The dispensary glossary.

40 terms

A

Adult-use

Cannabis sold to adults 21 and older without a medical card. Not legal in Pennsylvania as of our last update.

All-in-one

A vape device with the battery and oil built in. You use it until it runs out.

B

Badder

A soft, whipped concentrate with a texture like cake frosting.

C

Cannabinoids

The compounds in cannabis, such as THC and CBD.

Caregiver

A registered adult who can buy and carry medical marijuana for a patient. A patient can name up to two.

CBD

Cannabidiol, a cannabinoid that is not intoxicating the way THC is.

Certification

A registered practitioner's confirmation that you have a qualifying condition. It lasts up to one year.

Concentrate

An extract that holds much more THC per gram than dry leaf. In Pennsylvania, 1 gram is one unit.

Cultivar

Another word for strain. Growers often prefer it.

Curbside pickup

Picking up your order from your car at the dispensary. Allowed in Pennsylvania.

D

Dab

A small amount of concentrate heated and inhaled, usually with a dab rig or e-rig.

Delivery

Not allowed for Pennsylvania medical dispensaries. Pick up in store or curbside.

Diamonds

Crystalline THC concentrate, often sold in a sauce of terpenes.

Distillate

A highly refined oil used in many vapes.

Dry herb vaporizer

A device that heats dry leaf without burning it.

Dry leaf

Dried cannabis flower. Pennsylvania sells it for vaporizing, not smoking.

E

Express pickup

Order online, then grab it at the shop without waiting in the main line.

G

Gross receipts tax

Pennsylvania's 5% tax on growers' sales to dispensaries. It cannot appear as a separate charge on your receipt.

H

Hybrid

A plant type label for strains with mixed genetics.

I

ID card

Your Pennsylvania medical marijuana card. Carry it whenever you have your medicine.

Indica

A plant type label. Effects vary by person, so do not rely on it alone.

L

Live resin

Concentrate made from plants frozen right after harvest to keep more aroma.

Live rosin

Rosin pressed from hash made with fresh frozen plants. Solventless.

M

Medical marijuana unit

How Pennsylvania counts your supply: 3.5 g of dry leaf, 1 g of concentrate or 100 mg of THC.

N

Ninety day supply

The most a Pennsylvania dispensary can give you at once.

O

Original package

The package the dispensary gave you. Pennsylvania requires you to keep your medicine in it.

P

Pharmacist consult

A free consultation many Philly dispensaries offer, often by appointment.

Practitioner

A doctor or other clinician registered with the state to certify patients.

R

Registry

The Department of Health's online system where patients and caregivers register.

Rosin

Concentrate pressed from flower or hash using heat and pressure. Solventless.

S

Sativa

A plant type label. Effects vary by person, so do not rely on it alone.

Shatter

A glassy, brittle concentrate.

Solventless

Concentrates made without chemical solvents, such as rosin.

Strain

A specific variety of cannabis with its own genetics and name.

T

Terpenes

Aroma compounds that give each strain its smell and flavor.

THC

Tetrahydrocannabinol, the main intoxicating cannabinoid. In Pennsylvania, 100 mg of THC is one unit.

Tincture

Liquid cannabis extract, usually dosed with a dropper.

Topical

A lotion, balm or oil applied to the skin.

V

Vaporization

Heating cannabis to release vapor without burning it. The allowed way to use dry leaf in Pennsylvania.

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510 thread

The standard screw thread most vape cartridges use to connect to a battery.