Buzzwords: Cannabis Encyclopedia From D-F
Dab Mat
Noun Mats of multiple sizes, usually made of non stick silicone, placed under dab rigs to prevent your space from getting sticky and dirty. |
Dab Rig
Noun A water pipe made specifically for using cannabis extracts in, or “dabs”. Instead of a bowl attached to a stem it uses a banger or nail to heat up. Generally contains a water basin and can include perks. |
Dab/Dabbing
Noun / Verb 1) Noun. A term used to describe cannabis concentrate. Can be used to describe budder, crumble, sauce, shatter, or wax. 2) Verb. The act of inhaling vaporized cannabis concentrates. |
Dabber
Noun A pointed tool used in the dabbing process, used to pick up a piece of cannabis concentrate and place on the heated surface. |
Decarboxylation
Noun Decarboxylation is a chemical reaction that removes a carboxyl group and releases carbon dioxide (CO2) |
Decriminalize
Verb The lessening of criminal penalties in relation to certain acts, perhaps retroactively, though perhaps regulated permits or fines might still apply |
Diamond Mining
Noun iamond Mining is all about encouraging separation of cannabinoids from terpenes. The end product can be incredibly flavorful and potent, and many dabbers who prefer live resin also prefer the crystallization of “terp sauce.” |
Diamonds
Noun A term used in the cannabis industry to describe crystalline structures. |
Dispensary
Noun A cannabis storefront that dispenses cannabis for either recreational or medical cannabis. |
Distillate
Noun The purest cannabis concentrate available on the market, which continues to fill the void for many medical patients. For deeper insight, let’s take a closer look at what separates distillates from the rest of its concentrate relatives. |
Distributor
Noun A company that sells cannabis either b2b or direct to consumer. |
Dope
Noun/ Adjective A colloquial word for cannabis used to refer both cannabis itself and the quality. |
Dose
Noun The measured amount of a substance to be taken at one time. Usually referring to medicine. |
Downstem
Noun The long tube of material (usually glass but can be made of metal or acrylic) that a bowl or banger fits into. This tube fits into the base of a water pipe and sits below the water, allowing the smoke to be filtered through the water. It can have a wide opening or smaller slits. |
Dry Sift
Noun Dry sift is a form of hash, like kief, that’s named after the process used to make it. It’s a hands-on, craft approach to separating the trichome heads from the plant material. The dry sift technique uses screens with extremely fine mesh to hand-sift the dried flowers or trim, removing the resinous glands and refining the extract into a granular consistency. |
E-nail
Noun Short for electronic nail, an e-nail is a dabbing device that lets users set the temperature electronically and does not require a torch to get hot. |
Edible
Noun Food infused with cannabinoids. The cannabis is baked into the food and then consumed to create a unique high. |
Elixir
Noun Any drinkable product that contains cannabinoids or cannabis-derived terpenes. Cannabis elixirs include tinctures and infused sodas, wines, and more. |
Endocannabinoid System
Noun A system of cannabinoid receptors, lipids, and enzymes that performs a large role in maintaining homeostasis, or internal regulatory balance, in many bodily functions. |
Ensemble Effect
Verb Cannabidiol, or CBD, is the most abundant cannabinoid (a chemical compound that mimics natural human neurotransmitters) in the hemp plant. But it’s far from the only one. There are actually more than 400 active compounds in hemp! The “entourage effect” refers to how these compounds interact with each other and the human body to produce a range of effects. |
Entourage Effect
Verb The entourage effect is a proposed mechanism by which cannabis compounds other than tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) act synergistically with it to modulate the overall psychoactive effects of the plant |
Environmental Crossover
Verb, Noun When a cross cultivation is achieved through an uncontrolled manner between plants. |
Ethanol Hash Oil (EHO)
Noun This is the concentrate we used to create certain wax and shatter. It involves soaking the bud briefly in pure alcohol at low temperature to pull out the cannabinoids and terpenes |
Eucalyptol
Noun Eucalyptol (also known as cineol) is an important terpene for medical cannabis patients because it can be used to treat a wide variety of ailments and conditions. Eucalyptol is primarily useful in the treatment of pain and inflammation, but it can also serve as an antifungal and insecticide. |
Extract
Noun Cannabis extracts refers to a broad range of products that generally contain higher levels of cannabinoids than are found in the cannabis plant. Cannabinoids are chemical compounds found in cannabis that can affect your mind and body when consumed. |
Extraction
Noun The process by which cannabinoids and terpenes found within cannabis are recovered from the plant material. There are many different ways and processes of obtaining this process. |
Feminized (Seeds)
Noun Feminized seeds are bred to produce only female plants once planted. |
Fenchol
noun A monoterpenoid and an isomer of borneol. It is a colorless or white solid. It occurs widely in nature. The naturally occurring enantiopure-endo--fenchol is used extensively in perfumery |
Flavonoid
Noun a diverse group of phytonutrients (plant chemicals) found in almost all fruits and vegetables. Along with carotenoids, they are responsible for the vivid colors in fruits and vegetables. They work together with terpenes to form lovely flavours. |
Flower
Noun A general term that refers to the smokable, cannabis leaf that is used in a bong, pipe, papers, or other standard smoking method. |
Full Spectrum Extracts
Noun A cannabis concentrate produced that preserves the full cannabinoid and terpene contents of the raw cannabis plant. The goal of a full spectrum extract is to maintain the complex range of desirable compounds in a cannabis plant without altering them through decarboxylation or oxidation. |
