How to Use medical marijuana in a Sentence

medical marijuana

noun
  • And, those who are taking valproate and using medical marijuana appeared to be at higher risks for abnormalities in liver function.
    Tribune Content Agency, The Mercury News, 30 Sep. 2024
  • As for medical marijuana, a measure passed the House in 2021.
    John Hanna, ajc, 7 Jan. 2023
  • For the second time in three years, the Kentucky House passed a bill last week to legalize and regulate medical marijuana in the state.
    Joe Sonka, The Courier-Journal, 24 Mar. 2022
  • What is up with more than 30 medical marijuana dispensaries that should have been open by now but are not?
    Laura Johnston, cleveland, 29 Aug. 2023
  • But Florida was the first state in the South to dispense medical marijuana.
    Nicholas Florko, The Atlantic, 30 Sep. 2024
  • The medical marijuana has to be purchased legally outside Kentucky and amounts to less than eight ounces.
    Joe Sonka, USA TODAY, 16 Nov. 2022
  • Greene, who lives two blocks from work, is one of only a few Black women in the country who own a medical marijuana dispensary.
    Courtland Milloy, Washington Post, 22 Aug. 2023
  • Businessman James George bought the building in 2017 and was awarded a license to grow, dispense and process medical marijuana in the building.
    Adrienne Roberts, Detroit Free Press, 15 Feb. 2022
  • In April 2006, Lynch opened a medical marijuana dispensary in the seaside city of Morro Bay.
    Brittny Mejia, Los Angeles Times, 8 Feb. 2024
  • In 2018, Oklahoma voters approved a measure that legalized the sale and use of medical marijuana in the state.
    Andrew Torgan, CNN, 5 Mar. 2023
  • Carr, herself, spoke out against medical marijuana in Montgomery while the bill was initially up for debate in 2021.
    al, 28 Nov. 2022
  • The series is about the wacky adventures of cats who learn to talk after inhaling medical marijuana.
    Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Sep. 2023
  • Along with picking up new customers who don't have a medical marijuana card, the industry would have seen an influx of consumers from other states.
    Jana Hayes, USA TODAY, 8 Mar. 2023
  • About 100 stores that already have been licensed to sell medical marijuana will be the first to sell for recreational purposes, and people also can grow their own at home.
    Geoff Mulvihill and David A. Lieb, BostonGlobe.com, 1 July 2023
  • Utah has legalized medical marijuana, but with tight restrictions and few places to buy it.
    Markian Hawryluk, Fortune, 27 Sep. 2023
  • Efforts to expand medical marijuana in Texas, or loosen the state’s cannabis laws overall, have had a difficult time in the Legislature.
    Christopher Torres, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 May 2024
  • Patients with medical marijuana licenses, which have been around since 2017, could cut in front.
    Dillon Mullan, Baltimore Sun, 1 July 2023
  • Even in states where medical marijuana can be legally prescribed, patients might not be able to afford the prescription.
    Nerd Wallet, oregonlive, 16 Mar. 2023
  • The Cherokee tribal council on Thursday voted to expand sales at the tribe’s new medical marijuana dispensary in the North Carolina mountains to any adult in the state.
    Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 6 June 2024
  • Some of the medical marijuana sold in Arkansas may be going to the black market, as cardholders exploit legal loopholes, a new study found.
    Worth Sparkman, Axios, 16 Aug. 2024
  • Division of Cannabis Control spokesman Jamie Crawford said the limits aim to ensure there's enough in stock for medical marijuana patients.
    Taylor Ardrey, USA TODAY, 7 Aug. 2024
  • This year, Politico named him one of the 40 power players who have shaped culture, race and politics, in part for his work protecting medical marijuana programs for tribes.
    Ben Terris, Washington Post, 6 July 2023
  • That figure includes sales to both recreational customers and medical marijuana patients, who have been able to purchase cannabis since late 2017.
    Dan Belson, Baltimore Sun, 2 Aug. 2023
  • Here are the 17 states that allow medical marijuana only.
    Francisco Guzman, USA TODAY, 1 Aug. 2023
  • While most states allow for medical marijuana use, another 19 states and DC have legalized the drug for adult recreational use.
    Jenny Goldsberry, Washington Examiner, 22 Dec. 2023
  • Haley talked with Hopkins and other patients around the state about their fears and explains the challenges already facing Ohio’s medical marijuana program.
    Anthony Shoemaker, The Enquirer, 21 July 2024
  • Rec sales accounted for just 44% of all pot purchases initially but soon would dwarf sales of medical marijuana.
    John Aguilar, Hartford Courant, 4 Jan. 2024
  • Be aware that some states may require a medical marijuana card for purchasing certain CBD products.
    Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 14 Oct. 2023
  • Though Griner had a prescription for medical marijuana to ease the chronic pain of basketball injuries, she was detained at the airport and eventually sentenced to nine years in prison.
    Terry Gross, NPR, 7 May 2024
  • Here is key information about joint pain and medical marijuana.
    Tribune Content Agency, The Mercury News, 27 Sep. 2024

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