A reefer is another word for a joint. More slang that means the same thing is spliff, doobie, fatty, pinner, cone and left-handed cigarette. If you’re a Spanish learner, try saying sacque el gallo to a friend from Sonora or people from Central Mexico might call it a flavio.
A warning, dear listener, that you’re going to hear some swearing and cursing at times. And that government funded research has found that there’s a positive link between profanity and honesty.
Welcome to the Primer for Reefer Growing Madness — a production of KJZZ’s Hear Arizona podcast unit. Get set for a crash course on marijuana terminology you'll hear in this podcast. We’ll also go over the genetic makeup of the plants I watched grow.
Let’s start with some often-used words in commercial weed marketing that you may have already heard: indica and sativa. They’re names for varieties of the marijuana plant. Think of indica and sativa like umbrella terms to describe the effects from smoking the plant’s buds or nugs.
