crossfader
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The old term 'mohaskey' always makes me laugh. 
Which are your prefered nicknames for Cannabis?
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hinglemccringleberry
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Green tobacco
Weedaholic
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This came too mind.
Very interesting. I just voted. I could easily, and almost did vote for weed.
But I resisted. I am coming to see it as common slang, and untrue to the plant in a way.
But I have always used it naturally and I do like the term.
I just like to be more specific, less slangy I think.
So my 3 votes- herb, Bud and Cannabis...were quite equal 2nd, 3rd and 4th place.
It did not surprise me to see Weed out ahead.
2019 Sativa Durban poison vapor just got (and getting me now)!
But I resisted. I am coming to see it as common slang, and untrue to the plant in a way.
But I have always used it naturally and I do like the term.
I just like to be more specific, less slangy I think.
So my 3 votes- herb, Bud and Cannabis...were quite equal 2nd, 3rd and 4th place.
It did not surprise me to see Weed out ahead.
2019 Sativa Durban poison vapor just got (and getting me now)!
Yeah, similar, I have no personal gripe with "pot." It was very commonnt to me growoing up in a hippy home.
Others would say blow.
But in all things I think I try to be true amd clear and not use nicknames essentially. Unless for fun of course.
Edit- also, "gear."
ClearBlueLou
unbearably light in the being....
“Pot” is simple, universal, unambiguous, and very vanilla
“Weed” is older, more frank
“Herb” is interchangeable with “weed”, but more respectful
“Reef” also interchangeable, but more playful
“Bud” is *very* particular
“Dope” is snide and demeaning
“Ganja” feels like we’re “acting Jamaican”
“Cannabis” is legal and medical, rigorous
“Marijuana” is tired and inaccurate
“Gas” I never heard of before
“Blow” has meant cocaine for what, 50 years?
(I’m high again - can you tell?)
“Weed” is older, more frank
“Herb” is interchangeable with “weed”, but more respectful
“Reef” also interchangeable, but more playful
“Bud” is *very* particular
“Dope” is snide and demeaning
“Ganja” feels like we’re “acting Jamaican”
“Cannabis” is legal and medical, rigorous
“Marijuana” is tired and inaccurate
“Gas” I never heard of before
“Blow” has meant cocaine for what, 50 years?
(I’m high again - can you tell?)
chlorophyll_man
AVB Inspector
Just you and me with that one, probably a UK thing.
EverythingsHazy
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Man, this thread is more fun than I expected! Lol
I probably should've added "dro", but I think there might have been a limit, and I wanted "other" for obvious reasons.
I use "weed" socially, "bud/herb" to distinguish from concentrates, and "Cannabis" when discussing it's medicinal qualities.
For me, "weed" sounded better and more logical, given the fact that it's a plant, so it became my go-to nickname for Cannabis.
I've heard multiple people call it "gas". It's likely because of the Diesel strains, but it also comes with the assumption that the weed is good.
"Marijuana" feels like an incorrect scientific name. Lol
Yea, "blow" has always been coke, here. "Dope" can also be heroin, here.
This is quite interesting. The google searches for "weed" and "pot" peak and fall at almost opposite times.I do have a hypothesis about that though. "Pot" could rise in the winter, because more people search for cookware during the holldiay season, and when it's too cold to go out. "Weed" could drop in the winter, because fewer people are googling garden weeds.
I probably should've added "dro", but I think there might have been a limit, and I wanted "other" for obvious reasons.
Yea, dope doesn't have a great connotation here, either.
I've never heard that. Does it mean something?The old term 'mohaskey' always makes me laugh.
"Wacky Tobaccy"
Hysterical. I don't get how his "victims" don't notice that they're being played. Lmao
I voted all 4 of those.
I use "weed" socially, "bud/herb" to distinguish from concentrates, and "Cannabis" when discussing it's medicinal qualities.
I grew up with it being called "pot", here. I never knew why it was called that, though, or what it even was. I just knew that smoking pot was different than smoking cigarettes.
For me, "weed" sounded better and more logical, given the fact that it's a plant, so it became my go-to nickname for Cannabis.
"Weed" is older?
I've heard multiple people call it "gas". It's likely because of the Diesel strains, but it also comes with the assumption that the weed is good.
"Marijuana" feels like an incorrect scientific name. Lol
Yea, "blow" has always been coke, here. "Dope" can also be heroin, here.
This is quite interesting. The google searches for "weed" and "pot" peak and fall at almost opposite times.I do have a hypothesis about that though. "Pot" could rise in the winter, because more people search for cookware during the holldiay season, and when it's too cold to go out. "Weed" could drop in the winter, because fewer people are googling garden weeds.
How did that one slip my mind? "Draw!" Classic, very very common UK slang term "Can you get hold of any draw?....Looking for a draw" etc.
Google Trends! It's an interesting little program indeed.
Check out Obama and Trump sometime.
Slickwilly
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"Maryjane"
She was a popular girl back in high school, except we didn't have any Maryjane's in our class
She was a popular girl back in high school, except we didn't have any Maryjane's in our class
That is a worthwhile shout IMO. Untypical, and crptic, but it has some class, and importantly to a degree I think- history."Maryjane"
She was a popular girl back in high school, except we didn't have any Maryjane's in our class
Plus I always took this term as being clean and bright, innocent too even if ducking in the shadows, but again IMO for the right reasons.
I rarely/never use "Maryjane" as a term myself, but I always liked iit a lot.
For a start, it always held nostalgia for me, which I see mostly as a good thing.
I've never seen google trends before...thats pretty funny. I noticed that the biggest "weed" search phrase was "weed near me," which I clicked...
pretty crazy the timeline of people googling "weed near me"
Something else I just thought of, a few people including myself said "dope" has a negative connotation.
I forgot "dope" can also be used to describe something cool... like "Maaaan that shit was dope." So multiple uses I guess, but still if you're talking about some sort of drug I think dope really is for smack and shit like that.
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Bologna
(zombie) Woof.
a few of the ones I haven't seen (or missed) being mentioned yet, but have used over the years/decades/centuries/millennia/eras....well, timez...: "Stinky", "Stanky", "Stank"... and other slight variations on the theme... What about "Chronic" or "Kind"...? C'mon, that wasn't THAT long ago...! Shit, I remember buying "Lids".... haha!
But to answer the question, I think I say "weed" more often than not.
fun thread idea
edit: "Smoke" WAS a common one... Let's take it back and call it "Vape".... "Yo, got any VAPE or VAPOR?" No? I guess the cart and e-cig peeps own that one now... How about "Vapeables" then like "Lunchables"? or "Vapables"? Like a stack of old porn mags (see, told you I was old!) or a folder filled with naughty files.... but with a V (right, our Brit friends?)! Ahhh, the "jokes" are endless.... and only meant for me. sorry.
And another side note: I really dislike the term "trees", not sure why either cuz I really do like trees, the real ones (and weed, of course) quite a bit and have been known to hug many for lengthy periods, too... and then there's "fire".... like, I don't mind the emoji when used to describe weed but when written or verbalized...? hate it.... oh, I can go on alright....
I see now I missed "Chronic" and "Kind" being mentioned... whoops...
But to answer the question, I think I say "weed" more often than not.
fun thread idea
edit: "Smoke" WAS a common one... Let's take it back and call it "Vape".... "Yo, got any VAPE or VAPOR?" No? I guess the cart and e-cig peeps own that one now... How about "Vapeables" then like "Lunchables"? or "Vapables"? Like a stack of old porn mags (see, told you I was old!) or a folder filled with naughty files.... but with a V (right, our Brit friends?)! Ahhh, the "jokes" are endless.... and only meant for me. sorry.
And another side note: I really dislike the term "trees", not sure why either cuz I really do like trees, the real ones (and weed, of course) quite a bit and have been known to hug many for lengthy periods, too... and then there's "fire".... like, I don't mind the emoji when used to describe weed but when written or verbalized...? hate it.... oh, I can go on alright....
I see now I missed "Chronic" and "Kind" being mentioned... whoops...
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ClearBlueLou
unbearably light in the being....
Totally forgot about ‘smoke’ - that was the general “shield” word back in the day:
From “Roller Maidens from Outer Space”, 1974:
“Hey, Regular, man, you got anything to SMOKE?”
“Good *weed*, man - I remember the kids were smoking this when they disappeared their high school!”
From “Roller Maidens from Outer Space”, 1974:
“Hey, Regular, man, you got anything to SMOKE?”
“Good *weed*, man - I remember the kids were smoking this when they disappeared their high school!”
Tranquility
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Lots of slang in the poem. One I haven't seen here yet is "reefer", as in madness. I write from memory without listening, "Nothing left to roll?" says Pearl. "What is this, some twisted joke? I didn't come here to fuck around--I came here to smoke!"
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VAPEHUNTER
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Weed and herb are my two most commonly used names. However since dispensaries became a thing “Flower” has become a very well used name.
TheThriftDrifter
Land of the long vapor cloud
Back in the nineties before baggies were avaliable here, a gram would come wrapped in aluminum foil, commonly called a "tinnie or foil"
I love the name ganja but it just doesn't seem the right term for me to use.
I love the name ganja but it just doesn't seem the right term for me to use.
Lol, I compared that demographic, for fun sake, to "lsd near me."
Which was null, but then did actually get a few biters when "weed near me" became a thing.
Wishful thinking perhaps. "Lsd near me" means the bag full of tabs, JUST out of arm's reach from my bed lol.
Vapefanatic
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I just call them meds 