| As a parent, one of the most difficult aspects of | | | | used by many drug cartels to literally smash |
| raising a teenager is to help your child fight the | | | | together and form bricks of the marijuana. |
| urge use alcohol and drugs. Educating yourself | | | | Understanding the subtle differences between |
| regarding the drug slang of marijuana, the most | | | | these marijuana drug slang terms can help you as |
| widely abused illicit substance, is an essential step | | | | a parent gain a stronger understanding of which |
| in determining if your teen is smoking the drug | | | | type of pot and how much of it your child may |
| and then begin home drug testing to stop the | | | | be using. |
| problem before it develops into a habit. Each new | | | | Terminology of Smoking Utensils |
| generation of young people develop new slang | | | | A teenager who has been using and ultimately |
| terms for the multitude of drugs that they have | | | | abusing marijuana will inevitably begin |
| access to and it is important to stay on the top | | | | experimentation with the plethora of different |
| of the ever changing terminology. | | | | tools which can be used to smoke the drug and |
| The Most Commonly Used Marijuana Slang | | | | understanding the different slang terms can help |
| Marijuana itself is known by many different | | | | you determine how your child is ingesting the pot. |
| names depending upon the region of the country, | | | | The most commonly used item to smoke |
| potency of the marijuana, color and other subtle | | | | marijuana is a simple metal or glass pipe through |
| differences in the plant which acts a secret code | | | | which the substance is smoked through and |
| to determine what a user is offering or | | | | inhaled. General slang for pipes include "bubbler," |
| purchasing. The slang terms include "pot," "weed," | | | | "piece," "hammer," "one hitter," and "tools." More |
| "herb," "bud," "chronic," "ganja," "hash," "trees," and | | | | advanced or adventurous smokers use a water |
| "dank." A bag of marijuana is referred to as a | | | | pipe, universally referred to as a "bong." Simple |
| "sack" or "bag" and will often times be described | | | | hand rolled marijuana cigarettes are called "joints" |
| and called upon based upon the weight of the | | | | (often rolled using a common cigarette paper |
| marijuana like "quad" or "eighth" (which means a | | | | called "zig zags") while a marijuana cigar is known |
| quarter of an ounce and an eighth, respectively). | | | | as a "blunt" and is often filled with super potent |
| The utensils and tools used to smoke marijuana | | | | "chronic." |
| have their own abundance of slang terms including | | | | Dealing and Distribution Slang |
| "bong," "pipe," "piece," "blunt," and "joint." Learning | | | | Unfortunately, marijuana abuse can lead many |
| the various definitions and meanings of the slang | | | | teenagers to sell the drug in order to support |
| terms for marijuana will empower you as a | | | | their habit. There are important slang terms solely |
| parent to take preemptive steps in order to | | | | related to dealing and distributing the pot. In order |
| prevent marijuana usage in your own home. | | | | to weigh and break up the marijuana, a person |
| Coded and Subtle Differences | | | | needs a scale. The three most commonly used |
| The common slang terms of weed and pot are | | | | scales are called "hand scales" for the simplicity |
| interchangeable when referring to any marijuana in | | | | and ease of use when in someone's hand, a "digi" |
| general but certain coded vernacular refers | | | | because it is a digital scale, and a "tri-beam" which |
| specifically to the potency of the drug. The word | | | | refers to a triple beam balance (think like a high |
| "chronic" is known throughout the drug circles as | | | | school chemistry set). The price and bag sizes of |
| the term for the strongest, most powerful strains | | | | marijuana are based upon the weight, so pay |
| of marijuana. Grown indoors or hydroponically, | | | | close attention for slang terms like "eighth," "zip |
| "chronic" maximizes THC content producing super | | | | (ounce)" or "QP" (quarter pound). |
| potent pot. On the other end of the spectrum, | | | | By combining your knowledge of the slang terms |
| the slang word "schwag" or "brick" is generally | | | | for marijuana, the tools used to smoke the drug, |
| used to describe inexpensive, low quality | | | | the terms used in its distribution, and simple home |
| marijuana which is usually grown outdoors in bulk | | | | drug testing kits you can be assured as a parent |
| fields under inferior conditions. The slang "brick" | | | | that you are doing everything possible to keep |
| refers to the packaging and pressing method | | | | your family drug free. |