Weed Slang

A unit of measure for purchasing cannabis, originating from a 1950s term. During that time, cannabis was sold in tobacco tins, and people would purchase one can at a time. It’s roughly analogous to an eighth of an ounce, or 3.5 grams.

Ten dollars worth of weed. This term is often used when buying from dealers in a prohibition state. A dime bag usually contains a single gram, but depending on your seller, you can get more or less for the price. The term ‘dime bags’ has been in use for decades, long before dealers started pricing by weight. But more and more dealers are doing away with the terminology.

A term used by dealers and buyers to indicate the amount of weed in a bag. The amount and quality of weed can vary between sellers, especially in prohibition states where you may not have the luxury of choice. Some dealers may also be more generous than others, so you may even receive more than your money’s worth at times! A 40 sack contains $40 worth of cannabis, and similar terms such as 20 sack and 50 sack refer to receiving $20 and $50 worth of weed.

Roughly USD 20 worth of cannabis. “Dub” as a term is borrowed from West Coast car culture, as many in the scene use it to refer to the oft-coveted 20-inch tire rim. As measuring by weight and not monetary value becomes more common, this term is slowly leaving the stoner lexicon. However, it may continue to prevail in prohibition areas, where monetary value continues to be the standard measurement when purchasing cannabis.

High-quality cannabis. It’s most likely shortened from some variation on “the good stuff” or “the good kush.” While many other terms exist for denoting stellar weed, this one gets straight to the point: it’s good. The opinion of what consists of “good” weed often varies in prohibition states due to limited availability, with one person’s “good” being another’s “terrible.” However, legalization has allowed for a standardization of quality that gives consumers a good idea of what to expect based on price point.

This slang term for cannabis originates in the 1940s when it was essential to use codes when talking about marijuana. Now with adult-use shops and new products on the market, there are actually teas infused with cannabis, which has given the slang term new meaning in cannabis culture.

Cannabis flowers that were grown outdoors using the light of the sun rather than indo grown with LEDs or other light systems. Sungrown cannabis often tests with lower THC but a more full-spectrum array of cannabinoids. Sungrown is popularly grown in Mediterranean climates like Vancouver, BC, Southern Oregon, and the famous Humboldt Triangle.

A colloquial term for excellent cannabis buds that references the sticky nature of trichome dense top-shelf cannabis. The phrase was made popular by West Coast hip hop legends in two songs released in November of 1999. Originally E-40 used the term in his 1999 bop “Do What You Know Good”, and just weeks later the term was featured in the widely acclaimed “Still D-R-E” by Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg.

Extremely intoxicated. Being bouldered usually includes intense couchlock, cravings for food, laughing, and drowsiness. The word derives from the idea that one is beyond stoned, and instead absolutely bouldered. Perhaps it might also come from the sensation of being trapped under a boulder of THC.

The pleasant result of a cannabis high. The high itself varies depending on the strain, but it is generally positive and pleasurable. Sometimes being blazed is synonymous with the kinds of highs portrayed in media, where the stoner is slow, relaxed, and kind of dopey. However, “blazing” and “being blazed” often just refer to “getting high” and “being high” so it tends to depend on your region. The term appears to originate from the word “blaze,” which refers to something which burns brightly–in this case, the end of a joint or the bowl of a pipe as it’s being used.

The feeling of being under the sudden, heavy influence of cannabis. This term derives from “blitz,” an abbreviation of the German word “blitzkrieg.” Historical connotations aside, most stoners only realize they’re blitzed after it’s happened, often leading to even more euphoria. It can also have the opposite effect, however, and lead to greening out.

The act of smoking weed. “Burn one” can be used colloquially to mean consuming cannabis in any form, but more specifically refers to the combustion of a small-to-moderate amount of pot often rolled up into a joint.