Cannabis glossary

Sativa

Sativa refers to a historical category of cannabis associated with certain morphological and genetic characteristics.

Synonymes : Cannabis sativa

Screen

Accessory used to separate, filter or sort plant particles according to their size.

Shatter

Shatter is a concentrate characterised by its hard, rigid and brittle texture. Its appearance is often translucent and reminiscent of glass or a thin sheet of amber.

Sift

The act of passing material through a screen in order to separate particles according to their size.

Synonymes : separate, filter

Small Buds

Small hemp flowers resulting from the sorting of a harvest, generally from the same plants as standard-sized flowers.

Smellproof

Term used to describe a container designed to limit the release of odours to the outside.

Synonymes : Odour-proof

Solventless extraction

An extraction method used to separate trichomes or certain compounds from hemp without using chemical solvents.

Synonymes : Mechanical extraction, Solventless extraction, Physical extraction

Spectrum

Spectrum refers to all the compounds present in a hemp-based extract or product. This concept is used in particular to describe the presence of cannabinoids, terpenes and other naturally occurring constituents of the plant.

Synonymes : Set of compounds, Compound profile, Composition

Spicy notes

Spicy notes refer to aromas that may recall various spices such as pepper, clove, cinnamon or certain aromatic herbs. They are among the aromatic profiles frequently used to describe flowers and hemp-based products.

Synonymes : Spicy aromas, Spicy flavours, Spice notes

Static Sift

Static Sift is a mechanical kief purification method that uses static electricity to separate trichomes from certain plant impurities.

Synonymes : Static Tech

Substrate

Growing medium in which the roots develop and draw the water, air and nutrients required for the plant to grow.

Synonymes : Growing medium

Swiss hemp

Hemp cultivated in Switzerland in accordance with Swiss regulations and local agricultural practices.

Swiss legislation

Swiss hemp legislation encompasses the laws and regulations governing the production, marketing, import, analysis and sale of hemp-based products in Switzerland.

Synonymes : Swiss law, Swiss regulation, Swiss legal framework