List of names for ''cannabis''

420, a code-name for cannabis, written on a train in New Jersey

Cannabis has many different names, including more than 1,200 slang terms. Additionally, there are many names to describe the state of being under the influence of cannabis.[1]

Names for cannabis

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Latin, scientific names

Cannabis is the Latin, or scientific name for the entire plant hemp, legally named marijuana or marihuana in some jurisdictions.[2] Names for three recognized species include:

Common, traditional names

Hemp is the English, or common name for the cannabis plant.[4] Traditional language names for cannabis include:

  • Bhaṅgā (Sanskrit)[5]
  • Bhangi (Swahili)[6]
  • Bhenbin (Myanmar)[5]
  • Chamba (Malawi)[7]
  • Chanvre (French)[5]
  • Dagga (Afrikaans)[8]
  • Diamba (Sierra Leone)[9]
  • Esrar (Turkish)[10]
  • Gandia (Mauritius)[11]
  • Ganja (Hindi)[4]
  • Ganjika (Sanskrit)[5]
  • Hanf (German)[5]
  • Hemp (English)[4]
  • Injaga (Rwanda)[12]
  • Kan-jac (Panama)[13]
  • Ma (Chinese)[14]
  • Maconha (Portuguese)[15]
  • Maria (Italian)
  • Mbanje (Zimbabwe)[16]
  • Mutokuane (South Africa)[17]
  • Potiguaya (Spanish)[4]
  • Sam-gwa (Korean)[18]
  • Soruma (Mozambique)[19]
  • Spak brus (Papua New Guinea)[20]
  • Taima (Japanese)[21]
  • Uluwangula (Zambia)[22]
  • Yamba (Senegal)[23]

Slang names for cannabis

The slang word marihuana was first used in the United States in the early part of the twentieth century, and was popularized to demonize and eventually ban cannabis in the 1930s. Most slang names for cannabis date to the jazz era. Weed is a commonly used slang name for cannabis. New slang names, like trees, came into use early in the twenty-first century.[2][4][24]

Slang names

Names for good-quality cannabis

Names for poor-quality cannabis

Slang names for a cannabis cigarette

Names for cannabis strains

Traditional names for heirloom strains

Industry trade names for cannabis strains

Controversial strain names

Several names for cannabis strains have been controversial.[39] Disputed strain names include:

Categorized names for strains

Cannabis breeders and retailers have named strains to describe effects.[41] Classification system strain names include:

Names for cannabis preparations

Traditional names for preparations of cannabis

Slang names for cannabis preparations

Industry trade names for cannabis extracts

Terms for consuming cannabis

Names describing methods of consuming cannabis

Cannabis is consumed for its therapeutic effects in several ways, including:

Slang names for cannabis consumption

Terms describing cannabis' effects

English names for the effects of cannabis

  • Appetite

Slang names for cannabis' effects

Terms relating to the cannabis subculture

Slang names for a cannabis consumer

References

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  33. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 Escondido, Nico (October 9, 2014). "25 Greatest Strains of All Time". High Times.
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  38. ↑ https://www.leafly.com/hybrid/ghost-og
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