Joint (cannabis)

Unlike commercial tobacco cigarettes, the user ordinarily hand-rolls joints with rolling papers, though in some cases they are machine-rolled.

[3] Joint size can vary,[4] typically containing between 0.25 and 1 g (1⁄112 and 1⁄28 oz) net weight of cannabis.

In Europe, in certain Commonwealth nations, and more recently in North America, joints, or spliffs,[8] typically include a cigarette filter or a bit of rolled thin cardboard in one end to serve as a mouthpiece, commonly referred to as the crutch, filter, or roach.

[10] In the West Indies where this term originated (especially Jamaica), a spliff is simply a marijuana cigarette, normally containing no tobacco.

'Spliff' is a West Indian word of Jamaican English origin which has spread to several western countries, particularly the UK and Europe.