This is a list of the top 50 funny marijuana names. This is not a complete list as there are many more new terms right of the streets. Each time a name or word becomes overused and too easy to relate to weed, a new word comes along. Now, most of these words come from neighborhoods and cities from the U.S. while some are considered international names for weed. Read on for the weird and funny names for marijuana on and off the streets.
420
This name is a no-brainer as it’s based on April 20 which is internationally known as cannabis day. Whenever you hear or see the numbers 420, remember that this is not about 4:20 AM/PM, or is it a street number. It just means marijuana or weed.
Airplane
Weed can make you high, take you to the clouds, like an airplane. This is probably the reason why people refer to weed as an airplane.
Asparagus
The marijuana plant looks like a tropical plant but when dried and processed may look like bundles of vegetables. And because asparagus has a deep green color, people started referring to weed as asparagus.
Bone
No one knows where the name bone came from and why it’s used to refer to weed. But it’s probably because weed gives you chills deep into your bones.
Broccoli
As asparagus is used to refer to weed, so does broccoli. So when you overhear kids saying they want to eat broccoli for dinner, don’t trust them. They’re just referring to smoking weed later.
Bud
Almost every stoner knows that bud refers to the marijuana plant. It is the dried form of the flower which is processed to smoke.
Buddha
Smoking weed will give you enlightenment, calmness, and possibly the ability to think like Buddha which explains the weird name.
Chong
Tommy Chong is one of the most popular cannabis activists of all time and this is surely why his name was used to lovingly refer to weed.
Chop
Chopping your stash is dividing it according to your needs or your friends if you have company. A chop could be a portion of your stash.
Cones
As the cannabis flowers start to mature, some appear to look like large inverted cones and hence the name.
Dank Sinatra
Dank refers to the smell and taste of some weed strains. Smoking some Dank Sinatra means you’re tasting delicious, full-bodied cannabis or exotic cannabis strains.
Dobby’s Hobby
Dooby is a common name for weed and referring to cannabis as a hobby by saying Dobby’s Hobby seems legit.
Doink
This is another term with unclear origins. It’s also funny to say especially when you’re too excited to get some doinks.
Doob
Doob is just a variation of doobie or doobie.
Doobie
Doobie is similar to doob and dobby which all refer to smoking some fine joints.
Dope
Getting dope is getting wasted with weed. Dope is known almost everywhere and it’s one of the universally accepted names.
Dr. Greenthumb
Dr. Greenthumb is from a 1998 song by Cypress Hill about an alter-ego named Dr. Greenthumb. The doctor is a cannabis grower and so, overhearing anyone saying he needs to see Dr. Greenthumb means he’s about to meet his supplier.
Ganja
Ganja is a term used to refer to good-quality marijuana. This strain is potent and well-prepared and is best smoked or vaped.
Gigglesmoke
Since cannabis can make you giggle and laugh uncontrollably, many refer to it as Gigglesmoke.
Gorilla Glue
This is one of the most popular cannabis strains; a potent hybrid that will give you an overpowering and sedating effect.
Grass
Grass is another common term to refer to weed or the marijuana plant.
Green
Going green refers to someone’s plans to smoke weed and not about saving the planet.
Green Crack
Green Crack is one of the finest sativa strains and is a descendant of the famous Skunk #1.
Green Goddess
Those who worship marijuana’s amazing effects call the plant their Green Goddess.
Grim Reefer
Cannabis use can lead to all sorts of effects including unexpected ones and this is why many call weed the Grim Reefer.
Happy Smoke
Smoking cannabis will make you feel light, happy, and uninhibited which is why many refer to weed as their Happy Smoke.
Hashish
Hashish is one of the oldest names for cannabis. It is a product of compressing trichomes of weed plants and is either smoked or taken orally.
Hogs Leg (Joint)
Large, fat joints indeed look like pigs’ legs so hence the term hog’s legs.
Kush
Kush is a cannabis indica strain that was first grown in the mountains of Northern Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Northwest India.
Mary Jane
Calling marijuana Mary Jane is another widely used name. This is the reason why no one calls their child Mary Jane anymore.
Maui Wowie
Maui Wowie is a very potent sativa strain, a classic that’s very smooth and potent. Kid Cudi even wrote a song about Maui Wowie.
Mull
Mull is a mixture of tobacco and weed. These are finely chopped and wrapped in a bowl.
Noble Weed
No one knows where this name came from but our guess is from Noble Farms who grows noble weed.
Nuggs
Nuggs refer to the fat flowers that are ready for harvest.
Pineapple Express
Another tropical weed strain that’s also a movie title by Seth Rogen.
Pot
Everyone knows that pot refers to cannabis and also smoking weed with friends in a pot session.
Power Flower
Power Flower is a very potent sativa strain with a South African lineage.
Proposition 19
Everyone in California knows that Proposition 19 is the tax-transfer amendment but for weed users, it simply means marijuana or cannabis.
Puff The Magic Dragon
The song with the same title refers to the worries of growing older and is not related to weed at all. But stoners use it to refer to weed anyway.
Punjab
Cannabis is known as one of the most popular drugs in India since 2000 BCE and hence the name Punjab refers to strains with an Indian lineage.
Purple Haze
This name refers to the potent cannabis strain with severe psychedelic effects. It’s so strong that Jimi Hendrix wrote a song about it in 1967.
Reefer
Just like the Grim Reefer, this name refers to delicious fluffy weed.
Rock ‘n Roll Tobacco
Every stoner knows that smoking the finest weed joint will make you feel happy and uninhibited, ready to rock and roll.
Sammy Davis Jr.
Sammy was known to openly admit smoking weed and thus, his name is used to refer to the drug today.
Scooby Snacks
Edible cannabis products are heartwarmingly called Scooby Snacks by users.
Sinister Minister
Sinister Kush is a mysterious hybrid strain with unknown origins. The name Sinister Minister refers to anyone selling this potent and weird strain.
Sinner’s Spinach
We all feel guilty taking weed at some point and hence it has been called Sinner’s Spinach.
Sweet Leaf
Cannabis is not just potent but it’s all about the mixture of flavors and tastes; being a Sweet Leaf is one of them.
The Devil’s Lettuce
Taking very potent, high THC weed is like tasting The Devil’s Lettuce.
The Holy Herb
Many say that cannabis induces some kind of awakening, allowing them to think better and focus better. These are reasons why the drug is called The Holy Herb.
There you have it, 50 top funny, weird, and unique names to refer to weed. Get to know these terms and surprise your budtender on your next visit.