Fact Checked by Doctor NameBefore breeders began creating hybrid strains and dispensaries categorized effects, “Kind” was the catch-all cannabis term denoting a particular type of marijuana.
Although outdated today, asking your buddy if they had “Sativa kind” or “Indica kind” carried important meaning back in the day.
What is kind bud?
In the most traditional sense, kind bud refers to high-grade, seedless cannabis flowers, reflecting a time when quality itself was hard to find. But more broadly, kind became shorthand for classifying specific types of cannabis-based on observed effects rather than genetics or strain names.
So saying you had “mellow kind” suggested you had relaxing, sleepy buds, while “giddy kind” conveyed fun, energetic effects. Other popular descriptors included creative kind, stress-relief kind, and party kind. The focus was on personalized experiences that spoke to different moods and mindsets when using cannabis.
This experiential language created a sense of community and connoisseurship – if you met someone who preferred the same “kind” as you, an instant bond was formed.
Asking a new friend what kinds they liked provided a glimpse into their personality and an opening to share knowledge and samples.
In many ways, the traditional concept of kind connects to the modern return towards a whole plant experience of cannabis chemistry and entourage effects.
With endless hybrid strains today, kind offers a return to roots – simple, powerful language describing how different cannabis makes you feel.
