psychoactive
adjective
psy·cho·ac·tive
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Definition of psychoactive
: affecting the mind or behavior
psychoactive drugs
Examples of psychoactive in a Sentence
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Found in other conventional restaurants as well as cafes, coffee shops, bars and even pet stores, hemp CBD (cannabidiol) does not contain the psychoactive properties of THC (tetrahydrocannabinol), the primary active ingredient found in marijuana. — Baltimore Sun Staff, baltimoresun.com, "Baltimore restaurants put CBD on the menu. Is it legal?," 5 Sep. 2019 His company, JustBioFiber Structural Solutions, is on the vanguard of businesses using hemp — the cousin of marijuana devoid of psychoactive content — to mitigate the greenhouse gases behind global warming. — Kevin Orland, BostonGlobe.com, "Builders are swapping cement for hemp to reduce pollution," 30 Aug. 2019 Hemp naturally has higher levels of CBD, a non-psychoactive compound. — Better Health Store, Detroit Free Press, "A 101 guide to understanding CBD," 26 June 2019 The City Council voted unanimously to decriminalize the adult use and possession of magic mushrooms and other entheogenic, or psychoactive, plants and fungi. — NBC News, "Oakland becomes second U.S. city to decriminalize magic mushrooms," 5 June 2019 The resolution would decriminalize the adult use and possession of magic mushrooms and other entheogenic, or psychoactive, plants and fungi. — Washington Post, "Oakland weighs decriminalizing magic mushrooms," 4 June 2019 The psychoactive drug boosts chemicals like serotonin and oxytocin. — Will Stone, Scientific American, "MDMA, Or Ecstasy, Shows Promise As A PTSD Treatment," 21 Aug. 2019 Scientists advised against consuming hypersexual zombie cicadas infected with psychoactive fungus. — Rafil Kroll-zaidi, Harper's magazine, "Findings," 19 Aug. 2019 For now even taking CBD, which is not psychoactive, would be a problem for NFL players. — Alicia Wallace, CNN, "UFC teams with Aurora Cannabis on CBD study in fighters," 25 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'psychoactive.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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psychoactive
adjective
psy·cho·ac·tive
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Medical Definition of psychoactive
: affecting the mind or behavior
psychoactive drugs THC is the principal psychoactive ingredient in marijuana