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

Among its changes to the program, House Bill 46 increases the number of businesses allowed to distribute medical marijuana and expands qualifying conditions. —Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 May 2025

This means that patients using medical marijuana may experience faster and more robust recovery from broken bones. —Tribune Content Agency, Mercury News, 14 May 2025

He’s successfully run two statewide campaigns — investing millions of his own money into ballot initiatives to legalize medical marijuana and raise the minimum wage to $15 an hour. —Jeffrey Schweers, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 May 2025

Mississippi voters overwhelmingly approved medical marijuana in 2020, but the state tightly controls how the product can be promoted. —Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 6 May 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