Cannabis Slang Guide (Updated for 2025)

Guide to Marijuana Slang

Marijuana is the most highly used drug consumed in the United States. Young and older adults have tried it at least once in their lifetime. Marijuana has been consumed for centuries by various cultures from around the world.

Currently, over 60% of Americans favor legalizing cannabis in the United States. Because of its widespread popularity, marijuana slang names are abundant. There isn’t another drug with more nicknames than the little miracle plant named cannabis.

Therefore, there is a surprisingly long list of slang names for marijuana, and they vary based on age group and country you live.

A handful of states have already legalized recreational marijuana, and as of January 2025, marijuana is legal for recreational use in 24 states and the District of Columbia. Additionally, 39 states have legalized cannabis for medical use. Despite these state-level legalizations, cannabis remains classified as a Schedule I drug under federal law, indicating a high potential for abuse and no accepted medical use. However, it may still be a while before America can celebrate federal legalization (fingers crossed).

Most Common Slang Names for Cannabis

Cannabis is the generic name according to science, but the most widely used slang terms are:

• Chronic
• Dope
• Ganja
• Grass
• Hash
• Herb
• Pot
• Reefer
• Weed

The above are general terms used to describe marijuana.

Marijuana Slang Names and Nicknames

Cannabis slang continues to change and evolve. The list below is not exhaustive; if you know of a name that is not on the list, please let us know.

Please send it to us through our contact page with a short description and an example of how the term is used when spoken, and we’ll add it to the list.

*User submissions are marked with an asterisk.

• 420
• Acapulco Gold
• Ashes
• Atshitshi
• Aunt Mary
• Baby Bhang
• Bammer
• Bammy
• BC Bud
• Black Russian
• Blanket
• Blaze
• Blunt
• Block
• Bo-Bo
• Bo-Bo Bush
• Bomb
• Bomber
• Bone
• Boo
• Boom*
• Broccoli
• Bubonic
• Buddha
• Buds
• Burnie
• Burrito
• Cali
• Candle*
• Cannabis
• Charge
• Cheeba
• Chino
• Choke
• Chronic
• Colombo
• Cripple
• Dagga
• Devil’s Lettuce
• Dinkie Dow
• Ding
• Donna Juana
• Doober
• Doobie
• Dope
• Endo
• Flower
• Flower Tops
• Ganja
• Gangsta
• Gasper
• Giggle Smoke
• Giggle Stick
• Good Butt
• Good Giggles
• Grass
• Hay
• Hash
• Herb
• Hot Stick
• Hydro
• Indo
• Jay
• Joint
• Jolly Green
• Joy Smoke
• Joy Stick
• Juanita
• Kif
• Left-Handed Cigarette
• Lettuce
• Mary Jane
• Maui Wowie
• Mexican
• MJ
• Mota*
• Nuggets
• Pakalolo
• Panama Gold
• Pot
• Reefer
• Roach
• Rope
• Skunk
• Stinkweed
• Texas Tea
• Thai stick
• Tobacco
• Wacky Tobaccy
• Weed
• Whifty*
• Woolies
• Zombie

Nicknames and Street Names for Marijuana Laced With Drugs

Sometimes, cannabis is combined and consumed with other drugs to obtain a particular, more intense high. If you’re a parent, remember the following slang terms for these “mixed” drugs.

Cannabis slang names laced with a narcotic

• Amp Joint
• Dust
• Dusting

Marijuana and alcohol

• Herb and Ale

Cannabis laced with cocaine

• Banano
• Basuco
• Bush
• Chase
• Cocktail*
• Cocoa Puff
• Hooter
• Jim Jones
• Lace

Weed laced with crack

• Buda
• Butter
• Crack Back
• Fry Daddy
• Geek
• Juice Joint

Marijuana laced with heroin

• A-Bomb
• Atom Bomb
• Brown
• Canade*
• Woolie
• Woo-Woo

Marijuana laced with LSD

• Beast*
• LBJ

Cannabis laced PCP

• Ace
• Bohd
• Chips
• Frios
• Sherman*
• Zoom

Cannabis Slang Referencing Use and Abuse

Here are some common slang names for using marijuana or some terms to describe someone who consumes marijuana.

If your child is using these terms in front of you, you may want to do a little investigating:

• 420
• Airhead (Marijuana User)
• Bite One’s Lips
• Blast (blast a joint, blast a roach, blast a stick)
• Blaze
• Blow One’s Roof
• Blowing Smoke
• Blow a Stick
• Bogart
• Boot The Gong*
• Burn One
• Fire It Up
• Fly
• Fly Mexican Airlines
• Get A Gage Up
• Get High
• Get Lit
• Get The Wind
• Get Up
• Grass
• High
• Hi the Hay*
• Joint
• Mow The Grass
• Smoke Out
• Tea Party
• Toke
• Toke Up
• Torch Up

Our list of marijuana slang names is ever-growing, and the goal is to make it the most extensive list of marijuana slang names on the internet.

If you know one that you’d like to share, send it our way!

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