Kiefbola is a blanket term used for the sensation felt a few minutes after smoking a
bowl full of kief. Symptoms vary from person to person, but share some similar symptoms to the
Sub-Saharan African Ebola
virus. Kiefbola holds no intrinsically negative connotation, so it could be used to describe the euphoric feeling of smoking a
bowl of kief as well.
Originates from the Moroccan Arabic word “Kif,” which when translated means joy/pleasure. Kief refers to the
pure and clean collection of
loose cannabis trichomes, which are accumulated by being sifted from cannabis flowers or buds with a mesh screen or sieve.
Like some other cannabis concentrates, it contains a much higher concentration of THC and other psychoactive cannabinoids than that of the cannabis flower from which it is derived. Since it contains a higher level of THC, many consumers choose to add collected kief to their cannabis for a more intense "high"; by the same token, this preparation may induce unwelcome levels of intoxication. The -bola suffix can be traced to the Ebola
virus, which is a hemorrhagic fever first discovered in 1976 in a village near the Ebola
river, some common Ebola symptoms are red eyes, sore throat, and cough.
Person A: “that bowl of kief was pretty fat
man are you okay?”
Person
B: stares blankly at the television for a few uncomfortable seconds
Person B: “yeah
man you’re right I think I got a pretty big case of kiefbola tonight.”
Person A: “hell yeah dude”