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Most slang names for marijuana and hashish date to the jazz era, when it was called gauge, jive, reefer. Weed is a commonly used slang term for drug cannabis. New slang names, like trees, came into use early in the twenty-first century. [2] [3] [4]
The original Yippie smoke-in, first held in 1971 to protest the arrest of Dana Beal on marijuana charges, now the longest running annual cannabis rights "protestival", Marijuana Harvestfest, or Madison Hempfest, as it is also known, was organized by Ben Masel until his death in 2011. The multi-day event has an estimated attendance of 4,000 ...
Cultural figureheads such as Bob Marley popularized Rastafari and ganja through reggae music. In 1976, Peter Tosh defended the use of ganja in the song "Legalize It". [14] The hip hop group Cypress Hill revived the term in the United States in 2004 in a song titled "Ganja Bus", followed by other artists, including rapper Eminem, in the 2009 song "Must Be the Ganja".
Marijuana refers to cannabis with greater than 0.3% THC, as defined by the U.S. government, or cannabis product otherwise sold in state-licensed dispensaries or in the illicit market that does not ...
Cannabis has many different names, including more than 1,200 slang terms, and more than 2,300 names for individual strains. [1] Additionally, there are many names to describe the state of being under the influence of the substance. [2] This list is not exhaustive; it includes well-attested names.
After opening for medical marijuana in April, the Great Smoky Cannabis Co. dispensary will open for all adult use purchases in early September. NC's 1st dispensary to begin recreational marijuana ...
A ganja farm in Westmoreland Parish, Jamaica. Cannabis in Jamaica is illegal, but possession of small amounts was reduced to a petty offence in 2015. Cannabis is locally known as ganja, and internationally cannabis consumption plays a prominent role in the nation's public image, being tied to cultural touchstones such as Rastafari and reggae music. [1]
The opening of the Great Smoky Cannabis Co. dispensary on 4/20 in Cherokee marks the first time medical marijuana is legally for sale in NC.