, also known as bud, nug, parthenocarpic fruit, flower or dried flower, refers to the smokable, trichome-covered part of the...
Budder (also spelled badder or batter) is a cannabis concentrate with a creamy, supple texture, similar to butter pomade or a glaze from...
An employee working at the counter of a cannabis store. Budtenders are responsible for accompanying consumers on the effects, benefits and...
BHO (Butane Hash Oil) is a cannabis extract produced by extraction with butane, one of the most common solvents used in the production of...
Waxy, flammable terpenoid with a powerful aroma. It is found naturally in the wood of camphor laurel, kapur trees, rosemary leaves,...
Cannabicyclol, commonly known by its abbreviation CBL, is a non-intoxicating cannabinoid found in cannabis plants. What is CBL? Cannabicyclol...
A non-intoxicating cannabinoid found in the cannabis plant, similar to cannabidiol (CBD). CBDV interacts with components of the...
Cannabis capsules are cannabis in pill form. They can contain many forms of cannabis, including oil and flower...
Dabbing accessory that restricts airflow and traps heat around nails or bangers without dom, allowing cannabis concentrate to...
The process of using a plastic card to help pull the material through a sieve while sifting the trichomes from the flower...
Discovered in 1964 by researchers Yehiel Gaoni and Raphael Mechoulam, cannabigerol (CBG) has long been overshadowed by CBD and THC. However, it...
A Certificate of Analysis (COA) is an official document issued by an accredited analysis laboratory, attesting to the...
Hemp is cannabis, more specifically Cannabis sativa. It is generally considered to be cannabis with a low concentration of tetrahydrocannabinol...
Pheno hunting is the process by which a grower germinates a large number of seeds of the same variety in the...
Cannabis clones are branches taken from a cannabis plant, in the same way as a cutting, which will give rise to another plant...
Carbon dioxide. In cannabis concentrates, CO2 refers to a non-flammable solvent used to extract desirable compounds from the cannabis plant....
The central flower cluster that forms along the upper part of the main stems and large branches of a mature female cannabis plant....
The ash catcher is an intermediate accessory between the bowl and the bong. Its role is to intercept the ashes,...
A nectar collector is a type of portable dab rig recognizable by its vertical, straw-like design. It comprises a straw used as a mouthpiece...
Chemical molecules similar to cannabinoids and terpenes that are synthesized by plants. Phenolic compounds are present in more than 10...
When a substance used or produced during cultivation is transported through the air to a neighboring crop in an uncontrolled manner. In the case of...
A process that evaluates cannabis products and services to ensure the desired level of safety and quality. Regulated cannabis markets...
Cotyledon leaves are the first to appear on a cannabis embryo or other plant. Also known as seed leaves, cotyledon leaves...
Crumble, also known as crumble wax or honeycomb wax, is a cannabis concentrate recognizable by its dry, crumbly texture that crumbles when...
Crystalline is the purest form of cannabis concentrate available. This extract is made up of a single type of isolated cannabinoid, generally...
A cultivar is a group of plants with common and distinct characteristics that have been bred by selection. The word "cultivar" is...
The term "sungrown cannabis", literally sun-grown, describes cannabis grown under natural sunlight in an environment...
The process by which cannabis flowers are produced. What is cannabis cultivation? Cannabis plants can come from seeds or...
Outdoor cultivation describes cannabis plants grown in natural sunlight and exposed environments....
Indoor cultivation means that a cannabis plant has been grown under artificial lighting and in a climate-controlled environment....
Curing (sometimes translated as "refining" or "maturing") is the controlled preservation stage of cannabis that follows drying and precedes the...
A dab mat (also called a dab pad or dab mat) is a non-slip mat placed under a dab rig to protect the work surface and organize equipment...
A dabber, also known as a dabbing tool, is the essential accessory for any dabbing session. It allows you to take a dose of concentrate...
Reducing the penalties associated with a crime. The act of decriminalization generally reduces the classification of cannabis possession from a felony or misdemeanor...
Diamonds are the crystalline structures that develop in sauce, a cannabis concentrate known for its shiny, runny texture. What are...
A name commonly used to describe the intoxicating fuel-like aroma and flavor of certain strains of cannabis. Diesel weed was originally used...
A cannabis store that distributes medical or adult-use cannabis products for sale or donation. Customers will find two types of...
The distillate is a fluid, translucent extraction, free of the waxes or undesirable compounds of the original plant. The distillate is desirable in...
A merchant who supplies cannabis products to businesses and consumers. Some jurisdictions require a distributor to facilitate the...
The measured quantity of a medicine or drug intended to be taken in a single dose. The recommended dose for infused edibles is 10 mg of...
A long piece of glass that acts as a connector between the bowl and the body of a bong or water pipe. The downstem facilitates a suction pressure that pulls...
A concentrate created by the accumulation of trichome glands from dried cannabis. Dry sift is the cheapest type of concentrate to produce, but one of the...
Short for electronic nail, an e-nail is a quartz, ceramic or titanium surface with temperature controls. E-nails are used in...
EHO (Ethanol Hash Oil) is a cannabis concentrate produced by extraction with ethyl alcohol....
Endocannabinoids are a class of naturally occurring lipophilic molecules found in humans and all animals. These chemical substances interact...
Cannabis extraction refers to the process by which the cannabinoids and terpenes present in the plant are recovered from the plant material...
A closed-loop extraction system is a term used to describe the equipment that enables processors to extract active compounds from...
A term used to describe one of the two parts that form when a full-spectrum extract is made from cannabis flowers and...
A cannabis extract is a concentrate produced exclusively with a chemical solvent. The terms "extract" and "concentrate" are often used interchangeably.
A cannabis concentrate that preserves the full cannabinoid and terpene content of the raw cannabis plant. The aim of an extract...
The period during which measurable therapeutic effects are observed. During the therapeutic window, the dose range of an active drug...
The most recognizable part of the cannabis plant and the main site of photosynthesis and transpiration. What is a cannabis leaf?
Rolling sheets (or rolling papers) are very thin sheets of paper used to wrap cannabis when rolling a joint. They are...
A term derived from the Sanskrit language in India to designate Cannabis sativa. At the end of the 19th century, "ganja" entered the vocabulary through the...
The genetic makeup of an organism that determines its eventual characteristics. In the case of cannabis, this includes the color of the plant, its...
Cannabis seeds are ready to be planted and grow once they have germinated successfully, or the root has broken through the protective envelope of...
Feminized seeds are selected to produce only female plants, as opposed to ordinary seeds which have a 50% chance of producing...
A device used to grind weed that breaks cannabis flowers into smaller pieces for joints, blunts and pipe bowls. Place the...
A head shop is a retail store that sells merchandise related to cannabis, cannabis culture and other relevant counter-cultures. Do not...
Heirloom cannabis strains are cannabis varieties whose seeds or genetics have been preserved and passed down from generation to generation....
Scientists have recently discovered four new natural cannabinoids, one of which has excellent chemopreventive properties and...
HpLVd (Hop latent viroid) is now considered the most serious health threat to the cannabis industry in...
Broad spectrum is often presented as "full spectrum without THC", which is technically accurate but not sufficient to understand what you're buying...
The term "full spectrum" is one of the most widely used, and most misunderstood, in the CBD market. Not all products that use this term are...
Craft beer drinkers, especially IPAs, may experience similar odors between their beer and cannabis. Among the 200 terpenes...
In the weed world, a hybrid is a cannabis plant with both indica and sativa characteristics. As cannabis has been cultivated since...
Hydroponics is a method of growing plants without soil, in which the roots are fed directly by an aqueous solution loaded with...
There are countless varieties of cannabis with different effects. Yet they all develop the same active ingredient: THC. In addition to THC, the plant...
A stamen is the pollen-bearing male reproductive organ of any dioecious plant, not just cannabis plants. Dioecious plants have...
The endocannabinoid system (ECS), also known as the endogenous cannabinoid system (ECS), is at the root of cannabis' action on the body...
To make lawful by law something that was previously forbidden.
Cannabis pistils are the colorful filaments - often white at first, then orange, russet or brown - that emerge from female flowers. They are the...
The live resin describes a particular type of concentrate extracted from fresh cannabis plant material. Live resin" is created from fresh cannabis plants...
A mobile service that brings cannabis products directly to medical cannabis patients and adult-use customers. This type of...
Integrated Pest Management (IPM) is an approach to crop protection that combines several methods...
A slang term for cannabis, generally used to describe the type of drug that is the cannabis plant grown to produce medicinal...
Marinol is a cannabinoid-based oral medication approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in 1985. It contains dronabinol, a type of...
A company that manufactures individually recognizable cannabis products. Brands foster a sense of ownership and belonging among...
Toxic substances absorbed by plants during growth from nutrients, fertilizers, water and crop soils...
Single-cell micro-organisms, or microbes, present in plants that can cause intestinal disorders and damage the immune system...
Moon rocks are cannabis flower nuggets soaked in extracts and rolled in kief. Moon rocks generally have a high content of...
A mycotoxin is a highly toxic compound produced by a fungus or mold. Mycotoxins are dangerous for humans, animals and...
A pesticide is any substance used to prevent, eliminate or control harmful organisms - insects, fungi, weeds, rodents...
The visible characteristics or features of a plant, such as leaf color, trichome density, flower structure, leaf thickness,...
PHO (Propane Hash Oil) is a cannabis concentrate produced by extraction with propane, an alternative solvent to butane...
Phytocannabinoids are the cannabinoids present in the cannabis plant itself. These natural cannabis compounds - such as THC and CBD -...
A small, portable device used to smoke cannabis. Pipes are available at most tobacconists and your favorite headshop. The...
Pistillation refers to a type of plant that has the ability to be either male or female, but which exclusively contains the reproductive anatomy necessary for...
Powdery substance produced by the reproductive organs of the male cannabis plant. Cannabis pollen contains the genetic material needed to produce...
A preroll (or pre-roll, pre-rolled) is a cannabis joint prepared industrially or artisanally by a producer, brand or dispensary, ready to...
Medical cannabis is much discussed and debated by scientists, doctors and politicians on the international scene. More and more...
Cannabis is all about breeding. Like horse breeders, breeders love to cross different varieties to create hybrids....
Dabbing has largely changed the way cannabis is consumed. Still discreet and confidential just a few years ago, dabs are increasingly...
The nail is the centerpiece of a dab rig: it's the heated surface on which cannabis concentrates are applied...
When it comes to ease of use, portability and functionality, one cannabis product stands out from the rest: vape pens. You can...
While the French metric system is probably the most obvious for us to use, you've probably already seen the English terms "once" or...
Most consumers have already heard of classic varieties like Skunk or White Widow, or newcomers like Girl Scout...
Cannabidiolic acid (CBDA) is the acid form of CBD, the precursor cannabinoid found in abundance in the fresh, living cannabis plant, before...
In short, anandamide (or arachidonoylethanolamine) is the human version of THC. Nicknamed the "pleasure molecule", Willam Devane discovered it while...
The last stage of cannabis cultivation, drying, is crucial. It often determines the difference between a good weed and a very good one. The...
Have you ever wondered why cannabis has to be heated to have psychoactive effects? And why eating raw cannabis has no effect...
CBN is the cannabinoid resulting from the degradation of tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) either by time or light. THC degradation can be...
You're probably already familiar with the differences between indica and sativa varieties of cannabis. But have you ever heard of Cannabis Ruderalis...
When considering the medical benefits of cannabis, cannabinoids such as THC and CBD often dominate the conversation. Yet another...
CBD, an acronym for cannabidiol, is one of the +110 active cannabinoids in cannabis, and one of the arguments in the debate surrounding the medical and wellness uses of...
CBGa, or cannabigerolic acid, is one of the cannabinoids least present in Cannabis plants. It plays a protective role for the...
Dabbing is the spraying of a cannabis concentrate (shatter, wax, rosin, BHO or other) onto a heated surface called a nail or banger, using a...
Ever wondered what the powder at the bottom of your grinder is? Well, we've got an answer for you: it's kief. Kief (or...
Seed-to-sale tracking is a computer program that documents and tracks cannabis from seed to finished product on the shelf of a retail outlet....
Cannabinoids are the basis of cannabis' action on the body, whether for medical or recreational use. When used therapeutically, cannabis...
Edibles are the English term for all cannabis-infused foods and beverages. Although they have recently gained in popularity, edibles...
Of the more than 200 components of cannabis, the most studied are cannabinoids and terpenes. But they're far from the only ones. For example, the...
If you're a fan of concentrates, you've probably tried many different methods to get the "full experience". You've...
Whether we look at the recreational or medical benefits of cannabis, the therapeutic values come from cannabinoids and terpenes, the molecules that...
CB1 receptors are a type of cannabinoid receptor found in the body. Cannabinoids such as THC interact with these receptors to...
CB2 receptors, or cannabinoid type 2 receptors, are an important component of the endocannabinoid system, a biological network of endocannabinoids,...
The final phase of cultivation, when the cannabis plant is cut. When to harvest Harvesting cannabis starts with knowing the right...
The non-medical use of a psychoactive substance to induce an altered state of consciousness for pleasure. What does "recreational" mean...
Cannabis slang term often referring to a joint. Reefer was both popularized and stigmatized by the melodramatic propaganda film of the...
Cannabis resin is both a sticky, insoluble organic compound secreted by plants of Cannabis Sativa L. and the tarry residue that is produced when...
Rick Simpson Oil (RSO), also known as Phoenix Tears, is an unrefined raw cannabis extract produced by ethanol extraction. It is...
A term often used in the cannabis consumer market to describe a cannabis product with stimulating, cerebral and energetic effects....
Sauce is a cannabis extract with a sticky, liquid consistency. Sauce extracts are known for their high levels of terpenes, which make them...
SCROG is a cultivation technique that refers to a net placed over growing cannabis plants during the flowering phase to help increase...
A greenhouse is a structure with transparent walls (glass, polycarbonate, plastic) that lets you grow plants using natural daylight...
In general, a session is a social gathering with a group, usually friends. In the world of weed, a session, also known as sesh, is a...
Shatter is a cannabis concentrate with a rigid, translucent texture, named for its tendency to shatter like glass...
Sinsemilla (from the Spanish sin semilla, "without seed") refers to unfertilized female cannabis - grown in such a way as never to be pollinated by a male plant,...
Any remaining solvent in the cannabis comes from the solvent used during the extraction process. Common solvents are propane, methyl...
Although it looks like something to keep bong water in its place, a splash guard is a quartz insert used to...
The experience of cannabis intoxication. Often used to describe the heavy, sedative and relaxing experiences sometimes associated with...
Sugar is one of the many textures available when buying concentrates made from cannabis extracts. Its viscous texture,...
Small leaves which, along with other leaves of the same type, hold cannabis buds together. They are called sugar leaves in the cannabis industry...
Cannabic hyperemesis syndrome is a condition caused by chronic cannabis use that manifests itself as severe nausea, pain, dizziness and...
Cannabis tinctures, also known as Green Dragon, Golden Dragon or Dragon's Breath, are ethyl alcohol-based cannabis extracts. Long...
The amount of water contained in a given cannabis sample. Most jurisdictions regulate the amount of moisture allowed in a sample...
Terp sauce, also known as weed sauce, is a new form of cannabis concentrate. Surpassing the prowess of live resin, a...
Terpenes represent a wide variety of hydrocarbons produced by a large number of plants and certain insects. They are the main components of...
Terpinene is a group of isomeric hydrocarbons classified as monoterpenes. Alpha-terpinene (a-terpinene) comes naturally from cannabis...
A group of four monoterpene alcohol isomers. The most common form of terpineol is alpha-terpineol (a-terpineol). Terpineol is present in...
THC, or tetrahydrocannabinol, is the molecule that has made cannabis what it is in the collective imagination: a plant that "makes you high". Isolated and...
THCA, for tetrahydrocannabinolic acid, is the most abundant cannabinoid in the fresh, unheated cannabis plant. Non-intoxicating in its unheated state...
THCV, or tetrahydrocannabivarin, is one of the most distinctive cannabinoids in cannabis. Structurally close to THC, it is nevertheless...
Pests are one of the main causes of failure in cannabis cultivation. Among them, two species come up again and again: thrips and...
A cannabis topical is a product applied directly to the skin - lotion, cream, balm, oil, gel, spray or patch, containing cannabinoids such as...
The dab torch is the heating tool used in dabbing to bring the banger or nail to the temperature needed to vaporize the dab concentrates.
The act or process of transferring things from one place to another by means of a vehicle, vessel or aircraft. In the cannabis industry, this...
The post-harvest process of removing foreign plant material from the cannabis flower. Pruning can also be called...
A concentrate produced using the leaves removed from the harvested plant. Trim clippings generally include the small sugar leaves that...
You can now consume vapor using a vaporizer, electronic cigarette, dab machine, e-nail, vape pen (sometimes...
The simplest definition of a vaporizer is any device that uses heat to vaporize the active molecules of cannabis flower and...
An autoflowering strain is a cannabis plant that triggers flowering according to its age...
Landrace strains of cannabis are the original strains, those that have evolved naturally in their geographical regions of origin over many...
A type of cannabis concentrate named for its appearance and texture. It has an opaque appearance and a thick, malleable and - surprise,...
The word weed first appeared in 1929, at a time when Americans were beginning to smoke cannabis, between the Roaring Twenties and the Great Depression. According to...
A cannabis concentrate with a consistency similar to caramel. The taffy is lightly heated, then stretched and twisted to expose it to oxygen,...
In the case of grass, winterization is a refining process used to remove fats, lipids and other undesirable compounds from...
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