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medical marijuana

American

[med-i-kuhl mar-uh-wah-nuh] / ˈmɛd ɪ kəl ˌmær əˈwɑ nə /

Sometimes medical cannabis

noun

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.

Etymology

Origin of medical marijuana

First recorded in 1975–80

Example Sentences

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The Department of Justice said Thursday's move followed up on President Donald Trump's executive order in December on increasing medical marijuana research.

From Barron's • Apr. 23, 2026

Senior Trump administration officials told reporters on Thursday that Trump’s primary goal with his rescheduling order is to boost research into medical marijuana and cannabidiol products so that patients and doctors are better informed.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 18, 2025

But in fact, Trulieve—which won Florida’s first medical marijuana license in 2015—had ties to Tallahassee Republicans when DeSantis was a congressional backbencher.

From Slate • Nov. 1, 2024

Those successes included legalizing sports betting and medical marijuana, expanding early voting and making insulin more affordable.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 17, 2024

But GOP Assembly Speaker Robin Vos said in April he was working on legislation to legalize medical marijuana as soon as this fall.

From Washington Times • Jun. 20, 2023

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