Cannabis has been through some stuff
Cannabis’ public persona has undergone a number of changes over the years. To start with, it was simply another plant that had industrial, medicinal, and recreational uses. No one particularly cared if you grew it, sold it, or used it. Spliffs, Joints, and Blunts are names that came about partly as a way to talk about marijuana products while they were illegal.
Its use was still common after the great depression and the American Medical Association at the time even endorsed it as a possible medicine. That all changed in the 1930s when a movie, of all things, changed the conversation.
Even though prohibition had ended just a couple of years prior, there were people who wanted to legislate their version of morality, and drug use was firmly in their sights. Against this backdrop, a church group filmed the movie Reefer Madness. It was a cautionary tale about dealers who preyed on young people. The movie’s message was that marijuana use would lead to moral corruption and even murder. A year later, in 1937, weed was finally banned across the United States.
Since it was no longer a legal product, cannabis’ use was pushed underground and a number of euphemisms were born to talk about it, without saying the name. Thus all the confusing names you hear! Today, as marijuana returns to the mainstream, far more people are interested in trying it. This new, inexperienced customer base is made up of the young and the old, many of them who do not know the lingo. As a start, this blog covers the terms you’ll hear when referring to a “pre-roll” – basically, a single-use product that looks a bit like a cigarette.
Spliffs, Joints, and Blunts
Edibles, pills, capsules, oils and rolled are just some of the ways people can enjoy their cannabis today. There is flower, sold in bulk, that you can take home, store and use at your leisure if you like to roll your own. There are also pre-rolls which are just what they sound like–cannabis products that are ready for you to smoke. Just light it up.
In the realm of rolled marijuana, there are three basic types of rolled products you may encounter, and each one offers a different experience. So, to help keep things clear for all the new people discovering cannabis, we’d like to help you keep your terminology straight.
- Joint
Let’s start off with the most common term, the one everyone is familiar with. A joint is the most basic and purest cannabis cigarette. There’s not usually anything else there besides a filter and cigarette paper.
Cigarette paper, though, comes in a variety of flavors and ingredients, each of which will change the way your marijuana smokes. It lends itself to some experimentation. At MJ Verdant, we offer a number of our popular strains in pre-roll form. So, yes, we sell joints! These come in a bigger size at 1 – 1.5 grams and are perfect for those who want to try something different or don’t want to roll their own. And if you’re looking for a smaller version, you can also find joints in a .5 gram weight. These are sometimes referred to as “dog walkers” in that you can consume them in about the time it takes to walk your dog.
- Blunt
These came on the scene in the mid-80’s fueled by a wave of people immigrating from the Caribbean. They first began to appear in the large cities on the East Coast and spread from there. Blunts are, very simply, cigars that have been hollowed out and then refilled with marijuana.
They became very popular amongst influential rap and hip-hop artists and found their way into the mainstream of illegal pot use. Snoop Dogg, who has achieved a legendary level of cannabis use, smoked his first one in 1993. He claims got that first taste from Tupac Shakur.
Blunts were all over pop culture and featured a different experience than anything rolled in regular cigarette paper. The leaves of the cigar work with the marijuana to create something unique.
There you have it. A blunt is a marijuana cigar.
- Spliff
The origin of the Spliff, or at least the original meaning of the word, has been lost. It originated in the Caribbean and may have simply referred to cannabis rolled in cigarette paper. Somewhere along the lines, it became associated with the practice of combining both tobacco and marijuana and rolling it into a cigarette.
You don’t tend to find these very often in North America. Here, users prefer using pure flower rolled into .5 to 1-gram sizes. In Europe, they tend to roll joints about twice that size. They also often use Hashish. The end result is a preference for a product that is about half tobacco and half marijuana.
The experience there is said to be a fine blend of the tobacco buzz coupled with the effects of the weed. Of course, you also get the added health risk that tobacco brings. So, try it if you like, just know it comes with some potentially negative health risks.
So what is a Bubble Hash Infused Pre-roll?
You may have seen a new offering at MJ Verdant, which is a Bubble Hash Infused Pre-Roll. If you aren’t familiar with that, it’s another way of making joints by enhancing them.
It helps if you know what Hash isn’t. It isn’t weed. It’s made from the resin glands that are found all over the plants. This resin is collected and concentrated. The result is a substance with high THC levels that can be smoked. This is hashish.
If you take a joint and add the hashish to it, you get an infused joint. If you are using hash made a specific way, it bubbles when it is smoked. You get more THC, so it’s likely a bit stronger than normal and you can see the concentrate bubble as it burns. These are becoming popular and demand is growing, so you might consider giving one a try.
Knowledge is Good
That’s just a quick little journey into the land of cannabis terminology. It’s important to us at MJ Verdant that we give our customers the opportunity to learn as much as they wish about the products they choose. That’s why we include lab reports with our harvests, too.
Now you that you know difference between Spliffs, Joints, and Blunts have found this bit of extra knowledge helpful and maybe will even encourage you to give a blunt a try. Snoop Dogg would likely be proud if you did.
Are we missing other terms or phrases that you’ve heard? Let us know!