MARIJUANA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does marijuana mean? 

• MARIJUANA (noun)
  The noun MARIJUANA has 2 senses:

1. a strong-smelling plant whose dried leaves can be smoked for a pleasant effect or pain reduction

2. the most commonly used illicit drug; considered a soft drug, it consists of the dried leaves of the hemp plant; smoked or chewed for euphoric effect

  Familiarity information: MARIJUANA used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• MARIJUANA (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A strong-smelling plant whose dried leaves can be smoked for a pleasant effect or pain reduction

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

Cannabis sativa; ganja; marihuana; marijuana

Hypernyms ("marijuana" is a kind of...):

cannabis; hemp (any plant of the genus Cannabis; a coarse bushy annual with palmate leaves and clusters of small green flowers; yields tough fibers and narcotic drugs)

Meronyms (parts of "marijuana"):

Acapulco gold; Mexican green (a particularly potent variety of marijuana)

Sense 2

Meaning:

The most commonly used illicit drug; considered a soft drug, it consists of the dried leaves of the hemp plant; smoked or chewed for euphoric effect

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

cannabis; ganja; marihuana; marijuana

Hypernyms ("marijuana" is a kind of...):

controlled substance (a drug or chemical substance whose possession and use are controlled by law)

soft drug (a drug of abuse that is considered relatively mild and not likely to cause addiction)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "marijuana"):

Acapulco gold; Mexican green (a particularly potent variety of marijuana)

dope; gage; grass; green goddess; locoweed; Mary Jane; pot; sens; sess; skunk; smoke; weed (street names for marijuana)

Holonyms ("marijuana" is a part of...):

cannabis; hemp (any plant of the genus Cannabis; a coarse bushy annual with palmate leaves and clusters of small green flowers; yields tough fibers and narcotic drugs)

Holonyms ("marijuana" is a substance of...):

joint; marijuana cigarette; reefer; spliff; stick (marijuana leaves rolled into a cigarette for smoking)

 Context examples 

The rules for registering marijuana drugs were approved by ANVISA in November 2016.

(Brazil grants registration for first cannabis-based drug, Agência Brasil)

This is, you are told, because the principal suspects one student is smoking marijuana, but the school has no idea who it is.

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)

A synthetic pill form of an active chemical in marijuana called delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC).

(Cesamet, NCI Dictionary)

The THC concentration administered was similar to levels reached by a person smoking marijuana.

(Using both marijuana and alcohol during early pregnancy may increase the likelihood of disrupting fetal development, National Institutes of Health)

A synthetic pill form of delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), an active ingredient in marijuana that is used to treat nausea and vomiting associated with cancer chemotherapy.

(Dronabinol, NCI Dictionary)

The main active cannabinoid in marijuana is delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC).

(Cannabinoid, NCI Dictionary)

If you're a parent, you may fear that your kids will use drugs such as marijuana or LSD.

(Inhalants, NIH: National Institute on Drug Abuse)

The CB-1 receptor is also the site of action of the psychoactive components of marijuana, including tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), and responsible for the effects of cannabinoids to repress learning, memory, and anxiety, relieve pain and nausea, and to stimulate appetite.

(Anandamide Metabolism Pathway, NCI Thesaurus/BIOCARTA)

Also called marijuana.

(Cannabis, NCI Dictionary)

A type of chemical in marijuana that causes drug-like effects all through the body, including the central nervous system and the immune system.

(Cannabinoid, NCI Dictionary)