Ganja (plant) - Ganja

Japanese: ガンジャ(植物) - がんじゃ
Ganja (plant) - Ganja

… [Mitsuru Hotta]
[Cannabis Addiction]
It refers to cannabis addiction. The powder made from the amber resin secreted from the inflorescences and upper leaves of mature female plants of Taima is called hashish, but the one taken from the inflorescences of cultivated Taima is called ganja, and the one taken from the inflorescences and leaves of wild Taima is called marijuana (bhang), the latter having a weaker psychoactive effect. In general, these are collectively called cannabis (according to the WHO's unification of the terminology for cannabis in 1961).

*Some of the terminology that mentions "ganja (plant)" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…【堀田 満】
[大麻中毒]
 大麻依存症のこと。成熟したタイマの雌株の花序と上部の葉から分泌されるこはく色の樹脂を粉にしたものをハシーシュhashishと呼ぶが,栽培したタイマの花序から採ったものをガンジャganja,野生のものの花序や葉から採ったものをマリファナmarihuana(ブハングbhang)といい,後者ほど精神作用が弱い。一般にはこれらを大麻と総称する(1961年のWHOの大麻に関する用語統一による)。…

※「ガンジャ(植物)」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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