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

In January 2017, there were 524 active medical marijuana dispensary licenses in Colorado. —Tiney Ricciardi, Denver Post, 17 Apr. 2025

What To Know Florida's medical marijuana program requires patients to receive a physician's certification annually and pay a $75 fee to obtain, renew or replace their medical marijuana cards. —Newsweek Staff, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Apr. 2025

The other measure would give the state’s existing medical marijuana providers, known as alternative treatment centers (ATCs), the authority to buy non-intoxicating hemp cannabinoids from commercial producers. —A.j. Herrington, Forbes.com, 3 Apr. 2025

Two Supreme Court decisions this morning saw setbacks for the e-cigarette industry and for a medical marijuana company. —Dan McLaughlin, National Review, 2 Apr. 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