Quote Originally Posted by stinkyattic
Okay. Old thread, pointless bump, but here goes.
Dankus Maximus had the first correct post on this thread.

'Popcorn' refers to small, fluffy, airy, often improperly matured buds that come from low on the cannabis plant.
Many growers actually REMOVE low branches and rub off potential bud sites on the lower part of the main stalk so that popcorn buds cannot grow, and all the plant's energy is directed to the prime top colas, which are of higher quality, easier to trim, and mature all at once.
Popcorn buds are of such low value, and so hard to trim, that often they are simply added to the scrap pile to be converted to hash later, along with the leaf trim. Personally, I save mine in a big paper bag and process them into high grade 'washed' cannabutter for making medical-grade caramels later on.

The buds shown are not popcorn buds. That is unidentifiable BRICK. lol.
Hey stinky, I think all the confusion in this thread stemmed from two different meanings for the term popcorn. I think your definition would be the more widely accepted of the two, but for the purpose of this thread the other definition would be more appropriate. In some areas of Texas and most likely other places, popcorn does refer to the mid-grade bud in the pictures, and this is the type being discussed in this thread.