Showing posts with label slang terms. Show all posts
Showing posts with label slang terms. Show all posts

Monday, April 20, 2015

Synthetic Marijuana is NOT the Real Deal

The inaccessibility to cannabis has led to synthetic marijuana. These man-made drugs try to mimic THC. Synthetic marijuana is also known K2, Spice or Synthetic cannabinoids. This new recreational drug is increasingly becoming a public health problem for its side effects and unpredictable nature.

Demand for the high that marijuana gives has led to a demand for synthetic marijuana. Cannabis can be inaccessible due to the price and regulation of the medicine. Synthetic marijuana can be made far cheaper than growing the cannabis plant. The product is disguised as “herbal incense” or “potpourri” with labels that read “Not for Human Consumption” to evade regulation by the FDA.

Synthetic marijuana has harmful side effects. It can cause anxiety, elevated blood pressure, agitation, vomiting, racing heart, hallucinations, tremors, seizures, and suicidal thoughts. It is usually sprayed on plants to make it look like marijuana. Though it binds to the CB1 receptor like cannabis, it can be 100 or more times more potent leading to a dangerous outcome. An example is like drinking a glass of water vs. drinking 10 gallons. A glass is healthy, where as too much can be deadly.(Source)

In 2010 there were 11,000 emergency room visits due to synthetic marijuana.(Source) Two years later the ER visits jumped to 17,000 and continue rising exponentially. Marijuana in the natural form has caused no deaths.(Source) Synthetic marijuana has caused heart attacks, suicide and aggressive behavior.(Source) The legalization for marijuana in it's natural form can give a safe alternative to dangerous synthetic designer drugs.

Source:
http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2011/11/18/what-is-synthetic-pot-and-whys-it-causing-heart-attacks-in-teenagers/#.VTPIRpODCM8

Monday, March 30, 2015

The Story Behind RAW Rolling Papers

The History Behind RAW Rolling Papers
Raw Rolling Papers
RAW is well known for it's unrefined and unbleached rolling paper that contain no additives. The product is popular with the customers at OUTCO in El Cajon, San Diego due to it's natural non-toxic properties. RAW is produced in Alcoy, Spain where the origins of rolling paper come from the days of Christopher Columbus.

Rolling papers for cigarettes originate from the late 1400's. Columbus brought back cigars to Spain from Cuba. As told in the history of RAW on their website, Cuban cigars at that time were only available to aristocrats. Left over stubs were re-rolled with newsprint making the first rolled cigarettes.

Alcoy, Spain became the central city for making rolling paper in the 1800's. At first they were a bleached white paper to signify cleanliness and hygiene. The craft of making papers thin and with flavor originated and were refined in Alcoy. In the 1900's Barcelona's bigger factories took over the rolling paper industry. Alcoy remained to have artisans making small batches of rolling paper with antique machines.

The founder of RAW, Josh Kesselman had a desire to make an unrefined natural paper. He received a lot of discouragement for the brown paper from manufacturers. The industry told Josh that nobody wanted to smoke a paper bag. Taking a risk he put his money into the RAW project and proved that their was a demand by smokers for a natural product. Today RAW is one of the most popular brands for its non-toxic, additive free paper.

Source:
http://rawthentic.com/heritage/alcoy-spain/

Thursday, February 19, 2015

Loudpack Extract now at OUTCO


Loudpack Extracts Concentrate offer crumble and shatter
Loudpack Extracts
Loudpack offers a wide variety of crumble and shatter. The word “Loudpack” is a way to describe marijuana that comes from the Atlanta region. People use the term to describe the scent being so loud it overpowers the room. A strong scent signifies freshness and high terepene quality in marijuana.

OUTCO now offers Loudpack the brand to it's members in San Diego California. A variety of Indica and Sativa strains allow for choice on the effects. Crumble and Shatter gives the user a potent, discreet and efficient method of marijuana delivery.

710 in the Cannabis Community


710 is oil spelled backwards in the marijuana community
710 Hash Oil


Recently the number 710 has become a number associated with the cannabis community. It is used as a code to represent hash oil. 710 upside down spells OIL. July 10th and 7:10 pm have a new popular time to use marijuana in the concentrated form. Hash oil, honey oil and wax are extracted potent forms of cannabinoids made from the marijuana plant.(Source)

July 10th has become popularized as “Dab Day”. A Dab is a single hit of concentrate. Colorado has a 710 Cup Expo that celebrates dabbing with guest speakers, glass blowing and workshops.(Source)
Concentrates have become in high demand for the efficiency, potency, cost effective and discreet method of receiving marijuana.


Source:
http://the710cup.com/







Wednesday, February 18, 2015

The Difference Between Nug Run and Trim Run

The Difference between Nug Run and Trim Run Shatter
Nug Run Shatter

Concentrate made with the whole cannabis flower is called “Nug Run”. "Trim Run" uses shake trim material to make the concentrate. The Nug Run yields better quality by providing more potency, higher terpene profile, cleaner flavor.(Source)

Extraction to make concentrate removes the excess material of the plant to leave a potent cannabinoid product. The Nug Run method will give a larger amount of concentrate than trim. The Trim Run tends to contain more chlorophyll resulting in a smaller yield . Small buds offer a higher yield with higher percentage of crystals per weight. Having Nug Run on the menu at a dispensary is a great find due to the cost of using the whole flower.(Source)

Source:
http://www.hightimes.com/read/dabs-20-co2-extraction-cannabis-concentrates

Thursday, February 12, 2015

What Does 420 Mean?


420 is a number associated with the cannabis culture. People who use marijuana sometimes refer to their subculture as 420 or smoke at 4:20pm in the day. Some use April 20th, or 4/20 as a day to honor the medicinal herb. The beginning of the number to represent smoking marijuana has many urban legends and the origins remain elusive.

The most popular legend is one that Steve Hagar made famous. He was a writer for the marijuana magazine High Times. The story goes that a group of students from San Rafael High School in 1971 were in search of a hidden marijuana grow. The teenagers used to hang out by a wall outside their school and called themselves the “Waldos”. They would meet at 4:20pm every day by the Louis Pasteur statue at the school. From there they would go on their quest to find the hidden marijuana grow.

Many believe that the 420 began with the Grateful Dead following using 4:20 as their main time to smoke. The following does not claim to be the origin of the 420 popularity. The Grateful Dead tour did bring the trend to many communities and is one of the main reasons it grew into such popularity.

Some believe 420 is the police code for possession of marijuana. Each municipality and state have their own set of laws and guidelines, none with 420 being the code for possession. One exception is with California Senate Bill 420 that sets guidelines for possession. This bill was enacted after the popularity of the number association.

Their are numerous other theories that are untrue. The Grateful Dead did NOT stay only in hotel rooms with the number 420. Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin and Jim Morrison did NOT die on April 20th. And there are NOT 420 chemical compounds in marijuana, there are only 315 known.

The origins of the number 420 is elusive to the association of marijuana. The popularity can be seen in the widespread use of the number. For instance the Colorado Department of Transportation had a problem of continuously stolen signposts on mile 420 of I-70 east of Denver. To stop the thievery they have replaced it with mile post 419.99.

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Wednesday, February 11, 2015

What Does OG Mean for Marijuana?


There are many marijuana strains that include “OG” in the name. The OG name comes from kush seeds rumored to have been bought at a Grateful Dead show. The meaning has many urban legend theories. All strains that have the OG name are typically a phenotype of the original OG Kush strain.

The most widely accepted theory behind the name is based on the strain originator. He grew a new phenotype of Kush. His friend gave him some cannabis to smoke and told him it was mountain grown. The grower smelled it and recognized the marijuana as his own original strain. He corrected his friend saying it wasn't mountain grown but instead ocean grown. Over time the name was shortened from Ocean Grown Kush to OG Kush.

The distributor of OG Kush seeds is DNA Genetics. San Diego's CityBeat.com asked them what the origin of the OG name was. DNA Genetics believed the name came from the rap group Cypress Hill. The singers use it as slang to say Original Gangster. The original gangster in music refers to a gangster that has been around from the beginning.(Source)

An alternative theory is comes from the website Overgrown.com. This forum was the largest internet site for marijuana cultivation. The website was closed by the Canadian government for illegally distributing seeds. Some people believe this name serves as a tribute to this website.

The original grower left cuttings of his strain in Downey California. The cuttings spread to other growers in San Fernando Valley and Orange County. Popular new strains later developed including; Tahoe OG, SFV OG and Larry OG.

Both the grower and the name origin still remains a mystery. By not growing correctly the strain can result in low yields. The difficulty of growing can make OG Kush a high demand strain. It is thought that it is a cross between Chemdawg with a male that is a cross of Lemon Thai and Paki Kush.

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Sunday, November 16, 2014

The History of Kush Cannabis Strains

Kush Strains
The popular kush strains originate from the fertile mountains and valleys of the Hindu Kush Mountains in Afghanistan and Pakistan. Part of the Himalayan mountains, this region for centuries has cultivated indica dominant cannabis, some of the worlds finest plants. The 1960's and 70's brought travelers from far and wide to bring back seeds, including the members of the Brotherhood of Eternal Love, based in Southern California. In 1973 Afghanistan made the sale of hashish illegal.

The shorter times of the indica genetics allowed from shortened flowering times helping people to grow further north and grow their own. Kush is known for it's citrus flavor with a skunk odor, a high potent couch lock effect that lasts long, great for nighttime.(Source) Terpenes which are the flavor and smells that attribute to the cannabis also add to how the medicinal values take effect. Kush varieties have varied terpenes, showing that the hybrid pairing makes them all different and unique. Here are some popular Kush Strains that Outliers Collective have had in inventory and our patients have enjoyed:




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Thursday, October 9, 2014

Different Kinds of Joints

blunt, windmill, cross, tulip, spliff, joint, pinner
Different Kinds of Marijuana Joints



Joint – A regular style joint.

Pinner or Pin Joint – Thin personal joint.

L” Joint – 2 papers, one cut in half and glued to make a longer joint that is thicker on the end.

Inside Out or Back Roll – Glue side down, wrap around once and burn the excess paper. Makes a healthier, less carcinogenic joint.

Spliff – Tobacco mixed with cannabis.

Dutch Tulip – Large cherry made with two papers glued together and then folded and glued again to make a triangle. Then opened up and filled with cannabis to be tied to a cardboard for smoking.

Cross, or Holy Cross – Famed by the movie “Pineapple Express” is a 3 headed joint that a hole is cut to meet up with the lead cardboard and wrapped with paper glue to stay in place.

Windmill – A reusable cardboard cylinder that is wrapped with paper and closed at the top with paper. For joints stuck into the large cylinder.

Blunt – A cigar paper re-rolled with cannabis.

Monday, October 6, 2014

How to Roll a Joint


How to Roll a Joint

There are many ways to roll a joint to smoke marijuana, but knowing how to roll a joint when you do not have many tools is helpful when you are on the go. Here is a step by step guide to rolling one!

  1. Buy “shake” which is the leftover flower, stem bits that fall to the bottom of the weed bag, usually you can score a deal, or get a nice bud.
  2. Take a grinder and grind the weed.
  3. Put the ground up weed in a rolling paper, gum side up.
  4. Roll it until you reach the gum part.
  5. Lick the gum and press it closed to seal it.
  6. Light the joint.
  7. Smoke the joint.

Monday, September 8, 2014

Explaination and Definitions for Marijuana or Cannabis

Shopping Terms for Marijuana
AntioxidantCannabis contains antioxidants that slow the oxidation degeneration of cells in the body.

Bong – also known as a water pipe makes weed smoke with water for a vapor.

Blunt – Rolling weed inside a cigar paper

Brick Weed – Usually low quality. Compacting weed into bricks for transport.

Magic Brownies – Brownies made with Cannabutter or Oil

Bubble Hash – Hash that is extracted with water. Safer than most because it doesn't use chemicals or butane.

Budder – Heating BHO at a high temperature. Very potent

Cannabidiol CBDAntioxidant in cannabis that is not psycho-active and has been shown in studies to help nervous system and reduce tumors.

Cannabutter or Oil – putting THC or CBD in oil or butter to make it an edible medium.

Cherry – The amount of weed in a roll, the wider, the fatter the cherry is.

Chillum – A cylindar with a screen you stuff weed in and smoke from, very simple form.

Clone – Using a Cutting of a plant to grow a genetically identical plant.

Concentrate – Extract made from THC or CBD to make another form such as Hash, Hash Oil, BHO, Budder, Wax, Cannabutter/oil, Bubble Hash, Vape Juice, Tincture, Serum.

Coner – A method of rolling a joint, where the paper is smaller at one end for the mouthpiece.

Cronic – A high grade of weed.

Dabs – smoking concentrate in a bong or oil rig with an attachment.

Dime-Ten = $10 of weed, usually under a gram in size

Dome – Glass piece that fits over a hash nail to smoke concentrate

Dub-Twenty - $20 of weed, usually slightly over a gram.

Eighth – 3.5 grams of weed

Female – All cannabis plants that are harvested, it has 2 pistils on branches 2 weeks into the flowering cycle.

Finger or Scissor Hash – fingers rubbing or scissors from cutting the buds collecting the sticky resins on trichomes to make hashish.

Frost – White Trichomes on the plant that shows which is the THC from the plant.

Ghost or Gutterbomb – a way of smoking where you suck back in the smoke.

Grinder – a device to grind up weed. 

Green Dragon - An alcoholic drink made by leaching buds, stems  and leaves in a high proof clear alcohol.

Hairs – dried out pistels, white is a premature plant, orange or red is mature and purple is a mutation.

Half Ounce – 14 Grams

Hash – Concentrated form of Cannabis

Hash Nail – Smoking hash from a screw or nail. Heat the concentrate on the tip of the nail, and inhale the smoke.

Hermaphrodite – A cannabis plant showing traits of other genders. Male will grow pistils, Female will grow seeds.

Hybrid – Pollinating one strain with another. A lot of times it is a mix of Sativa and Indica Strains.

Hydroponics – plants grown in nutrient water rather than soil.

Indica – Shorter, fuller plants where the feeling is a relaxation body high known for helping insomnia and pain.

Joint – rolling weed with a paper.

Krippy – middle to high grade cannabis

Kush – a popular west coast variety of indica strain from the hindu kush mountains in India.

Male – The male plant does not flower but creates seeds

Mothers – Main plants used to take cuts from to create clones.

Munchies – An effect from using marijuana is having hunger.

Neuroprotectant – Protecting the nervous system structure and function. Cannabis has been proven in studies to be a neuroprotectant.

Ounce – 28 grams, usually the largest price given for each strain.

Patent – The US government has patent ( US6630507 B1 ) that shows cannabis to be an antioxidant and a neuroprotectant, having medicinal properties.

Percolator – the bubbling of a bong that cools down the smoke and gives a steady flow.

Pistils – hairs on the flower bud that collect pollen.

Pre-roll – a joint that is rolled ahead of time.

Purple color – purple leaves from a lower temperature in the growing room

Quarter – Qtr of an Ounce, or 7 grams

Regs – Low Grade Marijuana

Ruderalis – grown in cold climates like a weed. Low THC, high in CBD, usually a foot in height.

Sativa – tall and thin plant with effects of a head high known to help with creativity, depresion and energy.

Schedule 1 Drug – The US government has labelled marijuana as a schedule 1 drug, by definition this means it is a dangerous with a high rate of abuse, having no medical use. See Patent for how this is contradictory.

Shake – Loose leaves that fall off that generally are used to make joints.

Shatter – Concentrate made from butane hash oil that maintains terpenes for maximum flavor.

Shotgun – Blowing smoke into another persons mouth.

Skillet – a metal attachment to a bong to put concentrate on and heat it

Spliff – is a joint, sometimes with tobacco mixed in.

Stoner – A person that is a regular user of marijuana

Strains – Types of Cannabis that have similar properties

Terpenes – The flavor and smell of cannabis that contributes to the differences in strains and their effects.

THC – Tetrahydrocannabinol is the phycho active part of cannabis that gives the high.

Trichomes – the fine growth that contain the CBD and THC on the plant.

Vape Juice – Concentrate that is made with CO2 and dissolved in it's own terpenes. Usually smoked with a Vape Pen

Vape Pen – A device that is also known as a e-cigarette that heats the concentrate so it can be smoked without smell, smoke and is very discreet.

Vaporizer – heats marijuana to 350 degrees to release the medicinal properties. Into a vapor to smoke.

Wax – Concentrate that has appearance of wax used for dabbing.  Also known as BHO, Butane hash oil or butane honey oil. 

Winterized Shatter – Shatter that doesn't have plant wax or lipids having a higher potency.

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