Cannabis & Alternative Lifestyle Encyclopedia

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Thatch

What does Thatch mean? Thatch refers to the layers of organic matter that gather around and under grass on lawns. Thatch contains different types of substances, both living and dead, such as roots, rhizomes, stolons, and crowns. In some cases, thatch can actually be beneficial to the grass plants by protecting them from large moisture and temperature […]

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HOW CANNABIS ENTERS THE BODY AND BIOAVAILABILITY

If you consume cannabis or hemp-based products for medicinal or recreational purposes, you need to know about bioavailability. Bioavailability is how efficiently your body absorbs THC and CBD which effects how much healing potential you get from your cannabis. WHAT DOES BIOAVAILABILITY MEAN? Bioavailability is defined as follows: “The degree to which a drug or other substance […]

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Slab

What does Slab mean? A slab is a cannabis slang term that is used to refer to a large piece of concentrate. It can be an entire cookie sheet of concentrate or just a smaller sized slab. The slab sized piece of concentrate is broken into small dabs to be used in a dab rig. Most concentrate […]

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Rootstock

What does Rootstock mean? Rootstock, as the name suggests, is typically the underground part of the plant or a rhizome. From the rootstock, new plant growth is possible. Rootstock (chunks taken from a plant’s root system) is often used to facilitate plant cuttings, grafting, and budding. Usually, rootstock is used with disease prone plants that fruit and […]

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Fimming (FIM)

What does Fimming (FIM) mean? Fimming, from the acronym FIM (“fuck, I missed!”) is a term used to refer to a specific trimming or pruning method used on marijuana plants during their growth stage. Essentially, fimming is a way to train the marijuana plant to grow more of the valuable compounds. Fimming is very similar to topping […]

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Agamospermy

What does Agamospermy mean? Agamospermy is the asexual production of seeds and embryos without fertilization or meiosis. The term originated from Greek and its etymology stands for “away from” + “mixing”. Offspring produced through agamospermy are generally identical to the parent plant. There are three types of agamospermy: adventive embryony (adventive polyembryony), recurrent agamospermy (recurrent apomixis; apospory […]

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SES

What does SES mean? SES is a highly concentrated type of cannabis. Unlike other types of cannabis, sensimilla contains no seeds. SES refers to many strains of marijuana where the female plant is allowed to only produce flowers, but is left unfertilized so does not progress on to produce seeds. Its unfertilized state contributes to […]

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Vapor Path

What does Vapor Path mean? The vapor path is the path that the vapor goes through. This is basically from the bowl to what delivers the vapor to your mouth. The vapor path could be the full whip setup like on a Silver Surfer, or a bag such as the Super Surfer and Volcano vaporizers […]

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SPARK

What does Spark Mean? Spark means to light a joint or blunt. It comes from the spark it takes to light a lighter. More info on Spark This is a slang term for lighting your cannabis when rolled like a joint. Sometimes said as lits spark this joint. Or sometimes its said as lets spark another […]

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Deep Flow Technique (DFT)

What does Deep Flow Technique (DFT) mean? Deep flow technique is a type of hydroponic gardening where plants are planted in shallow beds, and a nutrient solution is constantly flowed over and around the root zones of the plants. The system is ideal for plants without deep root systems, and plants that have quick grow cycles. As […]

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Tobacco Mosaic Virus

What does Tobacco Mosaic Virus mean? Tobacco Mosaic Virus is a botanical infection that affects various types of plants, including those belonging to the Solanaceae family, and tobacco plants. Tobacco Mosaic Virus manifests itself as plant discoloration, especially on the leaves, and mottling that can sometimes look like a mosaic pattern. Tobacco Mosaic Virus was officially classified as a […]

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Closed-Loop Extraction

What does Closed-Loop Extraction mean? A closed-loop extraction system is similar to an open-butane run. However, unlike butane extraction, the solvent is sealed off from any air. The closed-loop extraction process is not new and has been used for decades to extract essential oils for things like perfume and food additives. It has only been in recent […]

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Butane Extraction (BHO Extraction)

What does Butane Extraction (BHO Extraction)mean? Butane extraction sometimes referred to as butane hash oil extraction (BHO extraction), is a popular method of extracting the valuable compounds from the cannabis plant to essentially create a cannabis concentrate. The end result is known as butane hash oil (BHO), which is what is used to make up man […]

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REGS or Reggie

What does REG or Reggie Mean? Regs or Reggie weed stands for regular marijuana and is mid-grade and not so good. In times of need this will get one by, but if you have a choice keep a lookout for some quality grown cannabis. Regs usually are low in THC and CBD. More info on Regs […]

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Sensimilla

What does Sensimilla mean? Sensimilla is a highly concentrated type of cannabis. Unlike other types of cannabis, sensimilla contains no seeds. Sensimilla refers to many strains of marijuana where the female plant is allowed to only produce flowers, but is left unfertilized so does not progress on to produce seeds. Its unfertilized state contributes to the plant’s […]

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Biological Oxygen Demand (BOD)

What does Biological Oxygen Demand (BOD)mean? Biological oxygen demand (BOD) refers to the amount of dissolved oxygen (DO) that aerobic organisms need in order to break down organic material in water over time. Likewise, BOD can also be used to describe the chemical procedure used for determining the amount of dissolved oxygen that said aerobic biological […]

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Dioecious

What does Dioecious mean? Dioecious is a characteristic where a plant species has male and female reproductive organs on separate plants. This means that while monoecious plants (those that possess both male and female reproductive organs) may pollinate themselves, dioecious plants require another plant of the opposite sex to achieve pollination. Only a tiny percentage of angiosperm […]

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Leggy Marijuana

What does Leggy Marijuana mean? Leggy marijuana, leggy plants, and leggy cannabis all refer to the same thing: plants that appear to be stretching towards the light. The plants are tall and bare. In leggy plants, the stems appear to grow much faster than the plant puts on foliage and buds. If leggy plants are occurring in […]

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