Throughout the 19th century, news reports and medical journal articles almost always use the plant’s formal name, cannabis. Numerous accounts say that “marijuana” came into popular usage in the U.S. in the early 20th century because anti-cannabis factions wanted to underscore the drug’s “Mexican-ness.” It was meant to play off of anti-immigrant sentiments.

    • @fubo@lemmy.worldEnglish
      10•3 months ago

      Pot, weed, grass, ganja, herb, trees, green, chronic, reefer, doobage, dagga, dank, tea, …

      • Flying SquidEnglish
        14•3 months ago

        I feel like pretty much all of those have negative connotations as slang, more than cannabis, which is just the scientific name.

        Edit: Although weed is pretty accurate. Trying to get it to stop growing is a problem in the right climate.

          • Flying SquidEnglish
            4•3 months ago

            I mean… it is a problem if you’re also trying to grow food. But it’s not the worst problem one could have.

      • methodicalaspectEnglish
        11•3 months ago

        I had to stop calling it reefer when I started dealing with shipping containers, though a 40-foot blunt would be hilarious.

      • @fubo@lemmy.worldEnglish
        2•3 months ago

        I’m gonna smoke me a Mary J. Wana
        Y’all ain’t can stop me, I’m totally gonna
        Bake me a stoned like a sunny iguana
        I’m gonna smoke me a Mary J. Wana

        I’m gonna hash pipe to high me my head
        Mellow my jello from born until dead
        Teq’ me no 'quila, no pills blue and red
        I’m gonna hash pipe to high me my head

        I’m gonna weed me some grassical pots
        Look you my dime bag 'cause that’s what I gots
        Ain’t gonna shoot me no heroin shots
        Just gonna weed me some grassical pots