This document is intended to be a living glossary of Cannabis industry-specific jargon. The goal of the Jargon File is to reduce the barriers of entry to communicating different components of this industry to people.
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B
Buck
Buds
The smokable flower parts of the Marijuana plant, either large or small
C
Chronic
Really, really good Cannabis. Also a phenomenal, triple platinum debut album by Dre.
H
Huck
L
Larfy
Second (or third) tier buds; better than smoking ground Trim or Shake but not the prime specimens. Many times this material is selected for infused pre-rolled Joints or for extract processing into oils.
N
Nugs
Nugs are smaller parts of a bud, typically smaller than a "50 cent piece"
T
Trim
Either a) the process of pruning a bit of the plant back but more commonly b) the plant matter that is not "Prime Buds"
CRE
CRE or '''Cannabis Reporting Engine''' or '''Crop Reporting Engine''' is OpenTHC's [[#RBE]] which tracks cannabis through the [[#Cultivation Cycle]], [[#Producer]]'s workflow, the Retail exit, and reports all required metrics to the [[#Regulatory Agency]].
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Cultivation
Cultivation refers to the process by which [[#Grower]]s plant cannabis, and manage the growing plants to maturity.
Cultivation Cycle
The timeline and workflow associated with planting, growing, and harvesting cannabis.
G
Grower
Growers, sometimes called farmers, maintain and harvest cannabis plants through the [[#Cultivation Cycle]], including [[#cultivation]], collection, and curing.
L
Licensee
Licensees are referred to as any natural persons or business entities that possess a cannabis license from a [https://openthc.com Regulatory Agency] that enables them to participate in the cannabis industry in a specific role such as [[#Production Licensee]], processing, transport, retail, or caregiving.
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Manifest
A '''Manifest''' refers to the documentation required by many [[#Regulatory Agency]]s to list each [[#Inventory Lot]] and [[#SKU]]
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Processor
A Processor licensee handles bulk cannabis material for conversion into other materials. Processors can do several operations to the bulk material such as curing, commodity extraction, and various methods of oil extraction.
Producer
A Producer licensee handles intermediate cannabis material that is being prepared for end-user consumption. Producers normally are attached to the brand that their parent company has developed for them.
Production Licensee
A Production Licensee is a cannabis license holder that is enabled by their local [[#Regulatory Agency]] to perform in at least one role in the cannabis industry as a: [[#Grower]], [[#Producer]], or [[#Processor]].
R
RBE @deprecated
An '''RBE''', or '''Regulatory Backend Engine''' is a engine like OpenTHC's [[#CRE]]. They are normally ordered by a [[#Regulatory Agency]] to track cannabis product through the [[#Cultivation Cycle]], [[#Producer]]'s workflow, the Retail exit, and report all upstream metrics.
Regulatory Agency
A Regulatory Agency is referred to as any government agency that directly regulates its administrative region's legal cannabis industry, and award licenses to prospective licensees.
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