Sativa

Noun

Indigenous to eastern Asia but now grown and used all over the globe due to it’s popularity. Having been cultivated throughout history, it has been used as a source of industrial fiber, seed oil, food, recreation, religious and spiritual moods and medicine. The effects of sativa are well known for its cerebral high and is also used for medicine.

Seed

Noun

The embryonic plant enclosed and protected by a hard, outer shell. Seeds are the product of the ripened ovule, after fertilization by pollen and some growth within the mother plant. The embryo is developed from the zygote and the seed coat from the integuments of the ovule.

Seed-to-sale

Noun

The life cycle of the cannabis plant, from the time it’s a seed to the time it is sold to the end consumer.

Session

Noun

Commonly referred to as a “Sesh”, a session is the amount of time that it takes to smoke a pre-defined amount of cannabis, either alone or with friends. A session can last from one toke to passing around many joints or “hits” among a group of people.

Shatter

Noun

A brittle extract with the look and feel of glass, it is called shatter due to how easily the extract breaks apart or “shatters” like glass. Shatter is generally only referring to very refined and clean extract.

Sinsemilla

Noun

Unpollinated cannabis plants.

Splash Guard

Noun

A glass piece of your water pipe or rig that prevents the water from the basin to splash up and get into places that it is not supposed to be.

Stoned

Adjective

The experience of intoxication from smoking cannabis, it is generally referred to as a pleasant experience.

Strain

Noun

A term referring to a particular flowers variety, for example “Pineapple Express” is a strain of cannabis.

Sugar Leaf

Noun

The small leaves that hold cannabis buds together. They are called sugar leaves due to the high concentration of trichomes that cover the leaf and give it a look of having “sugar” on it.

compounds of the cannabis plant work together that give cannabis users their experience.

Taffy

Noun

A specific texture that rosin extracts can have, it is named to it’s similar consistency of taffy candy.

Terp Sauce

Noun

A syrup sauce like substance that is terpene rich.

Terpenes

Noun

Organic compounds that provide aroma and flavor in plants like cannabis as well as other organisms. The amount of light exposure affects the amount present in plants.

Terpinolene

ˌtərˈpinᵊlˌēn | Noun

A terpene present in cannabis that is recognizable for its woodsy aroma in tandem with citrus and floral notes that can be mildly sedative.

Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC)

Noun

THC is the principal psychoactive constituent of cannabis, like most pharmacologically-active secondary metabolites of plants, THC is a lipid found in cannabis.

Therapeutic Window

Noun

The period in which the therapeutic benefits of cannabis usage can be measured.

Tincture

Noun

Medication made by dissolving cannabis in alcohol which contain a range of cannabinoids.

Topical

Noun

A lotion or ointment that is applied directly to the skin. They are utilized as fast acting and can be placed directly on parts of the body that are in need of therapeutic relief.

Torch

ˈtȯrch | Noun

A dab torch is a dabbing tool that uses propane or butane to create a steady flame that can be used to heat up a banger or dab nail.

Trichome

Noun

Placed on the surface of the cannabis flower that produces and holds the plant’s cannabinoids and terpenes.

Trim

/trɪm/ | Verb or Noun

Removing extra cannabis flower from the cannabis plant.

Trim Run

Noun

Using the trim to create oil and other extracts.