: a potent and selected preparation of marijuana used especially for smoking
broadly
: marijuana
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Cannabis is a plant also known as marijuana, weed, pot, ganja, Mary Jane, Smoochy Woochy Poochy and a whole host of other names.
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Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes.com, 14 Feb. 2026
Just over the Wisconsin state line, there is an Upper Peninsula dispensary that offers the ease of a drive-thru option to buy ganja.
—Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 7 July 2025
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.
—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
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Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes.com, 14 Feb. 2026
Just over the Wisconsin state line, there is an Upper Peninsula dispensary that offers the ease of a drive-thru option to buy ganja.
—Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 7 July 2025
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.
—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
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“Ganja.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ganja. Accessed 12 Mar. 2026.
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