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Adult-use

Pronounced / uh·DULT yoos /

Legal cannabis sold to adults, usually 21 and older, without a medical recommendation.

Example in a sentence

“Adult-use sales began a year after voters approved legalization.”

Also called recreational, rec, adult use

Sources (1)
  1. https://www.ncsl.org/civil-and-criminal-justice/cannabis-overview
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