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A slang word meaning police informant. space cake A slang name for a cannabis edible. [56] spliff A slang word for cannabis cigarette. [1] [See joint.] stash Word used to describe a supply of cannabis. [24] stash box Any container used for concealing cannabis or valuables. [24] [See drug paraphernalia.] stoned
Cannabis plants can exhibit wide variation in the quantity and type of cannabinoids they produce. The mixture of cannabinoids produced by a plant is known as the plant's cannabinoid profile. Selective breeding has been used to control the genetics of plants and modify the cannabinoid profile.
Cannabis smoking (known colloquially as smoking weed or smoking pot) is the inhalation of smoke or vapor released by heating the flowers, leaves, or extracts of cannabis and releasing the main psychoactive chemical, Δ 9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), which is absorbed into the bloodstream via the lungs.
Cannabis is a Scythian word. [11] [12] [13] The ancient Greeks learned of the use of cannabis by observing Scythian funerals, during which cannabis was consumed. [12] In Akkadian, cannabis was known as qunubu (𐎯𐎫𐎠𐎭𐏂). [12] The word was adopted in to the Hebrew language as qaneh bosem (קָנֶה בֹּשׂם). [12]
Cannabis (/ ˈ k æ n ə b ɪ s /), [2] commonly known as marijuana (/ ˌ m æ r ə ˈ w ɑː n ə /), [3] weed, and pot, among other names, is a non-chemically uniform drug from the cannabis plant. Native to Central or South Asia, the cannabis plant has been used as a drug for both recreational and entheogenic purposes and in various ...
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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.