How to Use ganja in a Sentence

ganja

noun
  • Most fields are small, and 50 buds of ganja produce only 10 grams of charas.
    National Geographic, 1 Feb. 2016
  • 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, 8 July 2019
  • Both the data and my joint-friendly peers admit that the chill ganja of the hippie era was replaced by new, harder-hitting strains a long time ago.
    Aron Ravin, National Review, 14 Aug. 2021
  • There’s no indication history was on repeat that night, but if a fan tried to slip him a gift of ganja, Shelton hasn’t said anything.
    Mary Colurso | McOlurso@al.com, al, 28 May 2021
  • 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, 21 May 2018
  • 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, 20 June 2019
  • However, by 1978 Perry was showing signs of serious mental instability, some of it fueled by the heavy abuse of potent ganja and white rum.
    NBC News, 29 Aug. 2021
  • In related news, Couric predicted Jamaica would win the halfpipe competition because Bob Marley smoked a lot of ganja.
    David Whitley, OrlandoSentinel.com, 17 Feb. 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, 31 July 2017
  • Nutraceuticals, wellness tourism, agro-processing, alternative energy, ganja and the sale of fresh produce are commercial endeavors being explored by the new Chief.
    Daphne Ewing-Chow, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2021
  • Shopping at a dispensary feels like a luxury retail experience; women’s magazines tout the benefits of topical CBD lotions; and being served ganja at a dinner party is simply another part of the menu.
    Stephanie Cain, Fortune, 22 Sep. 2019
  • The island also allows individuals to cultivate up to five plants, and Rastafarians are legally allowed to smoke ganja for sacramental purposes.
    Star Tribune, 5 Feb. 2021
  • As gang violence began to rise, lawmakers began cracking down heavily on ganja cultivation, distribution, and use.
    Gloria Alamrew, refinery29.com, 20 Apr. 2021
  • India already has unofficial geographical indicator trademarks for ganja and charas.
    Devangshu Datta, Quartz India, 30 May 2019

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