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Terms Starting with G

13 terms

Ganja
Sanskrit-origin term for cannabis, used in Jamaican English and Rastafarian culture
Gas
Cannabis with a pungent, fuel-like, gassy aroma — typically diesel or OG lineage
Gelato
Cookies × Sunset Sherbert cross — one of the most commercially dominant strain families
Genotype
The complete set of heritable genetic material of a cannabis plant
GPR55
An orphan receptor sometimes called the "third cannabinoid receptor"
Gram
The base metric unit for cannabis measurement — ~one packed bowl or small joint
Grass
Cannabis slang from 1940s jazz culture — largely replaced by "weed" in modern usage
Green out
Acute cannabis overconsumption causing nausea, dizziness, sweating, and anxiety
Greenhouse
Semi-controlled cannabis cultivation using natural light with environmental supplements
Greening out
Cannabis overconsumption episode — acute dizziness, nausea, anxiety, pallor; resolves with hydration and time
Grinder
Handheld tool that shreds dried flower into uniform consistency for consumption
Gummy
The most popular edible form — typically dosed at 5-10mg THC per piece
GW Pharmaceuticals
UK company that developed Epidiolex and Sativex — acquired by Jazz Pharmaceuticals 2021