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GRASS
DANK
SMOKE
BACKYARD BOOGIE
WEED
POT
DICTIONARY
BY AZAAN KAMAU
Azaan Kamau Media
4570 Van Nuys Blvd Suite 573
Sherman Oaks, Ca 91403
Initially this book started out as a joke for something just for fun. However after three of my
close Canadian friends stated there was a need for such a whimsical book, I began to look into
it. Soon as I gave it some thought, and asked questions the information and slang started
pouring from every direction! As I researched and interviewed friends, doctors, organizations
and collectives, I realized each city or demographic had a different name or jargon.
Thus the birth of this rare, yet unusual book of entertaining educational information. It can
ultimately be seen as some sort of dictionary with over 6,000 entries that spark interest, an
excellent gift book, or maybe just some thoughts to ponder on.
I’m sure there are hundreds of terms missing or that we/ I just haven’t thought of. I would love
to hear suggestions!
Thank you so much to everyone who participated, gave suggestions, and who reassured me
that publishing this wasn’t the goofiest thing I’ve ever done!
Thank you so much for my cover design collaboration with Raspberry Seduction herself!
Thank you!
Note: 1. There are numerous references to cannabis and marijuana within this book. When I
use the scientific word cannabis, I’m usually referring to THC, growth, strains, hydroponics or to
make a point about imperative information. 2. When I use the word marijuana, I’m using it
simply as slang.
Disclaimer:
Unfortunately cannabis in any form remains not recognized and is illegal under Federal Law of
the United States of America. California and several other states recognize medical marijuana
as a valuable medication for numerous conditions and diseases. Glover Lane Publishing, Azaan
Kamau Media, nor any of its affiliates do not endorse any clinics, physicians, clubs,
compassionate centers, mail order deliveries, etc. Lastly in no way are we responsible for the
actions of these groups, nor do we suggest or otherwise represent that they are acting legally
or illegally under the law.
420 Directory- Information on cannabis smoking, seed banks, dispensaries, grow-ops, cafes and
doctors.
A
Abe - $5 worth of drugs.
Accessory Cannabinoids - Are The Cannabinoids, CBC,CBD,CBN, which interact with the primary
Cannabiniods to alter their effect.
Achenes - single-seeded fruits where the seed is free from the ovary wall except at the point of
attachment.
Acid (acidic) - Reefers to the overall state of the growing medium, as the rockwool or soil, where the PH
balance is lower than 7.0.
Aeration - to allow the soil or growing medium to become less dense and allow more oxygen
throughout.
Aeroponics - plants roots are suspended in air, and nutrients and water is sprayed into the root zone in
the form of fine mist.
Aggregate - Growing medium; usually grow rocks or lava rocks used for a hydroponic growing medium.
Alkaline - Reefers to the overall state of the growing medium, such as the rockwool or soil, where the
PH. balance is above 7.0.
ammonium nitrate - Fast acting form of nitrogen which encourages fast vegetative growth.
Axil - The joint between the leaf or leaf stalk and the stem that carries it.
B
B - An amount of marijuana to fill a matchbox.
Bad seed - peyote; heroin; marijuana or the guy your daughter brings home..
Bad trip - bad acid trip and you freak out and do something stupid..
Bag - A container for drugs.
Ballast - electrical device which regulates electrical flow and for electrical lamps.
Bolt : Term used to describe a plant that has gone to seed prematurely.
Breaker box : Electrical circuit box having on/off switches rather than fuses.
Breathe : Roots draw in or breathe oxygen, stomata draw in or breathe carbon dioxide.
Buffering : The ability of a substance to reduce shock and cushion against pH fluctuations. Many
fertilizers contain buffering agents.
Bulb : (1) The outer glass envelope or jacket that protects the arc tube of an HID lamp and blocks UV
light, (2) Clove or bulb of garlic.
Backyard Boogie- Low grade marijuana or some other weed growing in the backyard.
environmental actions.
Bhang - An Indian smoking mix of pollen from marijuana flowers and ghee, an oily butter. It'll knock you
out.
Biodegradable - To decompose or break down through natural bacterial action and reaction.
Blood Meal - high nitrogen, organic fertilizer used to stimulate vegetative growth in seedlings and
clones.
Blooming - The best part of marijuana plant growth where the marijuana flower starts to grow and
flourish.
Blow a fix - injection misses the vein and is wasted in the skin
Blunt - marijuana inside a cigar; marijuana and cocaine or a fat joint inside a cigar
Blunted out - smoked many blunts of marijuana
Bract - Small little leaflets in Cannabis that appears below the calyxes.
Brain Resin - Hash oil aka hashish oil aka honey oil. Buy hash oil, buy hashish oil and buy honey oil.
Brownies - n. marijuana and opium rolled into little balls, then smoked
Buddhists - consume cannabis in order to obtain a mystical experience, the primary goal of which is
detachment from worldly things.
Burned out - Smoked too many marijuana joints and the brain is not reacting anymore.
Buzzkill- when people are stoned and laughing and chatting and having a good time then somebody says
something that makes everyone go silent..
C
Calyx : The pod harboring female ovule and two protruding pistils, seed pod.
Cannabiniods - Cyclic hydrocarbon molecules, such as THC, CBD and CBG, that are unique to Cannabis;
each cannabinoid molecule derives from a terpenoid molecule and a phonetic acid molecule.
Cannabis - The scientific name for the marijuana plant, aka hemp, pot, ganja, reefer.
Cannabis butter: butter made with cannabis in herbal or resin form as an ingredient. They are used as an
alternative to cannabis smoking.
Canoe - when a joint gets a hole in the side or looks like a canoe.
Carbon dioxide (CO2) : A colorless, odorless, tasteless gas in the air necessary for plant life. Cannabis can
process up to 1500 ppm (parts per million) of CO2 but there is only 350 ppm that naturally occurs in the
air.
Carbohydrate : Neutral compound of carbon, hydrogen and oxygen. Sugar, starch and cellulose are
carbohydrates.
CBN : Cannabinol
Cell : The base structural unit that plants are made of, cells contain a nucleus, membrane and
chloroplasts.
Cellulose : A complex carbohydrate that stiffens a plant. Tough stems contain stiff cellulose
Centigrade : A scale for measuring temperature where 100 is the boiling point of water and 0 is the
freezing point of water.
Chelates : Nutrients that are combined in an atomic ring so that they are easy for plants to absorb.
Chlorophyll : The green photosynthetic matter of plants. Chlorophyll is found in the chloroplasts of a
green plant cell.
Chlorosis : The condition of a sick plant with yellowing leaves due to inadequate formation of
chlorophyll. Chlorosis is caused by a nutrient deficiency.
Clay : Soil made of very fine organic and mineral particles, clay is not suitable for container gardening.
Clone-a clone is the cutting or cannabis offspring of a mother or female plant. By cloning the plant, you
are guaranteed the same great strain of cannabis each harvest.
Clonex – it is a gel-like rooting compound that seals the cut tissue while supply the hormones and
vitamins needed to promote healthy root cell development.
Cola : Spanish and American slang word for a marijuana flower top.
Collective: A medical facility that provides highest-quality medical cannabis for patients and primary
caregivers who choose to use medical cannabis as a treatment for chronic disease.
Color spectrum : The band of colors (measured in nanometers (nm) emitted by a light source.
Color tracer : A coloring agent that is added to many commercial fertilizers, so the horticulturist knows
there is fertilizer in the solution. Peters fertilizer has a blue color tracer.
Compaction : Soil condition that results from tightly packed soil. Compacted soil allows for only marginal
aeration and root penetration.
Companion planting : Planting garlic, marigolds, etc., along with other plants to discourage insect
infestations. Companion planting can be beneficial over a long term.
Compost : A mixture of decayed organic matter high in nutrients. Compost must be at least one year old.
When compost is too young decomposition uses nitrogen. Once left to compost for a few months
compost releases nitrogen.
Core : The transformer in the ballast is referred to as a core in HID lighting systems.
Crystal : Appearance resin has when found on foliage. (2) Fertilizers many times come in soluble
crystals.
Cubic foot : volume measurement in feet: Width times length times height equals cubic feet.
Cure : Slow-drying process that makes marijuana more pleasant and palatable to smoke. (2) To make a
sick plant healthy.
Cutting : Growing tip cut from a parent plant for asexual propagation
Cess - marijuana
Chiba-Chiba -A black Brazilian form of reefer, usually gummy and compressed into bricks.
Chinese eyed - when the eyes become slanted from the influence of marijuana
Chronic Weed- strong weed, very chronic weed is always the best smoke.
Chronic - marijuana
Clone (cloning) - A root cutting from a plant used to grow the exact same cannabis plant.
Cochornis - marijuana
Coffee shop - Hash Weed Coffee shops are unique to Holland. The Experience the Life and Culture of The
Dutch Coffee shop.
Coli - marijuana
Colorado - cocaine
Cooking Cannabis - The art of cooking cannabis by extracting the THC and then using recipes.
Corn-stalker - marijuana cigarette rolled in the shuck of a corn cob sealed with honey
Cosa - marijuana
Dispensary- a medical establishment where medical patients can legally purchase cannabis.
Discharge Lamp - A lamp that produces light by discharging an electric arc through a mixture of gases
and gaseous metals.
Dominate - To rule the roost, one plant in a room will try to overgrow other marijuana plants and be the
tallest.
Doobie/dubbe/duby - marijuana
Doradilla - marijuana.
Drainage - Ability to let water and moisture run away from an area.
Dried Marijuana - Moisture taken out of the marijuana plant so it can be smoked.
Drip System - Hydroponics system where nutrients drip slowly into the marijuana roots.
Dry Ice - Ice when melted gives off CO2 gas for increased marijuana plant growth.
E
Elbow - Marijuana slang term for one pound of marijuana.
Electrodes - Filaments located at either end of a discharge lamp that maintains an electrical arc between
them.
Enzyme - A specialized protein controlling the rate of certain chemical processes within the plant.
Evaluation-In California, and several other states, a person can use and posses medical cannabis legally if
they pass a medical evaluation from a participating physician.
F.
F1 - A first resulting generation offspring from a cross of two different parent plant strains. Marijuana
Genetics
F2 - A generation resulting from a cross of two of the same F1 hybrid. Marijuana Genetics
Fall - arrested and taken away for something you did with others but you'll take the blame alone. Solid
Person.
Father Marijuana Plant - The male species of marijuana used to create more marijuana plants.
Female Marijuana - The lady marijuana plant that accepts the pollen of a particular male worthy of
mating.
Fu - marijuana term.
G
G - $1000 or 1 gram of drugs; term for an unfamiliar male
Gage/gauge - marijuana
Grease - currency
Hanhich - Marijuana.
Hashish / Hash - Smoking mixture that regionally varies, generally based primarily on resin from
substandard Middle Eastern or Indian marijuana.
Half G - $500
Hanhich - marijuana
Hash - marijuana
Hay - marijuana
Hemp - Cannabis stalks and stems, especially those used to make rope, fabrics , food products, etc.
Herb - Jamaican term for marijuana with Biblical connotations; Rastafarian sacrament.
Hermaphrodite - self seeding plant with both male and female flowers.
High Intensity Discharge - A type of light, more energy efficient than fluorescent lamps.
High Pressure Sodium - A type of light used for growing marijuana, with more flowering capabilities.
Hookah - A hashish water pipe with four long stems to accommodate four smokers at a time.
Hooch - marijuana
Hooter - marijuana
Hybrid Strain - Hybrid cannabis seeds are created by crossing a sativa female with an Indica male or vice
versa…
Hydro - marijuana
Hubbly Bubbly - hookah; a Middle Eastern water pipe used for smoking tobacco or marijuana.
I
In - connected with cannabis suppliers
Inbred - breeding strains from parent plants of the same genetic ancestry.
Indiana Ditchweed - A low-potency wild marijuana, grows wild from seeds originally bred for hemp rope.
Indica – is a species of cannabis that gives the user a calming body high, and an overall sense of peace.
J
Jag - keep a high going.
Jamaican Shower- Turning on the bathroom shower on hot until the room fills with steam, then smoking
marijuana in the room.
Jay smoke - marijuana
Juanita - marijuana
K
Kali - Marijuana.
Kaya - marijuana
KB - potent marijuana
Kief/Kif/Kaff/Khayf - Golden pollen hash from Morocco, Lebanon and other Arab/Middle Eastern
nations.
King - adj: term to describe the best marijuana or the best joint, blunt, bowl, or bong, etc.
Kumba - marijuana
Kushempeng - marijuana
Kutchie – marijuana
Kush- originates from Indica cannabis strains, that typically from Afghanistan, but are also from Iran,
Pakistan, and Northern India.
L
Lace - Cocaine and marijuana.
Lambsbread / Lambs Bread - Large Jamaican buds which can be sliced like a loaf of bread and are shaped
like a lamb's tail.
Leaf - marijuana
Leaping - under the influence of drugs
Llesca - marijuana
Loaded - high
Loaf - marijuana
Lobo - marijuana
Locoweed - marijuana
M
M.J. - marijuana slang
Mary - marijuana
Mgobi - Pronunciation: Ma-Go-Bee Definition: A Big and Well Rolled Joint. Origin: Cape Town, South
Africa.
Mohasky - marijuana
Monty Hall - a person always trying to talk down the price or get a deal on drugs. Always a few dollars
short.
Mooca/moocah - marijuana
Moota/mutah - marijuana
Mootie - marijuana
Mootos - marijuana
Mota/moto - marijuana
N
Nickel - 0.5 grams of marijuana or 1/2 gram
Node - is the jointed section on a marijuana plant stalk where the leaves, side shoots, stipules and
flowering organs begin.
Nutrients - the primary, secondary and trace elements required for plant growth.
O
Oh-zee - An ounce of pot.
O.J. - marijuana
Oregano - hash.
Organic - Marijuana plant fertilizer or growing medium derived from living organisms.
P
P1 - Refers to the original parental genetics used to develop F1 hybrids.
Pakalolo - marijuana
Paper blunts - marijuana within a paper casing rather than a tobacco leaf casing
Parabolic Reflector - A metal device that is designed to redirect the light from a lamp in a specific
direction.
Paraquat - A defoliant, toxic to humans as well as plants, that has been sprayed on marijuana
throughout the world since the 1970's.
Perlite - marijuana growers crushed, expanded glass used to provide additional medium aeration.
Piece - 1 ounce
Pin - marijuana
Pine - marijuana
Pipe - marijuana pipe; vein into which a drug is injected; mix drugs with other substances.
Pistil - a pair of stigma protruding from the female calyx that capture pollen for the marijuana plant.
Pod - marijuana
Poke - marijuana
Pot- marijuana
Puff Puff Pass- Puff the joint twice, then pass it to whoever you are smoking with.
Q
Q.P. - quarter pound of marijuana
Queeted - when you get WAY too high off half a bowl.
R
RB - resin bud (marijuana)
Rainbows - depressant
Red dirt - marijuana term for a type of marijuana that is low grade.
Reefer - marijuana
Root - marijuana
Rope - marijuana
Rox - crack
S
Sak - bag of marijuana
Sassafras - marijuana
Sess - marijuana
Sezz - marijuana
Shotgun - Inhaling marijuana smoke forced into one's mouth by another's exhaling.
Shmagma - marijuana
Shot Gun - someone puts the joint or blunt in their mouth backwards and blows the smoke into
someone's mouth.
Sinse - marijuana
Snop - Marijuana.
Stamen - the male plant sex organ which bears pollen for the beautiful females.
Strain- strains are types of cannabis/marijuana….Northern Lights, Afghani, Citral, Hawaii Skunk, Hindu
Kush, Darth Vader, Natural Mystic, Super Skunk, Fire OG, White Widow, Shiva Blue Dream, AK47,
Bubblegum, Train Wreck, Kali Mist, Cyber Crystal, Buddha, Amsterdam Flame, Everest Queen, Blue
Thunder, White Rhino, Chrystal 100, Holland's Hope, Sour Diesel, Papaya, Early Durban, Pineapple
Punch, Nebula, Sweet Purple, Snow White, Purple Haze.
T
Taima - marijuana term
Tea Pad - in Harlem in the 30's and 40's, and after-hours club where pot was smoked and jazz music
performed.
Tex-mex - marijuana
Thai sticks - bundles of marijuana soaked in hashish oil; marijuana buds bound on short sections of
bamboo
Thai Stick - A delicious Thai variety of marijuana, usually wrapped around thin bamboo splints or
popsicle stick slivers.
Thyme[or Oregano] - Spices resembling marijuana in appearance, frequently used to defraud customers.
Trace Elements - The smaller nutrients needed for good marijuana plant growth.
Trichome- Mature cannabis plants under macroscopic lens have many glistening translucent resin
glands protruding from the buds, leaves of the plant. These trichomes are rich with THC!
Twenty and Forty - Hip-hop term for a $20 bag of reefer and a 40-ounce bottle of malt liquor.
U
Ultraviolet : Light with very short wave lengths, out of the visible spectrum, past the blue-violet.
V
Vaporizer – A device that vaporizes marijuana and leaves you with just the THC
Vegetative - The leaf growing cycle of the cannabis plant.
Vipe - Marijuana.
W
Wac - Someone on marijuana.
Watt - 1000 watts for good marijuana growth in a small closet. A unit for measuring light.
Wood - marijuana
Woolas - cigarette laced with cocaine; marijuana cigarette sprinkled with crack
Woolies - marijuana
Wuwoo - marijuana.
X
X-Ray Eyed - so stoned you can't see straight
Xylem : vascular tissue of the roots, stems, and leaves through which water and nutrients flow upward
from the roots
Y
Yellow submarine - marijuana term
Z
Zacatecas Purple - Marijuana from Mexico.
Zonked – Smashed.