How to Use marijuana in a Sentence

marijuana

noun
Definition of marijuananext
  • In the man’s car, police found a grinder and a small amount of marijuana.
    — cleveland, 11 June 2020
  • Here are the best marijuana strains for the start of fall weather.
    — Tribune Content Agency, The Mercury News, 2 Oct. 2024
  • The room where people could smoke marijuana would be sequestered from the rest of the retail store.
    — Aubrey Wieber, Anchorage Daily News, 28 Mar. 2020
  • Farmer allegedly asked the witness to get his marijuana out of the car.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Nov. 2021
  • In the process of the passenger moving, police saw in the car marijuana.
    — cleveland, 15 Sep. 2021
  • No marijuana plants were stolen — and there were giant footprints around the scene.
    — Lorraine Ali, Los Angeles Times, 16 Mar. 2023
  • The man had five grams of marijuana in his sweatshirt pocket.
    — Keith Bierygolick, Cincinnati.com, 11 June 2020
  • Then came the yacht kids, with their medical marijuana and toned physiques.
    — New York Times, 12 May 2020
  • The new law also allows Ohio adults to grow up to six marijuana plants at home, with a 12-plant cap on households with two or more adults.
    — Randy Tucker, The Enquirer, 6 Aug. 2024
  • Kansas Democrats tried to force a vote on legal marijuana last week.
    — Katie Bernard, Kansas City Star, 29 Feb. 2024
  • Deputies who rushed to the home found a trail of blood on the property and could smell marijuana, but the shot woman had already been taken to the hospital.
    — Jay R. Jordan, Houston Chronicle, 4 Feb. 2020
  • Gang members use drugs as well as sell them—cocaine to stay alert for late-night invasions, marijuana to take the edge off.
    — Alex Cuadros, Harper's magazine, 20 Jan. 2020
  • It can be found in both hemp and marijuana plants — both are technically cannabis but hemp must have less than 0.3% THC present.
    — Minnah Arshad, USA TODAY, 3 May 2024
  • What doctors have to say about marijuana's health risks.
    — Korin Miller, Health.com, 4 Dec. 2019
  • Residents will still be able to use marijuana in their home.
    — Logan Jaffe, ProPublica, 6 Dec. 2019
  • Anyone 21 or older can buy and carry up to an ounce of marijuana.
    — Laurel Andrews, Anchorage Daily News, 28 May 2020
  • To help, here are the best hacks to have a better marijuana experience.
    — Tribune Content Agency, The Mercury News, 30 Sep. 2024
  • Cara Smith took a picture of the scene about 6:30 a.m. Friday on her way to work at Copperstate Farms, the largest medical marijuana wholesaler in the state.
    — David Williams, CNN, 14 Jan. 2020
  • Take a penny and clean it thoroughly, then put your marijuana in a pillbox or small jar, drop the penny inside, close it up, and shake.
    — Tribune Content Agency, The Mercury News, 30 Sep. 2024
  • 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
  • When asked about the odor and if there was any marijuana in the Jeep, the driver -- without making eye contact -- denied having any in the vehicle.
    — John Benson, cleveland, 29 July 2020
  • Pujols’ gun and White’s marijuana were found in the vehicle.
    — Drew Broach | Staff Writer, NOLA.com, 12 Dec. 2020
  • According to a 2017 Yahoo News and Marist poll, that's how many American adults have used marijuana at some point in their lives.
    — Nicholas Reimann, Forbes, 19 Mar. 2021
  • Police found an empty bottle of tequila in the SUV but no marijuana.
    — Bob Sandrick, cleveland, 24 Feb. 2022
  • Who knew it would be done so poignantly on this HBO series about a Brooklyn marijuana dealer?
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Nov. 2021
  • Police seized a bag of marijuana; a Ruger 10-22 rifle and later found a safe that was taken from the home, according to the affidavit.
    — Arkansas Online, 11 Dec. 2019
  • Officials also found a marijuana pipe and blunt in one of the children’s backpacks.
    — Erik S. Hanley, Journal Sentinel, 10 June 2024
  • Their nearest neighbors to the west of them, Canada and the United States both have some form of legal marijuana for over 50% of their population.
    — Tribune Content Agency, The Mercury News, 10 Jan. 2025
  • Kober, known in 2015 as a local methamphetamine and marijuana dealer around Livermore, was serving life for killing a longtime friend at the fourth hole of a golf course that year.
    — Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 20 Sep. 2024
  • Recreational cannabis is now legal in 24 states and three more could legalize some form of marijuana sales this year.
    — Will Yakowicz, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025

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