Patrick Gower tries to list 9 nicknames for cannabis in 10 seconds

Patrick Gower has shown off what he learned about cannabis while shooting Patrick Gower: On Weed, listing different nicknames for the drug on The AM Show.

Newshub's national correspondent was on the show's daily panel when he was asked to give it a go in a send-up of the show's nine in 10 competition.

Contestants are often found on the street to compete in nine in 10, where they are asked to list related items quickly for a flash prize.

Gower proved it's harder than it seems though as he only got to seven.

"Weed, Mary Jane, devil's broccoli, jazz cabbage, electric puha, grass, dak," he said before the buzzer went off.

He later managed to provide another couple of nicknames with the help of others on the show, "herb" and "pot".

Newsreader Amanda Gillies was surprised by the name "electric puha", which Gower said was quite common.

"[It's] the traditional Kiwi name," he said. 

You can watch the full documentary on ThreeNow.

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