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

Goodblend is one of three companies authorized to sell medical marijuana in Texas, the others being Texas Original and Fluent. —Miriam Fauzia, Dallas Morning News, 14 Feb. 2026

Or at the very minimum, an extremely robust medical marijuana program that allows people to consume and home grow cannabis for almost any issue that would benefit them. —Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Feb. 2026

Since Oklahomans voted on medical marijuana eight years ago, the industry has grown to serve almost 320,000 licensed patients at 1,421 dispensaries in the state in February 2026. —Josh Kelly, Oklahoman, 13 Feb. 2026

All of us deserve health care as a fundamental human right, and medical marijuana has demonstrated effectiveness for a variety of conditions, including glaucoma, from which several members of my family suffer. —Charlotte Observer, 13 Feb. 2026

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