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ganja

(especially, India, Singapore, Caribbean) , the inflorescence of the plant, smoked or ingested for euphoric effect.

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#1·Apr 27, 2026Caribbean

(especially, India, Singapore, Caribbean) , the inflorescence of the plant, smoked or ingested for euphoric effect.

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  • “tabula rosa smoking ganja like a rasta my sweety i romance her with pasta rasterize my lies, in disguise i rise to the beat, feel the ghosts on my feet while i drink too much no lite touch bedside manor only grandeur”

Whilst a ganja-eater was catching fish on the bank of a river, a man from another country came and asked which was the road and what was his name; he replied that his name was "eater of six maunds of ganja."
Origin: , ultimately from . First use appears c. 1800. Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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  • “tabula rosa smoking ganja like a rasta my sweety i romance her with pasta rasterize my lies, in disguise i rise to the beat, feel the ghosts on my feet while i drink too much no lite touch bedside manor only grandeur”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “wake n bake Blueskyers... #Cannabis #WeedLover #Stoner #MaryJane #Ganja #Indica #Sativa #Toker #Marijuana”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “Herbarium Specimens of Cannabis sativa from the 70sand 80s. #cannabis #weed #hemp #WeedLover #Stoner #MaryJane #Ganja #Indica #Sativa #Toker #Marijuana”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “Vore and ganja go very well together. Introducing Codswallop, @ovens.bsky.social 's ganja gryphon. And he's (of course) getting a massage from me. Unlike Zakk, he took zero convincing.”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “Now playing on ❤️💛💚 Joint Radio Reggae: 🎵 Yankee B feat. D. Clarke - Ganja Man Live On Take a break and listen to some good roots with us 🎧 https://www.jointil.com #Reggae #Roots #Dub #Rocksteady #NowPlaying”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
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