“Nugs,” “pinners” and “blunts” soon will be openly sold near Boston college campuses.

No, not the marijuana cigarettes — though those may be already. Cheba Hut will be marketing its herb-themed subs in the Hub under those names. Though no pot plants are harmed in the making of these sandwiches, they are totally “toasted.”

“The core to our theme is certainly cannabis-driven and counterculture-driven,” Cheba’s chief operating officer Matt Trethewey said. “We think it’s funny that a plant is legislated, and there’s laws around it.”

There is no location picked out in Boston yet. But Cheba Hut — whose name is slang for cannabis — is in talks with an area developer about franchises in Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, New York and possibly Vermont.

“We’re heading East, and we’re coming for you guys,” Trethewey said. “Boston is such a great town because the concentration of colleges is greater than any other area of the country.”

Billed as the nation’s only marijuana-themed restaurant, the Tempe, Ariz.-based chain’s reefer-inspired menu is enough to give stoners a super case of the munchies.

Weed-named subs include “Chronic” (BBQ roast beef), “Thai Stick” (teriyaki chicken), “Afghani” (spicy turkey) and “AZ Homegrown” (Southwest chicken salad). “Nugs,” “pinners” and “blunts” refer to their sizes. There are also the requisite munchies — hemp brownies, sticky icky, chocolate chip cookies — and beverages for “cotton mouth cures.”

“Because of the theme, we certainly don’t want to be out in the shopping malls and draw negative attention,” Trethewey said. “A university is a free-thinking zone.”

Cheba Hut had approximately $10 million in sales last year, according to Trethewey. It has grown from its original 15-year-old Tempe location to include 15 franchised restaurants out west.

“Business is very competitive,” he added. “There are a lot of people out there trying to sell sandwiches. What we’re certainly behind is freedom of speech, and we don’t think the government should be able to tell us how to theme a restaurant. You look at a concept like Hooters, and they’re … using a hook to draw people in.”