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<p>A KD is a slang term representing a 3.5 gram serving of cannabis—or an eighth—named for NBA superstar Kevin Durant. Durant wore the number 35 before switching to 7. </p>







<p><em>&#8220;A KD in Colorado is cheaper than in Illinois.&#8221;</em></p>



<p><em>&#8220;I grabbed a KD to enjoy over the weekend.&#8221;</em></p>


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<p>Kief is trichomes that have fallen off of cannabis buds. It&#8217;s usually a gold or brown powder-like dusting that is often collected in grinders as it detaches from buds when ground. The cannabis flower’s trichomes are glands that secrete oils rich in compounds like THC, CBD, terpenes, and more.</p>



<p><em>“We should top this bowl with some kief from the grinder.”</em></p>



<p><em>“I once smoked a joint that was dipped in oil and rolled in kief.”</em></p>



<h2 id="h-what-is-kief">What is kief?</h2>



<p>Kief is the powdery, golden dust that coats the outside of buds. Cannabis flower is covered in glands called trichomes that produce oils containing cannabinoids like THC and CBD, as well as fragrant terpenes that give cannabis its various aromas. These trichome heads are what become kief when they separate from the cannabis plant.</p>



<p>Kief is highly potent and often salvaged from grinders that have a “kief catcher,” a specific chamber that collects kief as it breaks off buds. Kief is also the essential ingredient of hash (or hashish), which is essentially tightly packed chunks of kief.</p>



<h2 id="h-how-to-use-kief">How to use kief</h2>



<p>Kief that has broken off of cannabis buds has many uses:</p>



<ul><li>Kief can be sprinkled onto a bowl of flower in your pipe or bong to make each hit a little more potent.&nbsp;</li><li>Kief can be collected and compacted into hash using tools that press it together tightly.</li><li>Kief can be used to make “moon rocks,” which are cannabis buds that have been dipped in cannabis oil and then rolled in kief for an extra potent smoke.</li><li>Similarly, kief can be used to coat “twaxed” joints and blunts, which are dipped in oil for extra potency.</li><li>Kief can be made into rosin concentrates using a rosin press, a tool that uses heat and pressure to squeeze oil out of cannabis or kief.</li><li>Kief may be added to cannabis oil used for edibles for extra potency.</li></ul>



<h2 id="h-where-to-get-kief">Where to get kief</h2>



<p>Most people procure kief from a grinder with a “kief catcher.” This chamber in a grinder slowly collects kief from ground buds, and in time, a blanket of kief will form. Some grinders come with a tiny spatula-like scraping tool that allows you to easily scoop small amounts of kief from the chamber and add it to a bowl of flower to smoke.&nbsp;</p>



<p>You may be able to find kief for sale at your local cannabis shop, though it can be difficult to find with so many customers now opting for cannabis oils, concentrates, and extracts instead.</p>


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<p>Kind bud, more properly known as “kine bud,” is a term for high quality cannabis flower. The term “kine” is native Hawaiian for “excellent,” and it is often mispronounced by English speakers as “kind.”&nbsp;</p>



<p><em>“I smoked a fat blunt of some kine bud last night with my friends and I am still high.”&nbsp;</em></p>



<h2 id="h-what-is-kind-bud">What is kind bud?</h2>



<p>In Hawaiian pidgin, the term “kine” means “excellent,” and can be applied to all manner of things, including cannabis bud, hence “kine bud” or “kind bud,” as many English speakers call it.&nbsp;</p>



<p>It is likely the term “kine” was brought back to the American mainland by surfers who made the trek out to Hawaii to surf its legendary waves.&nbsp;</p>


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<p>Kushes are a family of cannabis phenotypes that were originally cultivated in California from seeds obtained at a Grateful Dead concert, believed to be related to Chemdog and Hindu Kush varieties. Kushes are some of the most popular cannabis cultivars and are known around the world. </p>



<p><em>“I love anything with Kush in it—they make me want to curl up and take a nap.&#8221;</em></p>



<h2 id="h-what-is-kush-weed">What is Kush weed?</h2>



<p>Like the Chemdog it is believed to be related to, OG Kush came from a bag seed from some bud bought at a Grateful Dead concert sometime in the early 1990s, though its true origins are shrouded in mystery.&nbsp;</p>



<p>Leafly&nbsp;<a href="https://www.leafly.ca/strains/og-kush">reports</a>&nbsp;that “OG Kush was first cultivated in Florida, in the early ‘90s when a strain from Northern California was crossed with a&nbsp;<a href="https://www.leafly.ca/strains/hindu-kush">Hindu Kush</a>&nbsp;plant from Amsterdam” and then was brought back to Los Angeles by Matt “Bubba” Berger.&nbsp;</p>



<p>Seed company&nbsp;<a href="https://www.dinafem.org/en/blog/og-kush-strain/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Dinafem</a>&nbsp;tells this story about the origin of the “OG” in OG Kush:</p>



<p><em>The first buds which resulted from this mix started circulating through the LA counties in 1995, and one person told Putz after tasting it that its flavor could only come from a mountain-grown Kush. Putz laughed and answered ‘this Kush is ocean-grown, bro.’ The name stuck and the strain has been known ever since as OG Kush. By the end of 1996, Putz sold part of his seeds to several growers in the San Fernando Valley, where we can find its current phenotype.</em></p>



<p>So while some sources still maintain the OG stands for “original gangsta,” there is little evidence for that, whereas there is evidence to substantiate the “ocean grown” moniker.&nbsp;</p>



<p>Whatever the origin of OG Kush, it has become one of the most popular strains and families of phenotypes in the world. Kushes aren’t just popular for smoking, they are beloved by breeders as well, and Kush is one of the strains crossed together to breed <a href="https://www.leafly.ca/strains/gsc">Cookies</a> and many other cannabis strains.</p>


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