Industry Terms

Industry Terms & Commonly Used Slang

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The mature, fertilized ovule of a pistillate plant, containing a protective shell, embryo, and supply of food - a seed will germinate and grow, given heat and moisture.

Seed Pod

A dry calyx containing a mature or maturing seed.

Seed-to-Sale Concentrates

Single source cannabis concentrates that have been created by a company that grows its own flower from seed.


To fertilize with pollen from the same flower or cannabis plant; self-pollinating.


The declining growth stage in a cannabis plant or plant part from its prime to death.

Sexual Propagation

Sexual propagation is the process in which male and female sex cells (gametes) from separate parents unite in the female plant to form what will eventually mature into a new, genetically distinct individual. This process occurs when pollen from a male (staminate) parent unites with an ovule within the ovary of a female flower to create an embryo. This embryo, when mature and fully developed, will become a seed.


Slang term for 'bunk,' lower growth or the least potent portion of harvest - small particles of cannabis broken off the main 'nug' inside a bag due to rough handling - many times, the shake is flaked or powder-like and used for cooking.



Short Circuit

Condition that results when wires cross and form a circuit - a short circuit will trip breaker switches and blow fuses.


Shotgunning is the act of taking a hit of cannabis from a joint, pipe, or other smoking apparatus, and blowing it directly into someone else’s mouth. The idea is they will then inhale the same smoke you inhaled. This is not to be confused with the beer-drinking term, in which you stab a hole in the bottom of a beer can and chug the beer with gravity’s help.
