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marijuana
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Definition of marijuana:

marijuana (noun):
compare bhang, hashish see also medical marijuana
the dried leaves and flowers of the hemp plant, used as a drug, esp. in cigarettes
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.
the psychoactive dried resinous flower buds and leaves of the female hemp or cannabis plant (cannabis sativa or c. indica) that contain high levels of thc and are smoked, vaped, or ingested (as in baked goods) especially for their intoxicating effect cannabis

Synonyms for marijuana:

blacksmokestickteablowleafpotweeddopehemp
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