Browse Glossary

137 articles in this category. All sourced, evidence-labeled, and fact-checked.

Pinner

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

2 sources 6 months ago

Pistil

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

4 sources 4 months ago

Pre-flower

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

2 sources 5 months ago

Puff

A single inhalation from a joint, pipe, bong, or vaporizer — the basic unit of cannabis consumption.

5 sources 20 hours 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 2 months 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 3 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

Reflective Surface (Mylar, Panda Film)

Wall coverings used in indoor grow rooms to bounce stray light back onto the canopy and improve lighting effic...

3 sources 6 hours ago

Reflector Hood

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

3 sources 5 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 1 month ago

Schwag

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

3 sources 3 months ago

ScrOG Net

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

4 sources 3 months ago

Selfing

A breeding technique that forces a female cannabis plant to pollinate itself, producing all-female (feminized)...

4 sources 1 month ago

Shake

The loose bits of cannabis flower that break off buds during handling, often sold cheap or given away.

4 sources 1 day ago

Sleep-promoting strain

A marketing category for cannabis cultivars claimed to help users fall asleep, with weak but not zero scientif...

6 sources 1 month ago

Slurry Test

A quick growing-medium test where you mix substrate with water to measure pH and EC of the root zone.

3 sources 2 months ago

Sploof

A homemade or commercial filter used to mask the smell of exhaled cannabis smoke by trapping odor particles in...

2 sources 1 month ago

Stadium Grow

A canopy training method where plants are arranged so outer plants are taller than inner ones, forming a bowl...

3 sources 3 weeks ago

Stigma

The hair-like structures on a cannabis flower that catch pollen — often called 'pistils' or 'hairs' by growers...

4 sources 3 months ago

Stoned

Slang for the heavy, body-focused intoxication associated with cannabis, especially THC-dominant edibles or hi...

9 sources 3 months ago

Stoner

Slang for a habitual cannabis user, originally pejorative, now widely reclaimed within cannabis culture.

4 sources 5 months ago