Hash / hashish
A resin-based concentrate, commonly found as a pressed solid. Its texture and cannabinoid content can vary.
SHARK STONER / CANNABIS
UNDERSTAND
THE CATEGORIES.
Indica, sativa, hybrid, or extract? Get to know what each name describes.
01 / PLANT LABEL
Indica
Traditionally associated with compact plants and broad leaves.
Today, indica is a common label for cannabis varieties. It may describe ancestry, appearance, or a familiar aroma profile, rather than a clearly separate chemical group.
02 / PLANT LABEL
Sativa
Traditionally associated with taller plants and narrower leaves.
Sativa is also widely used as a variety label. Modern varieties often have mixed backgrounds, so appearance and naming do not reliably identify their chemical composition.
03 / MIXED ANCESTRY
Hybrid
A variety with a mixed genetic background.
Hybrids come from crosses between different cannabis varieties. Terms such as indica-dominant and sativa-dominant describe the claimed balance of that ancestry.
BEYOND THE NAME
THC & CBD
THC is the main compound responsible for the cannabis high. CBD is another cannabinoid and does not produce that same high.
Measured THC and CBD content describes composition more directly than an indica, sativa, or hybrid label.
04 / FORMS & EXTRACTS
Extracts &
concentrates
An extract describes a form of cannabis, rather than a plant variety. Extracts contain components separated from the plant material.
They can contain much higher THC concentrations than flower. The name or texture alone does not establish strength.
Cannabis oil
A broad name that may refer to a concentrated extract or an extract mixed with a carrier oil. Different formulations can have very different THC and CBD levels.
Wax, budder & shatter
Names commonly used for concentrate textures: waxy, soft or butter-like, and glass-like or brittle. They describe consistency, not a guaranteed potency.