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

Cannabis legalization advocates have their eye on Florida’s Amendment 3, which puts forth a constitutional amendment to possess and purchase adult-use cannabis in the state, where medical marijuana is already legal.

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The state legalized medical marijuana in 2016, and surrounding states — namely, Montana and Minnesota — recently voted to legalize adult-use cannabis.

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Prior to this election, Nebraska was one of just 12 states that had not legalized medical marijuana.

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In 2020, an initiative to legalize medical marijuana won enough signatures to make it on the ballot but was removed by the state Supreme Court, A similar movement in 2022 didn’t get enough signatures to be put up for a vote.

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With Initiative Measures 437 and 438 this year, Nebraska voters will decide if the state will join the other 38 states in legalizing medical marijuana.

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