Ganja is a word for the dried leaves and flowers of the cannabis plant that people smoke or eat to change how they feel — the same thing many speakers call marijuana or weed.

Ganja is a word forGanja是指 the dried leaves and flowers of the cannabis plant大麻這種植物曬乾的葉子和花 that people smoke or eat人們會抽或吃它 to change how they feel來改變心情感覺 — the same thing many speakers call marijuana or weed也就是很多人說的marijuana或weed（大麻）。

Though actually, you will hear ganja most in Jamaican English, reggae songs, and Rastafarian talk, where it is the ordinary, almost respectful name for the plant, not a dirty joke. A doctor, a judge, or a Taiwan news reader will say cannabis or marijuana instead; ganja is informal and cultural.

Though actually不過, you will hear ganja most in Jamaican English, reggae songs, and Rastafarian talkganja最常出現在牙買加英語、雷鬼歌曲和拉斯塔法里的談話裡, where it is the ordinary, almost respectful name for the plant在那裡它是這種植物普通、甚至帶點尊重意味的名稱, not a dirty joke而不是黃色笑話。A doctor, a judge, or a Taiwan news reader醫生、法官，或台灣的新聞主播 will say cannabis or marijuana instead則會改說cannabis或marijuana; ganja is informal and culturalganja是比較口語、帶有文化色彩的說法。

It does not mean the hemp used to make rope, even though it is the same plant family. In Taiwan the drug is illegal, so this is a word you may meet in music and films more than in daily life.

It does not mean the hemp used to make rope它指的不是用來做繩子的大麻纖維（hemp）, even though it is the same plant family雖然它們是同一種植物家族。In Taiwan the drug is illegal在台灣這種毒品是違法的, so this is a word you may meet in music and films more than in daily life所以這個字你比較可能在音樂和電影裡遇到，而不是在日常生活中。