anti-marijuana

adjective

an·​ti-mar·​i·​jua·​na
ˌan-tē-ˌmer-ə-ˈwä-nə
-ˌma-rə-
ˌan-tī- How to pronounce anti-marijuana (audio)
also -ˈhwä-
: opposed to or restricting the use of marijuana
anti-marijuana legislation

Examples of anti-marijuana in a Sentence

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Before marijuana was legalized in 2020, Arizona had some of the strictest anti-marijuana laws in the country. Alexandra Hardle, AZCentral.com, 26 Nov. 2025 Within days of receiving the grants, the two groups donated millions of dollars to Keep Florida Clean, the anti-marijuana political committee led by now-Attorney General James Uthmeier. Alexandra Glorioso, Miami Herald, 25 Apr. 2025 Supporters of a recreational pot ballot measure also accused the governor of trying to sway voters after state agencies ran anti-marijuana public service announcements in the weeks leading up to the election. Kathryn Varn, Axios, 11 Mar. 2025 Question 300 supporters accuse the anti-marijuana majority on the council of using baldly underhanded tactics to thwart the will of the voters in this city of nearly half a million people. John Aguilar, The Denver Post, 19 Jan. 2025 Changes have to be made for version in countries who are anti-marijuana including China and parts of Africa. Tribune Content Agency, The Mercury News, 31 Dec. 2024 Seminole County Commissioner Lee Constantine, a member of a statewide council tasked with reviewing the effectiveness of the settlement trust fund, said the group has not discussed using the money for an anti-marijuana campaign. A.j. Herrington, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1967, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of anti-marijuana was in 1967

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“Anti-marijuana.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anti-marijuana. Accessed 27 Dec. 2025.

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