marijuana
marijuana
Definition
☆ mari·juana (mar′ə wä′nə, mär′-; --hwä′-)
noun
- hemp ()
- its dried leaves and flowers, smoked, esp. in the form of cigarettes, for euphoric effects
Etymology: AmSp marihuana, mariguana < ? native word blended with pers. name María Juana, Mary Jane
marijuana
Synonyms
marijuana
n.
marijuana
Usage Examples
Converse of object
- smoke: The cat woman entered silently, smoking a marijuana, grape juice staining her white shoulder.
- prescribe: Clark [ 46 ] called for reclassification of cannabis in the USA to allow physicians to prescribe marijuana for MS.
- grow: Growing marijuana for personal use is no longer legal under any state law.
- sell: The marijuana sold in the United States comes primarily from, yes, the United States.
- use: In all cases the devices used neat marijuana supplied by NIDA with a potency of 2.3 % THC.
- find: Authorities also found marijuana on one of the vessels.
Preposition: as
- medicine: Nevertheless, the studies already done point out what potential and pitfalls there may be to using marijuana as medicine.
Adjective modifier
- medicinal: Thousands of patients are already using medicinal marijuana, despite its illegality.
- medical: In strict medical terms marijuana is far safer than many foods we commonly consume.
- enough: Simply stated, researchers have been unable to give animals enough marijuana to induce death.
- high: THE FACTS In high doses marijuana probably produces driving impairment in most people.
Modifies a noun
- smoker: Compare with a smoker, a crack addict, a marijuana smoker.
- prohibition: It represents a willful determination to ignore science to buttress the harmful policy of marijuana prohibition.
- cigarette: Although the study used THC capsules rather than marijuana cigarettes, the author says there is evidence that smoking may be better.
- cultivation: Federal law does not permit marijuana cultivation for medicinal purposes.
- grower: Modern marijuana growers are following in a great tradition.
- possession: She was busted for marijuana possession earlier this year.
Noun used with modifier
- smoking: The advert I saw said: ' Do you want to give up smoking marijuana?
Preposition: in
- faculty: But they are probably not cut will maintain to the users of marijuana in the faculty and Next Activities.
Preposition: for
- purpose: Regulations came into force in the summer of 2001 allow a number of groups to use marijuana for medicinal purposes.
marijuana Quotes
I experimented with marijuana a time or two. And I didn't like it, and I didn't inhale.
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