medical marijuana

[ med-i-kuhl mar-uh-wah-nuh ]

noun

1. marijuana obtained with a doctor’s written recommendation and used as a medicine, as in the form of a pill, oil, vapor, or edible:

   patients who try medical marijuana to ease chronic pain.

Word History and Origins

Origin of medical marijuana¹

First recorded in 1975–80

Example Sentences

He was charged with carrying a small amount of medical marijuana, which had been prescribed in the US, and given a 14-year prison sentence.

From BBC

Medical marijuana patients and other 21-and-older weed consumers who left behind their pipes, bongs, rolling trays and other pot paraphernalia in the recent wildfires in L.A.

From Los Angeles Times

Medical marijuana too is legal in Australia, but so prohibitively priced that 78% of patients still score from dealers.

From Salon

Doblin believed psychedelics could change the world, and openly admitted that just like medical marijuana, psychedelic therapy was a backdoor to legalization.

From Salon

A trip he took to the Bahamas "was paid for by an associate of Representative Gaetz with connections to the medical marijuana industry, who allegedly also paid for female escorts to accompany them", according to the report.

From BBC