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).—
Eve Conant
Eve Conant
also
: any of various substances (such as cannabidiol) extracted from marijuana and used similarly
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Research indicates that medical marijuana can be used to induce eating, relieve pain, reduce anxiety, and treat symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder and epilepsy, among other conditions.
—Jenna Barackman, Kansas City Star, 9 May 2024
Though Griner had a prescription for medical marijuana to ease the chronic pain of basketball injuries, she was detained at the airport and eventually sentenced to nine years in prison.
—Terry Gross, NPR, 7 May 2024
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Jenna Barackman, Kansas City Star, 9 May 2024
Though Griner had a prescription for medical marijuana to ease the chronic pain of basketball injuries, she was detained at the airport and eventually sentenced to nine years in prison.
—Terry Gross, NPR, 7 May 2024
See all Example Sentences for medical marijuana
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“Medical marijuana.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/medical%20marijuana. Accessed 29 May. 2024.
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