Browse Glossary

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

Bushy Growth

Short internodal spacing and wide lateral branching creating a shrub-like canopy.

5 sources 6 months ago

Calyx

The small, often teardrop-shaped floral structures that make up the bulk of a cannabis bud — and one of the mo...

4 sources 2 months ago

Cannabis Chef

A chef specializing in cannabis-infused cooking, dose control, and cannabinoid extraction into food.

9 sources 4 months ago

Cannabis Lounge License

A state or local permit allowing customers to consume cannabis on licensed premises.

5 sources 5 months ago

Cannabis SOP (Standard Operating Procedure)

Documented step-by-step protocols for consistent cultivation, processing, testing, or sales compliance in lega...

6 sources 1 week ago

Cannabis Social Club

A non-profit, members-only association that collectively grows and distributes cannabis for its adult members'...

6 sources 3 months ago

Cation Exchange Capacity (CEC)

A soil property that buffers nutrients and pH, measured in milliequivalents per 100 grams.

4 sources 7 months ago

Cerebral High

A subjective descriptor for cannabis effects that feel mentally active, heady, and stimulating rather than phy...

6 sources 2 months ago

Certificate of Analysis (COA)

Lab-issued document reporting cannabinoid potency and contaminant screening for a specific batch.

4 sources 5 months ago

Charas

Hand-rubbed cannabis resin concentrate from the Indian subcontinent.

5 sources 8 months ago

Chemotype

A plant's chemical fingerprint — the cannabinoid ratio class that describes what a cannabis plant actually pro...

4 sources 3 months ago

Cherry (joint/bowl)

The glowing ember of burning cannabis at the tip of a joint or in the bowl of a pipe, kept alive between puffs...

3 sources 5 months ago

Clone

A rooted cutting that grows into a genetically identical plant.

3 sources 6 months ago

Cola Formation

The process by which cannabis flowers cluster densely at the tops of stems and branches during the flowering s...

4 sources 3 months ago

Cold Cure

Post-press rosin curing at room temperature that shifts texture from sappy to creamy.

4 sources 4 months ago

Compassion Club

A member-based organization that supplies cannabis to people with serious illness, often operating outside for...

5 sources 2 months ago

Consumption Lounge

A licensed venue where adults can legally consume cannabis on-site, similar in concept to a bar for alcohol.

6 sources 3 months ago

Couch Lock

Slang for the heavy, sedating body effect some cannabis users experience, often mistakenly blamed on a single...

6 sources 3 months ago

Cultivar

A named plant variety, botanically defined but unreliable in cannabis markets.

6 sources 5 months ago

Cured Resin

Extract made from dried, cured flower rather than fresh-frozen plant material.

3 sources 5 months ago

Dab Rig

Water pipe designed to vaporize cannabis concentrates at controlled temperatures.

3 sources 5 months ago

Dab Tool

A small heat-resistant implement used to transfer cannabis concentrate from storage onto a hot nail or banger.

2 sources 4 months ago

Delivery License

A regulatory permit authorizing a licensed cannabis business to transport finished products directly to consum...

6 sources 4 months ago

Distillate

Cannabis concentrate made by isolating cannabinoids through heat and vacuum separation.

5 sources 2 weeks ago