MARIJUANA Definition & Meaning

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marijuana

[ mar-uh-wah-nuh ]

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noun

a psychoactive narcotic drug rendered from the leaves and flowering tops of a cannabis plant, especially Cannabis sativa, used for recreational or medical purposes by smoking, vaping, or ingesting:
He’s tried marijuana but claims it has no effect on him.
the dried leaves and flowering tops from which the drug is rendered:
Her personal stash of marijuana is rarely more than an ounce or two.
any plant of the genus Cannabis, especially C. sativa, whose leaves and flowering tops have psychoactive properties:
several acres of cultivated marijuana.

marijuana

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noun

the dried leaves and flowers of the hemp plant, used for its euphoric effects, esp in the form of cigarettes See also cannabis
another name for hemp

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of marijuana¹

An Americanism dating back to 1890–95; from Mexican Spanish marihuana, mariguana; the traditional association with the personal name María Juana is probably a folk etymology

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of marijuana¹

C19: from Mexican Spanish

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The mountain shrub strikes the senses with bell-shaped purple flowers and a fragrance that mimics marijuana.

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The brothers are accused of selling psilocybin — an illegal psychedelic found in certain mushrooms — marijuana, and vapes with marijuana and nicotine.

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It means: Wow, I'm so annoyed by this prison and need to smoke some marijuana to handle these irrational people.

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Keloyan was caught later the same day during a police raid of a Sherman Oaks residence where they found an illegal marijuana grow operation in an underground garage on the property.

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The court found the arrest for a tiny amount of marijuana was not sufficient grounds to bar him from the U.S.

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