medical marijuana
noun
variants
or less commonly medical cannabis
: marijuana that is available only by prescription and is used to treat a variety of medical conditions (such as pain, anxiety, nausea, and glaucoma)
In the 14 states that allow medical marijuana, middle-aged baby boomers talk quite freely about filling their prescriptions at the local dispensary (of which there are nearly 1,400 in California alone).—
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also
: any of various substances (such as cannabidiol) extracted from marijuana and used similarly
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Efforts to expand medical marijuana in Texas, or loosen the state’s cannabis laws overall, have had a difficult time in the Legislature.
—Christopher Torres, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 May 2024
Efforts to legalize medical marijuana have fallen flat in Kansas since 2021 when House lawmakers passed a medical marijuana bill 79-42.
—Jenna Barackman, Kansas City Star, 9 May 2024
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Christopher Torres, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 May 2024
Efforts to legalize medical marijuana have fallen flat in Kansas since 2021 when House lawmakers passed a medical marijuana bill 79-42.
—Jenna Barackman, Kansas City Star, 9 May 2024
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“Medical marijuana.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/medical%20marijuana. Accessed 31 May. 2024.
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