They prefer the term cannabis, particularly those who are focused on the medicinal effects of the drug.

Some people go so far as to claim marijuana has become a negative buzzword of sorts, used to give people an incorrect and unfair impression of the drug. At the same time, there is a much smaller list that makes up the terms most people end up regularly using when referring to marijuana. The drug is so old and widely used, in fact, that there is a plethora of terms for pot. MarijuanaĪs the most widely used illicit drug in the United States, continually in the public debate regarding whether or not it should even be illegal, it is no wonder that people have come up with a variety of slang and street terms to refer to marijuana. Throw in the murky, sometimes unknown, origins of these buzzwords, and it is not surprising that one might need a compiled list explaining some of the terminology related to drugs.