Multi-named Cannabis: Different words for cannabis and their meanings

Cannabis is possibly the only wonderful plant that has egregiously growing number of names so far. With every new word that is adopted there is a story appended. The plant which might be underestimated as the one with multiple synonyms due to varying geographical origins is actually having a unique significance behind every name that has been appointed for it. Call it charas or ganja, hash or hemp, every name holds an in-depth insight based on how it is fabricated or consumed. Against the popular misconception, it’s not only the cannabis leaves that make you high, the seeds and other extracts are also exploited to serve its purpose equally well.

GANJA

There is a pinch of gender distinction in this plant. The female plant is usually referred to as Ganja. The flower this lady produces is high very high in THC. Female cannabis’ flower buds and the whole flower plant is consumed as ganja.

CHARAS/HASH

These two respectively are indigenous and foreign names for the more refined extract from the resins of cannabis. This refinement is actually richer in THC pick. Hash can further be utilized for producing the cannabidiol or the cannabis oil. This oil can be blended with the lipid foods and other assortments to make deliciously psychoactive edibles.

DHOOR

The high density THC extract of marijuana is dhoor. This is more common in Afghanistan and is concentrated with THC to give immense upshot in even miniature consumption. With increasing proportion of one cannabinoid, it reduces of the other component CBD. The thick smoke of this extract rapidly gets into the blood channel and deposits in fatty or adipose tissues.

BHANG

Bhang is the male part of the plant which is non flowering and composed of leaves and extracts of leaves in place of flowers or seeds as seen above. An inverse relation between the size of the plant and concentration of THC has been observed which makes the long plants of weed from which bhang is extracted low in THC content. Bhang is rolled into a sticky ball and added to the lipid or fat liquid like milk to be ingested with cardamom or other flavors.

HEMP

Hemp is the traditional version of this plant from the time it existed as a material for operational purposes like rope making, paper, source of fuel etc. Hemp is the only version which has a meaning beyond consumption as such.
All and all, the whole cannabis crop is a concealed marvel. It can be inhaled, ingested and even used as an ingredient in edibles to see the manifold effects of its multifold forms. From the seeds to the leaves or the root to the shoot, everything can be taken out and molded into medicinal, recreational, operational or frivolous objects.