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cannaphobia

cannaphobia noun: the fear of, or aversion to, the use or legalization of cannabis.

Noun

cannaphobia (uncountable)

  1. (informal) The fear of, or aversion to, the use or legalization of cannabis.
    • In 1934, three years before Congress approved the Marihuana Tax Act (a de facto ban), the Times reported that Harry J. Anslinger, who was instrumental in stirring up cannaphobia as head of the Federal Bureau of Narcotics (FBN), "is investigating the use by school children in Cleveland and other...2014 August 4, Jacob Sullum, “'Mexican, Crazed by Marihuana, Runs Amuck With Butcher Knife': Highlights from the anti-pot files of The New York Times”, in Reason
    • Despite attending University of California Berkeley at a time when drugs were rampant, Vaughn-Knox had no experience with drug use of any kind. In fact, she said, she had “cannaphobia.” She made up her mind to get the education she needed to be comfortable and knowledgeable in the medicinal use of...2019 October 30, Shaun A. Pennington, “Physicians Say Cannabis Therapy is Not Religion, It’s Science”, in The St. Thomas Source

Examples of cannaphobia in a sentence

  • In fact, she said, she had “cannaphobia.” She made up her mind to get the education she needed to be comfortable and knowledgeable in the medicinal use of cannabis.2019 October 30, Shaun A. Pennington, “Physicians Say Cannabis Therapy is Not Religion, It’s Science”, in The St. Thomas Source:
  • Her office also created a Cannabis Empowerment Day to show support for the legal industry and combat what she called persistent “cannaphobia.”2022 October 12, Ashley Southall, “New York City’s First Cannabis Boss Wants to Combat ‘Cannaphobia’”, in The New York Times, archived from...

Origin of cannaphobia

From canna(bis) + -phobia.

Questions about cannaphobia

What does cannaphobia mean?
Cannaphobia means the fear of, or aversion to, the use or legalization of cannabis.
How do you use cannaphobia in a sentence?
In fact, she said, she had “cannaphobia.” She made up her mind to get the education she needed to be comfortable and knowledgeable in the medicinal use of cannabis.
What part of speech is cannaphobia?
Cannaphobia is a noun.

Words near cannaphobia in the dictionary

  1. cannamom
  2. cannamoms
  3. Cannan
  4. Cannanore
  5. Cannans
  6. cannaphobia
  7. Cannaregio
  8. cannas
  9. Cannata
  10. Cannatas
  11. Cannatella

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