marijuana, notably from Jamaica. Hindi word for 'cannabis', possibly derived from BHANG and adopted around 1920 by 'Anglo-Indian drug addicts', by 1970 the UK Home Office 'could ascribe it to West Indians'. Celebrated in song by, among many others, Clancy Eccles, 'Ganja Free', 1972 and Leslie Butler, 'Ashanti Ganja Dub', 1975. With many spelling variations including 'ganj', 'ganjah', 'ganjuh' and 'ganga' JAMAICA, 1972.

the white establishment US, 2000