ganja
noun
gan·ja
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Definition of ganja
: a potent and selected preparation of marijuana used especially for smoking
broadly
: marijuana
Examples of ganja in a Sentence
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Terms like cannabis and ganja go back centuries, and have long been used to describe the plant and its medicinal properties. — Laura M. Holson, BostonGlobe.com, "Marijuana, reefer, weed: How language keeps evolving for the devilâs lettuce," 8 July 2019 The chemical compound more commonly known as CBD comes from cannabis, a plant that also goes by marijuana, pot, weed, ganja, and countless other names. — Jenni Avins, Quartz, "The first rule of CBD marketing: Donât mention âcannabisâ," 20 June 2019 India already has unofficial geographical indicator trademarks for ganja and charas. — Devangshu Datta, Quartz India, "Legalising cannabis could be one solution to Indiaâs agrarian distress," 30 May 2019 In Pahoa, a counterculture outpost where ganja smoke wafts through the air, a lava flow in 2014 threatened the town, but in the end destroyed just one home, stopping at the recycling facility. — Simon Romero, New York Times, "Madame Pele, Hawaiiâs Goddess of Volcanoes, Awes Those Living in Lavaâs Path," 21 May 2018 In the decades since The Harder They Come was filmed, Jamaica (like much of the world) has experienced a dramatic shift in some aspects of its ganja trade. — Patricia Meschino, Billboard, "'The Harder They Come' Director's Home Turning Into Jamaican Film/Music Exhibition Space, Marijuana Dispensary," 7 Mar. 2018 In related news, Couric predicted Jamaica would win the halfpipe competition because Bob Marley smoked a lot of ganja. — David Whitley, OrlandoSentinel.com, "Putin can't medal with the Winter Olympics," 17 Feb. 2018 Yet the debate over ganja and gun ownership rages on. — Aubrey Nagle, Philly.com, "Philly celebrates MLK Day, DACA deal up in the air, Eagles face Vikings Sunday | Morning Newsletter," 15 Jan. 2018 In places where using marijuana no longer carries the threat of a jail sentence, the pungent odor of ganja is increasingly infiltrating daily life -- and annoying nonsmokers. — Tribune News Service, OregonLive.com, "How a Washington town's economy is shifting from timber to marijuana," 31 July 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'ganja.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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