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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Currently, only medical marijuana is legal in Florida, which was passed through a constitutional amendment in 2016.
—Romy Ellenbogen, Miami Herald, 15 Jan. 2025
As a part of his 2021 budget, Trump proposed ending a federal policy protecting state medical marijuana programs from any Justice Department intervention.
—Kathryn Watson, CBS News, 1 Nov. 2024
State of play: Ballot Question 300 would allow the city's roughly 90 existing medical marijuana dispensaries to sell cannabis recreationally, while Ballot Question 2D would change the city charter to ban recreational sales.
—Esteban L. Hernandez, Axios, 29 Oct. 2024
Last month, the big guy stopped by the MUV medical marijuana dispensary in North Miami to launch a few products there.
—Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 16 Jan. 2025
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Romy Ellenbogen, Miami Herald, 15 Jan. 2025
As a part of his 2021 budget, Trump proposed ending a federal policy protecting state medical marijuana programs from any Justice Department intervention.
—Kathryn Watson, CBS News, 1 Nov. 2024
State of play: Ballot Question 300 would allow the city's roughly 90 existing medical marijuana dispensaries to sell cannabis recreationally, while Ballot Question 2D would change the city charter to ban recreational sales.
—Esteban L. Hernandez, Axios, 29 Oct. 2024
Last month, the big guy stopped by the MUV medical marijuana dispensary in North Miami to launch a few products there.
—Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 16 Jan. 2025
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“Medical marijuana.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/medical%20marijuana. Accessed 3 Feb. 2025.
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