Cannabis—also known as marijuana, pot, herb, bud, weed, grass, chronic, dank, dope, ganga, and kush—comes from the hemp plant cannabis sativa or cannabis indica. There are various types of cannabis products.
- Flower: A mixture of dried, shredded leaves, stems, seeds, and flowers of the hemp plant. Flower is typically smoked.
- Concentrate: A potent extract of cannabinoids from the cannabis plant. They can be consumed orally (RSO), vaporized, or dabbed (shatter, wax, budder).
- Wax: A highly concentrated form of THC that can come in the form of a sticky or gummy liquid, a soft solid balm, or a dark solid resin.
- Shatter: A highly concentrated cannabis extract made from loose flower, bud, or trim and containing 50%-95% THC.
- Budder: A highly potent cannabis concentrate made from whipping cannabinoids and terpenes into a butter-like consistency.
- Edibles: A cannabis-infused food product, such as a cookie, cracker, mint, gummy, chocolate, or drink. Edibles take longer to kick in—anywhere from 30 minutes to 3 hours. That delay can lead some people to take too much, thinking it’s not working yet. The effects also last much longer than smoking or vaping.
- Oils: An extract from cannabis plants infused in oil that can contain high THC. Oils for medical use contain mostly CBD.
- Hashish: A dark resin made from the cannabis plant, also known as hash. It is dried, pressed into small blocks, and smoked. It can also be added to food and eaten.
- Kief: A powdery substance made of trichomes—the hairs that grow on cannabis flower and leaves. Trichomes contain high concentrations of cannabinoids, such as THC and CBD.
- Topicals: A cannabis-infused lotion, balm, or oil that absorbs through the skin. They are not psychoactive and will not get a person high.
