Joint (cannabis)

A joint ( /dʒɔɪnt/), which is also commonly referred to as a spliff or doobie[1] (which can also mean specifically a joint that has tobacco mixed with cannabis), is a rolled cannabis cigarette. Unlike commercial tobacco cigarettes, the user ordinarily hand-rolls joints with rolling papers, though in some cases they are machine-rolled.[2] Rolling papers are the most common rolling medium in industrialized countries; however, brown paper, cigarettes or beedies with the tobacco removed, receipts and paper napkin can also be used, particularly in developing countries.[3] Modern papers are manufactured in a range of sizes from a wide variety of materials including rice, hemp, and flax, and are also available in liquorice and other flavoured varieties.[4]

"Spliff" redirects here. For other uses, see Spliff (disambiguation).
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A young woman smoking a joint (cannabis cigarette).
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A burning joint
A joint prior to rolling with a paper filter at left

Joint size can vary,[5] typically containing between 0.25 to 1 g (1⁄84 to 1⁄28 oz) net weight of cannabis. Tobacco is sometimes used in the rolling process.[6]

Variations and terminology

Although joints by definition contain cannabis,[7] regional differences exist. In Europe, in certain Commonwealth nations, and more recently in North America, joints, or spliffs,[1] typically include a cigarette filter or a bit of rolled thin cardboard in one end to serve as a mouthpiece, commonly referred to as the crutch, filter, or roach. The roach stops small particles of cannabis known as 'Scooby snacks' from accidentally being inhaled. Another purpose of the roach is to prevent cannabis resin from leaking onto the smokers lips and causing what is commonly referred to as 'resin drop' or 'poo lip'.[8]

The term "spliff" is sometimes used to distinguish a joint prepared with both cannabis and tobacco,[9] as is commonly done in European countries, where joints containing only cannabis are uncommon.[10] In the West Indies where this term originated (especially Jamaica), a spliff is simply a marijuana cigarette, normally containing no tobacco.

Special e-cigarettes, made to look like joints, have also been designed for use with cannabis extract.[11]

Name
Herb grinder for cannabis used to prepare herb for rolling into a joint

Etymology and synonyms

The word joint ultimately originated from French, where it is an adjective meaning 'joined' (past participle of the verb joindre), derived in turn from Latin iunctus, past participle of iungere ('join'/'bind'/'yoke'). By 1821, 'joint' had become an Anglo-Irish term for an annexe, or a side-room 'joined' to a main room. By 1877, this had developed into U.S. slang for a 'place, building, establishment,' and especially to an opium den. Its first usage in the sense of 'marijuana cigarette' is dated to 1938.[12]

Many slang terms are synonymous with the word joint. 'Spliff' is a West Indian word of Jamaican English origin which has spread to several western countries, particularly the UK and Europe. Its precise etymology is unknown, but it is attested as early as 1936. 'J' or 'jay' can be used as an abbreviation for a generic joint. Another frequently used term is 'doobie.'[13] The end or butt of a mostly smoked joint is referred to as a "roach" in U.S. and Australian slang.[14] Small metal clips to facilitate the smoking of a "roach" are called "roach clips".[15] In the UK the term roach is commonly used to describe the cardboard mouthpiece. Roach clips cover a wide variety of paraphernalia including alligator clips, forceps, needle nose pliers, ceramic pieces with holes through them, and tweezers.[16]

See also

References
  1. "Online Etymology Dictionary". Etymonline.com. Retrieved 20 April 2011.
  2. Rubin, Vera. Cannabis and Culture. Walter de Gruyter, 1975. p. 509.
  3. e.g., in Jamaica: The Rastafarians by Leonard E. Barrett p. 130.
  4. "Roll Your Own Magazine – Winter-Spring 2008". Ryomagazine.com. Retrieved 20 April 2011.
  5. "Dope activist to smoke 1m long joint". news.com.au. 26 November 2006. Archived from the original on 28 October 2009. Retrieved 28 January 2012.
  6. World Health Organization: Division of Mental Health and Prevention of Substance Abuse (1997). Cannabis: a health perspective and research agenda (PDF). p. 11. WHO/MSA/PSA/97.4. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 December 2014. Retrieved 1 December 2008.
  7. "Joint". Dictionary.reference.com. Retrieved 20 April 2011.
  8. "Cannabis Resin | Ascert". www.ascert.biz. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
  9. Australian Government Department of Health: National Cannabis Strategy Consultation Paper Archived 27 February 2011 at the Wayback Machine, page 4. "Cannabis has been described as a 'Trojan Horse' for nicotine addiction, given the usual method of mixing cannabis with tobacco when preparing marijuana for administration."
  10. Damien Gayle (9 July 2016). "Cannabis users who put tobacco in joints 'more likely to be addicted'". The Guardian. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
  11. "World's first e-joint given its debut by Dutch firm, says it's selling 10,000 a day", The Independent (retrieved 8 December 2014)
  12. "Online Etymological Dictionary". Etymonline.com. Retrieved 20 April 2011.
  13. "Spliff". Dictionary.reference.com. Retrieved 20 April 2011.
  14. "Roach". Thefreedictionary.com. Retrieved 9 April 2018 – via The Free Dictionary.
  15. "The Free Dictionary". Thefreedictionary.com. Retrieved 29 March 2016.
  16. "Roach Clip". lookah.com.
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