bangi

How to say it

Meaning

The dried leaves and flowers of the hemp plant, smoked or eaten as a drug; growing, selling and using it is illegal in Tanzania and Kenya.

Good to know

N class noun, the same in singular and plural. It is common in police and court news: kilo za bangi, kuvuta bangi, to smoke cannabis; msokoto wa bangi is a joint.

Examples

• Polisi walikamata magunia matano ya bangi.The police seized five sacks of cannabis.
• Kuvuta bangi ni kosa kisheria nchini.Smoking cannabis is a crime under the law of the country.
• Wakulima walikatazwa kulima bangi.The farmers were forbidden to grow cannabis.

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