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List of names for cannabis

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionAug 14, 2026
Entity authorityQ30681238 ↗
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Cannabis has many different names, including more than 1,200 slang terms, and more than 2,300 names for individual strains. Additionally, there are many names to describe the state of being under the influence of the substance. This list is not exhaustive; it includes well-attested names.

Formal names

Strains, cultivation and preparation

Commercial cannabis growers and retailers have given individual strains more than 2,300 names. A 2022 study in PLOS One, drawing data from almost 90,000 samples from six US states, representing the largest quantitative chemical mapping of commercial dispensary-grade cannabis flower samples to date, found that "commercial labels do not consistently align with the observed chemical diversity." In other words, many strain names do not necessarily reflect the actual cannabinoid content or its perceived effects.

Medical cannabis: chemical compounds and pharmaceutical drugs

Formal terms relating to cannabis consumption

Slang names and terms

See also

Glossary of cannabis terms

List of cannabis-related lists

References

External links

Wikileaf: All Cannabis Strains

Leafly: Marijuana Strains and Infused Products

JointCommerce: Cannabis 101 Articles | JointCommerce

Torkelson, Anthony R. (1996), The Cross Name Index to Medicinal Plants, Vol. IV: Plants in Indian medicine, CRC Press, p. 1674, ISBN 978-0-8493-2635-6, OCLC 34038712

"Marijuana/Cannabis factsheet" (PDF), Drugs of Abuse, Drug Enforcement Administration, 2015, pp.

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