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- For the city, see Kief, North Dakota.
Kief, Kef, Keef or kif is the dried resin glands (or trichomes) of cannabis, which accumulates on containers or has been removed with a kiefing screen or sieve. Kief is a rare item among consumers of cannabis, and is prized because of its extremely high tetrahydrocannabinol content. A small amount of kief is typically placed on top of cannabis when loaded in a smoking pipe or bong and requires good cornering technique to avoid burning all of it at once. Kief can also be smoked on its own or vaporized for inhalation.
A kiefing screen is extremely fine; in fact, one can barely feel the holes by touch. Some people will store their cannabis in a box with a kiefing screen at the bottom. Over time the agitation of storing and removing cannabis in this box will force the kief off the cannabis buds through the screen, where it is collected and removed.
The word "kief" comes from an Arabic language word (classical Arabic form kaif كيف) meaning "pleasure, well being."
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Regional Meanings
- Renfrew County, Ontario: Kief is a term used to describe marijuana of poor quality.
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