I would say it's a safe bet that the majority of people in Illinois who partake in marijuana-related activities have some sort of nickname for cannabis.
It seems every town or city in Illinois has a different name. It's the derogatory name that locals use and noobs will soon understand. Some are pretty dirty.
I was rummaging through one of my desk drawers the other day, looking for my stash of hi-liters, when I came across a copy of the "inaugural edition" of The Rock River Valley Almanac.