: a potent and selected preparation of marijuana used especially for smoking
broadly
: marijuana
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Coming after Marvin Gaye’s topical What’s Going On album, Marley’s first releases redefined post-civil-rights attitudes, replete with rhythm and ganja.
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Armond White, National Review, 16 Feb. 2024
For instance, the ganja immortalized in reggae lyrics got its name from the Hindi word for cannabis, gāṁjā, after Indian laborers were taken to Jamaica in the 19th century.
—Simon Romero Alejandro Cegarra, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2023
Confetti, and the smell of celebratory ganja in downtown Oakland, ensued.
—Michael Silver, San Francisco Chronicle, 15 Apr. 2023
At least one member of Mississippi’s Board of Health — whose members are appointed by the governor and will have to approve all medical marijuana regulations — is hoping the lawsuit will keep Big Ganja, or really any ganja, far, far away from the Magnolia State.
—al, 30 Nov. 2020
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Armond White, National Review, 16 Feb. 2024
For instance, the ganja immortalized in reggae lyrics got its name from the Hindi word for cannabis, gāṁjā, after Indian laborers were taken to Jamaica in the 19th century.
—Simon Romero Alejandro Cegarra, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2023
Confetti, and the smell of celebratory ganja in downtown Oakland, ensued.
—Michael Silver, San Francisco Chronicle, 15 Apr. 2023
At least one member of Mississippi’s Board of Health — whose members are appointed by the governor and will have to approve all medical marijuana regulations — is hoping the lawsuit will keep Big Ganja, or really any ganja, far, far away from the Magnolia State.
—al, 30 Nov. 2020
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“Ganja.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ganja. Accessed 17 Dec. 2024.
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