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Cannabis - Common Street Names

Written by - Dr. Vivekanand, MBBS

Medically Reviewed by - Dr. Reeja Tharu, M.Phil.,Ph.D

Last Updated on Mar 31, 2018

Common Street Names - Cannabis

Cannabis has many popular 'street names' including Pot, Weed, Grass or Ganja.

Pot
Weed
Grass
Ganja
Skun
Hashish/Charas
Bhang
Hash oil
Reefe
Herb
Boom
Blubbers
Gangster

Published on Feb 22, 2016
Last Updated on Mar 31, 2018

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