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

also : any of various substances (such as cannabidiol) extracted from marijuana and used similarly

Examples of medical marijuana in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Testing regulations Hemp in Florida would be tested in the same labs where medical marijuana is tested under the bill, and two lab employees would need to verify it meets potency requirements and is free from contaminants. —Romy Ellenbogen, Miami Herald, 18 Mar. 2025

While the country has some of Europe’s most restrictive drug laws, recent developments in medical marijuana policy have created a unique situation. —Tribune Content Agency, The Mercury News, 13 Mar. 2025

Some medical marijuana revenue is earmarked to pay for the additional graduate medical education, Shackelford said. —Alex Golden, Axios, 12 Mar. 2025

Question 300 allows Colorado Springs’ nearly 90 medical marijuana shops to convert to recreational sales. —John Aguilar, The Denver Post, 14 Feb. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1976, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for medical marijuana

• ana
• bwana
• dhyana
• donna
• fauna
• gonna
• mana
• sauna
• tswana
• wanna
• asana
• chicana

Medical Definition

medical marijuana

noun

variants also medical cannabis

: marijuana that is available only by prescription and is used to treat a variety of medical conditions (as pain, anxiety, nausea, and glaucoma)

also : any of various substances (as cannabidiol) extracted from marijuana and used similarly