Browse Glossary

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Mental Relaxation

A subjective easing of cognitive tension, racing thoughts, or rumination — commonly reported but poorly measur...

7 sources 2 months ago

Mid

Slang for mid-grade cannabis — flower that's not garbage, not boutique, just average.

6 sources 2 months ago

Mighty+

A portable convection-conduction dry herb vaporizer made by Storz & Bickel, released in 2021 as the successor...

5 sources 3 weeks ago

Mood lift

A mild, positive shift in mood commonly reported after cannabis use, distinct from euphoria or a clinical anti...

8 sources 2 weeks ago

Nug

Slang for a single cured cannabis flower — the dense, trichome-covered bud that gets sold, smoked, and Instagr...

4 sources 3 months ago

On-Site Consumption

Licensed venues where adults can legally purchase and consume cannabis on the premises, similar in concept to...

6 sources 2 months ago

One-Hitter

A small, single-dose pipe — usually a narrow tube — designed to hold roughly one inhalation's worth of cannabi...

3 sources 2 months ago

Outdoor Cultivation Tier

A regulatory or market classification grouping cannabis grown under natural sunlight, typically separating it...

4 sources 2 months ago

PAR (Photosynthetically Active Radiation)

The slice of sunlight plants actually use for photosynthesis, measured in micromoles of photons per square met...

7 sources 2 months ago

Petiole

The small stalk that attaches a cannabis leaf to the stem, sometimes used as a visual cue for plant health and...

4 sources 4 days ago

Physical High

Slang for the bodily, sedating side of a cannabis experience — heavy limbs, couch-lock, tingling — as opposed...

9 sources 3 weeks ago

Pinner

Slang for a very thin, sparsely rolled joint — often a half-serious insult about the roller's stinginess or sk...

2 sources 5 months ago

Pistil

The hair-like reproductive structures on female cannabis flowers that catch pollen and change color as the pla...

4 sources 3 months ago

Pre-flower

The earliest visible reproductive structures on a cannabis plant, used by growers to determine sex before full...

2 sources 4 months ago

Quartz Nail

A heat-retaining quartz dish or banger used to vaporize cannabis concentrates in a dab rig.

3 sources 3 months ago

RAW Papers

A widely sold brand of unbleached rolling papers marketed as natural, often confused with a generic product ca...

5 sources 1 month ago

RSO (Rick Simpson Oil)

A whole-plant cannabis extract popularized by Rick Simpson, typically high-THC and consumed orally as a thick...

6 sources 2 months ago

Reclaim

The dark, sticky residue left behind in a dab rig after concentrates are vaporized, sometimes re-used by fruga...

3 sources 3 months ago

Red Eye

The visible bloodshot eyes that follow cannabis use, caused by THC dilating ocular blood vessels.

4 sources 2 months ago

Reflector Hood

A reflective fixture that surrounds a grow light to redirect stray photons down onto the canopy.

3 sources 4 months ago

Rinsing Coco

The practice of flushing coco coir with water (often plus calcium) before planting to remove salts and buffer...

4 sources 2 months ago

Ripped

Slang for being intensely high on cannabis, typically to the point of impaired coordination or cognition.

6 sources 2 weeks ago

Schwag

Slang for low-grade cannabis flower — brown, dry, seedy, and historically the bulk of the illicit US market.

3 sources 2 months ago

ScrOG Net

A horizontal screen of mesh used to train cannabis canopies flat for even light distribution and higher yields...

4 sources 2 months ago