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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]
Cannabis has many different names, including more than 1,200 slang terms, and more than 2,300 names for individual strains. [1] Additionally, there are many names to describe the state of being under the influence of the substance. [2] This list is not exhaustive; it includes well-attested names.
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The franchise runs with the pot theme, calling the 4-inch sandwich a “nug.”
Another meaning for the word bokkie (or bokbaardjie) is for a style of beard which is short (often pointy) and stylish and often surrounds just the mouth and chin in a circle . Based on the Afrikaans word bok (lit. "buck", as well as goat). boom – marijuana (literally tree) bosberaad – strategy meeting held in a rural setting
Increased consumer demand in L.A. and elsewhere means more chemical-free cannabis options, but finding them isn't as easy as looking for 'organic' on the label.
A key method was the use of young-looking salespeople called “budtenders” who help clients in the store pick out their marijuana products. “Budtender is a riff on bartender.
Cultural figureheads such as Bob Marley popularized Rastafari and ganja through reggae music. In 1976, Peter Tosh defended the use of ganja in the song "Legalize It". [14] The hip hop group Cypress Hill revived the term in the United States in 2004 in a song titled "Ganja Bus", followed by other artists, including rapper Eminem, in the 2009 song "Must Be the Ganja".