You may have heard the term “pressure” before in rap lyrics. It is a cannabis strain and a slang term used by rappers, including Offset, Moneybagg Yo, JID, Yung Bans, and Quando Rondo, among others.
Pressure Weed: The Term and Possible Origin
The term “pressure” means high-quality cannabis; it supposedly originates from South Florida rap lyrics, but how did the word find its meaning? Although the term is coined by rappers, they may have gotten it from a number of things, including a farming phenomenon called weed pressure, the word pressure, or the cannabis strain.
The term weed pressure in farming refers to the percentage of unwanted plants in a crop or lawn. When cannabis pressure increases, the desired plants begin to lose the battle for dominance of land use. This may be seen another way – as a weed strain that dominates above the rest and chokes out the competition in taste, smell, and potency.
It could also come from the word pressure, also known in physics as the amount of force over an area. Possibly alluding to the cannabis flower’s power it may have on your body and mind after you smoke it. The term’s origin may have even come from the Pressure weed strain as well.
No matter the origin, telling someone you are smoking that pressure will let them know your strain is noteworthy. There are other words for really good cannabis, such as that ZaZa, loud, fuego, fire, dank, and more.
Pressure Weed Strain
There’s a high chance the origin of the word came from the hybrid strain of cannabis called Pressure, bred by Exotic Genetix. It is a cross of Rainbow Chip and Gary Payton that may make you feel social and euphoric. The nugs have a dense coating of trichomes, making them look dipped in sugar, with hints of yellow and purple on a pale green base. The main terpenes in the strain’s profile are caryophyllene, myrcene, humulene, and limonene, giving the strain a sweetness on the inhale and spicy earthy exhale.