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

Sales and special privilege taxes on medical marijuana will be used to pay for the meals. —Alex Golden, Axios, 21 Feb. 2025

In addition to medical marijuana, there is significant support for decriminalizing cannabis possession. —Tribune Content Agency, The Mercury News, 11 Feb. 2025

The survey found that 62 percent of Texans back legalizing the sale and possession of recreational marijuana, 69 percent support decriminalizing possession of marijuana for personal use, and 79 percent back legalization of medical marijuana with a prescription. —Kristan Hawkins, Newsweek, 6 Feb. 2025

With Klick out of the Legislature after losing her March primary, another member will have to take the helm on medical marijuana expansion for proposals to pass this time around. —Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 Jan. 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