What's the most common way of describing weed?


In Japanese, what's the most common way of describing weed (aka cannabis)?

Apparently you can use 葉っぱ, but I'm just wondering what your average stoner
would use to describe there favourite 'activity'.

Is 葉っぱ a good pick? Or is something else used? Like some katakana word?




大麻 is the most formal and common word which can safely be used in news
articles, for example. マリファナ is also common and people can instantly
understand it's a kind of narcotic drug.

As an argot, yes I have definitely heard 葉っぱ (lit. "leaf") and 草 (lit.
"grass") to refer to this. With a verb, 葉っぱを吸う and 草を吸う. But I don't know
whether or not this is the most common phrase among those who are addicted to
it. Ordinary people can perhaps correctly guess the meaning if there is enough
context.




大麻 is the most formal and common word which can safely be used in news
articles, for example. マリファナ is also common and people can instantly
understand it's a kind of narcotic drug.

As an argot, yes I have definitely heard 葉っぱ (lit. "leaf") and 草 (lit.
"grass") to refer to this. With a verb, 葉っぱを吸う and 草を吸う. But I don't know
whether or not this is the most common phrase among those who are addicted to
it. Ordinary people can perhaps correctly guess the meaning if there is enough
context.

