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I always call it pot, which I understand outs me as an old person. But there are so many names for chronic, all over the world. What is your favorite?

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[–] Hobbes_Dent@lemmy.world 36 points 3 months ago
[–] distantsounds@lemmy.world 21 points 3 months ago

Jazz cabbage or the Devil’s lettuce

[–] Uranium_Green@sh.itjust.works 12 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Devil's lettuce, Mary Jane and "marahuana" (in the Hank Hill voice) are probably my favorites that immediately come to mind

[–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 3 points 3 months ago

sticky icky in hank hill voice is pretty fun

[–] SchmidtGenetics@lemmy.world 12 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

I try to avoid terms that demonize or leads to alluding to war on drugs.

So the only correct term, is cannabis.

I don’t call my kids or my adhd meds meth, speed, amphetamines, etc. so I refuse to acknowledge the same for this medicine.

[–] bizzle@lemmy.world 4 points 3 months ago

I respect that. What about "traditional" names like ganja?

[–] Gingerlegs@lemmy.world 7 points 3 months ago (1 children)
[–] Hylactor@sopuli.xyz 1 points 3 months ago

At some point my lines got crossed between "Beefarino", a fictional food stuff that was fed to a horse in an episode of Seinfeld which led to handsome cab ending levels of equine flatulence, and "reefer". Out loud I think I say "weed" most often, but in my internal monologue I call it "reeferino" well over half the time.

[–] rbesfe@lemmy.ca 6 points 3 months ago (1 children)
[–] wheeldawg@sh.itjust.works 1 points 3 months ago

I absolutely abhor tobacco way too much to use that.

Also the first time I actually heard it used was that country song, so I hate it even more on top of that.

Although I do respect that outside that context it is kinda funny. But not my choice.

[–] Alpacalypse@crazypeople.online 5 points 3 months ago

Weed, herb, or pot. In order of frequency.

Occasionally the more fun names like devils lettuce and wacky tobacky haha

[–] CPMSP@midwest.social 4 points 3 months ago

Herb or flower

[–] doopen@lemmy.world 4 points 3 months ago
[–] DozensOfDonner@mander.xyz 4 points 3 months ago

We had Mama Cahuna for a while when I was little, has a fun ring to it imo.

[–] PerogiBoi@lemmy.ca 4 points 3 months ago

I used to call it kale for a while

[–] tamethecoach@lemmy.ca 3 points 3 months ago (1 children)

when my wife or I asked each other if we want to go out for a smoke, we call it a "poof"

I dated somebody whose family used that as a synonym for farting. So thank you for taking it outside!

[–] Zaraki42@lemmy.ca 3 points 3 months ago

Pingu or "take a kayak."

[–] kambusha@sh.itjust.works 3 points 3 months ago
[–] v4ld1z@lemmy.zip 3 points 3 months ago

Not sure of its origin, but it's been called Bubatz in Germany for a couple years now, so I sometimes, mostly jokingly, say Bubatz. My SO and I usually say Bubert because couples speak or Weedle like the Pokemon because 'weed'

[–] itsworkthatwedo@sh.itjust.works 3 points 3 months ago

I like dope because of the ambiguity.

[–] mysticpickle@lemmy.ca 3 points 3 months ago
[–] compostgoblin@slrpnk.net 3 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

Kush is my most frequent, but jazz cabbage is probably my favorite

[–] Today@lemmy.world 3 points 3 months ago

I mostly use cannabis, especially if I'm taking about cbd, cbn, cbg. Often weed if i mean thc.

[–] fuzzy_feeling@programming.dev 2 points 3 months ago
[–] Nomecks@lemmy.ca 2 points 3 months ago

Electric lettuce

CBD.

Living in a prohibition state it helps make it sound legal.

[–] 2ugly2live@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago

Jive Parsley & Cabbage

[–] Oyu_Fka@lemm.ee 2 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

I call it grass, sometimes dope, lol! Showing my age, too 🙃!

[–] TastyWheat@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago

Scott Green

[–] Chainweasel@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago
[–] Kolanaki@pawb.social 2 points 3 months ago
[–] beeng@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 3 months ago
[–] Negative_Autonomy@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago

Weed or cabbage.

[–] ivanafterall@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I usually call it "pot," but then multiple people said I sound like an old person, so now I don't know what I'm supposed to say. I guess I'll start calling it "dope."

[–] AA5B@lemmy.world 4 points 3 months ago

Yeah “pot” is the best term

— an old person

[–] FartsWithAnAccent@fedia.io 1 points 3 months ago

Probably jazz cabbage or the Devil's lettuce.

[–] SmilingSolaris@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago
[–] Itsamelemmy@lemmy.zip 1 points 2 months ago

Pakalolo. I never actually call it that though because I'm not in Hawaii, and I doubt anyone outside of the state knows it.

[–] SlapnutsGT@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago
[–] wheeldawg@sh.itjust.works 1 points 3 months ago

My brother and I use several terms interchangeably. Usually just weed, but medicine and flower, and sometimes herb get used a bit when we feel like changing it up.

Pretty boring selection most of the time.

Oh, almost forgot "stuff". Yeah we're kind of boring lol.