ganja

Rastafarian sacred herb

Ganja is marijuana, especially in forms associated with Rastafarian culture or Caribbean origin.

The word comes from Hindi and entered English through Jamaican usage: He was smoking ganja on the porch.

It appears in reggae lyrics and cannabis culture generally, carrying a slightly more exotic or countercultural flavor than plain *marijuana* or *weed*.

plant

marijuana

Psychoactive hemp plant

sativa · kush · bhang · hashish · resin · bud · flower · cola · trichome · calyx

smoking

joint

Shared by multiple parties

  • bluntDull or tactlessly direct
  • spliffCannabis cigarette, slang
  • bongWater-filtered smoking apparatus

pipe · doobie · toke · roach · bubbler · vaporizer · dab · rig · rolling · papers

slang

weed

Uninvited plant

  • potVessel for cooking
  • herbFlavorful or medicinal plant
  • grassNarrow-leaved ground cover

Mary Jane · reefer · chronic · dope · green · bud · sticky-icky · trees · flower · gas

culture

Rastafari

Jamaican movement honoring Ethiopian divinity

Bob Marley · Kingston · 420 · counterculture · dispensary · coffeeshop · legalization · decriminalization · stoner · pothead

effects

high

Great in altitude

THC · CBD · psychoactive · relaxation · giggles · paranoia · red-eye · cottonmouth · buzz · mellowed

Categories
Opposites
substance type

ganjatobacco

Dried smoking leaf

alcohol · nicotine · heroin · cocaine · caffeine

sobriety/intoxication

ganjasobriety

Unimpaired mental state

abstinence · clean living · straight edge · teetotalism · clearheadedness

legal/cultural status

ganjaprescription medication

Medicine requiring medical authorization

over-the-counter drugs

Family

cannabis

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated PG-13