Nancy’s Own Cannabis Glossary

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Dub sack

Historical slang for about twenty dollars’ worth of cannabis; weight is not fixed.

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Eighth

Usually one-eighth ounce in cannabis retail slang, commonly rounded to about 3.5 grams.

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Elbow

Pound is a mass unit equal to 16 ounces, about 453.6 grams; LB is its abbreviation and elbow is slang.

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G

Gram is a metric mass unit; G is informal shorthand.

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Gram

Gram is a metric mass unit; G is informal shorthand.

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Half

Usually half an ounce of flower in retail context, about 14.2 grams; “half” needs context.

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Half ounce

Usually half an ounce of flower in retail context, about 14.2 grams; “half” needs context.

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Half pound

Half a pound, equal to 8 ounces or about 226.8 grams; HP is shorthand.

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HP

Half a pound, equal to 8 ounces or about 226.8 grams; HP is shorthand.

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LB

Pound is a mass unit equal to 16 ounces, about 453.6 grams; LB is its abbreviation and elbow is slang.

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Lid

Older quantity slang, historically associated with a container or roughly an ounce; not consistently standardized.

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Lot

Identified group of material linked to production or inventory records; usage may overlap with batch.

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Medical cannabis

Cannabis accessed or described through a medical program; MMJ is shorthand for medical marijuana.

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Milligram

Metric mass unit equal to one-thousandth of a gram.

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MMJ

Cannabis accessed or described through a medical program; MMJ is shorthand for medical marijuana.

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Nickel bag

Historical slang for about five dollars’ worth of cannabis; no fixed weight.

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O

Ounce is a mass unit of about 28.35 grams; oz is its abbreviation and O or zip are cannabis shorthand.

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Ounce

Ounce is a mass unit of about 28.35 grams; oz is its abbreviation and O or zip are cannabis shorthand.

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Oz

Ounce is a mass unit of about 28.35 grams; oz is its abbreviation and O or zip are cannabis shorthand.

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Package size

Amount or count contained in a retail unit.

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Potency

Amount or concentration of specified active compounds; a percentage does not predict every effect.

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Pound

Pound is a mass unit equal to 16 ounces, about 453.6 grams; LB is its abbreviation and elbow is slang.

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QP

Quarter of a pound, equal to 4 ounces or about 113.4 grams.

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Quad

Usually one-quarter ounce in flower retail context, about 7.1 grams; quarter is context-dependent.

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Quarter

Usually one-quarter ounce in flower retail context, about 7.1 grams; quarter is context-dependent.

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Quarter pound

Quarter of a pound, equal to 4 ounces or about 113.4 grams.

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Retailer

Business or person selling products directly to end customers.

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Sack

Informal names for a package of cannabis; no fixed weight.

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Serving

Defined product portion used on a label; size does not establish an appropriate dose for every person.

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Serving size

Defined product portion used on a label; size does not establish an appropriate dose for every person.

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SKU

Stock-keeping unit: identifier a business assigns to a distinct inventory item.

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Slice

Usually one-eighth ounce in cannabis retail slang, commonly rounded to about 3.5 grams.

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Stash

Informal name for a personal supply or stored collection.

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Stash jar

Container used to hold a personal supply of flower or other material.

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Total cannabinoids

Combined amount of the cannabinoids included in a stated analytical calculation; the included compounds must be specified.

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Total THC

Calculated THC-equivalent value that commonly combines THC with mass-adjusted THCA; methods and reporting rules vary.

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A common calculation is THC + 0.877 × THCA.

Zip

Ounce is a mass unit of about 28.35 grams; oz is its abbreviation and O or zip are cannabis shorthand.

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Achene

Small dry fruit containing one seed, with the fruit wall not fused to the seed coat; a cannabis “seed” includes this fruit covering.

Plant anatomy

Adventitious bud

Bud forming outside the usual terminal or leaf-axil positions.

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Anther

Pollen-producing part of a stamen.

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Apical bud

Bud at the tip of a shoot, responsible for its terminal growth.

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Axil

Angle where a leaf or similar organ joins a stem.

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Axillary bud

Bud located in a leaf axil that may develop into a side shoot.

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Axillary shoot

Shoot arising from a bud in a leaf axil.

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Bananas

Grower slang for exposed elongated anthers that resemble tiny bananas; they can occur in otherwise female inflorescences.

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Bract

Modified leaf associated with a flower or inflorescence; distinct from the flower’s other organs.

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Bract primordium

Early developing tissue that will become a bract.

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Branch

Side stem arising from a larger stem; horticultural usage includes young cannabis branches.

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Branchlet

Small subdivision of a larger branch.

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Callus

Mass of relatively undifferentiated cells commonly produced at a wound or in tissue culture.

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Calyx

Collective name for a flower’s sepals; cannabis growers often use the word imprecisely for the surrounding bract.

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A swollen cannabis bract is often mislabeled a calyx.

Cambium

Layer of dividing cells that produces secondary vascular tissues and contributes to stem thickening.

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Carpel

Female floral structure containing an ovary and associated pollen-receiving structures.

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Chloroplast

Cell organelle where photosynthesis occurs.

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Cola

Grower term for a substantial cluster of cannabis flowers, commonly at a branch tip.

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Cortex

Tissue region between the epidermis and vascular tissues in roots or stems.

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Cotyledon

Embryonic seed leaf; cannabis seedlings normally emerge with two cotyledons.

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The first smooth seed leaves differ from later serrated leaves.

Cuticle

Protective waxy outer layer over exposed plant surfaces.

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Embryo

Developing plant inside a seed.

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Epidermis

Outer cell layer covering a plant organ.

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