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[[File:Kief (yellow).jpg|200px|thumb|Approximately one gram of screen-sifted cannabis [[trichome]]s, commonly referred to as ''kief'']] |
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'''Kief''' (sometimes transliterated as ''keef'' or ''kif'') refers to the resin glands (or [[trichome]]s) of [[Cannabis (drug)|cannabis]] which may accumulate in containers or be sifted from loose dry cannabis flower with a mesh screen or [[sieve]]. Kief contains a much higher concentration of psychoactive cannabinoids, such as [[THC]], than that of the cannabis flowers from which it is derived. Traditionally, kief has been pressed into cakes of [[hashish]] for convenience in storage, but can be [[vaporizer (cannabis)|vaporized]] or [[Cannabis smoking|smoked]] in either form.<ref name="rosenthal">{{cite web|url=http://www.cannabisculture.com/v2/articles/4220.html|title=Kief|last=Rosenthal|first=Ed|date=March 9, 2005 |publisher=Cannabis Culture Magazine|accessdate=16 June 2011}}</ref> |
'''Kief''' (sometimes transliterated as ''keef'' or ''kif'') refers to the resin glands (or [[trichome]]s) of [[Cannabis (drug)|cannabis]] which may accumulate in containers or be sifted from loose dry cannabis flower with a mesh screen or [[sieve]]. Kief contains a much higher concentration of psychoactive cannabinoids, such as [[THC]], than that of the cannabis flowers from which it is derived. Kief was originally discovered by sir cheif keef, he termed it upon his name with the variation of the first e into an i, for cultural purposes and international affairs.http://http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QFEhJfUcD1Q Traditionally, kief has been pressed into cakes of [[hashish]] for convenience in storage, but can be [[vaporizer (cannabis)|vaporized]] or [[Cannabis smoking|smoked]] in either form.<ref name="rosenthal">{{cite web|url=http://www.cannabisculture.com/v2/articles/4220.html|title=Kief|last=Rosenthal|first=Ed|date=March 9, 2005 |publisher=Cannabis Culture Magazine|accessdate=16 June 2011}}</ref> |
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According to the Oxford dictionary, the word "kif" derives from [[Arabic language|Arabic]]: تكيف '''kayf''', meaning ''well-being'' or ''pleasure''.<ref name="wref">{{cite web|url=http://www.wordreference.com/definition/kef|title=Kef|publisher=WordReference.com English Dictionary|accessdate=16 June 2011}}</ref> |
According to the Oxford dictionary, the word "kif" derives from [[Arabic language|Arabic]]: تكيف '''kayf''', meaning ''well-being'' or ''pleasure''.<ref name="wref">{{cite web|url=http://www.wordreference.com/definition/kef|title=Kef|publisher=WordReference.com English Dictionary|accessdate=16 June 2011}}</ref> |
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Kief (sometimes transliterated as keef or kif) refers to the resin glands (or trichomes) of cannabis which may accumulate in containers or be sifted from loose dry cannabis flower with a mesh screen or sieve. Kief contains a much higher concentration of psychoactive cannabinoids, such as THC, than that of the cannabis flowers from which it is derived. Kief was originally discovered by sir cheif keef, he termed it upon his name with the variation of the first e into an i, for cultural purposes and international affairs.http://http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QFEhJfUcD1Q Traditionally, kief has been pressed into cakes of hashish for convenience in storage, but can be vaporized or smoked in either form.[1]
According to the Oxford dictionary, the word "kif" derives from Arabic: تكيف kayf, meaning well-being or pleasure.[2]
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Kief collected from a grinder with a screen. -
Kief collected from a sieve. -
Kief collected from a coffee grinder.
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