marijuana patchnoun.
A medical patch worn on the skin and designed to release chemicals from marijuana that alleviate side effects caused by chemotherapy. Also known as a pot patch or a doobie derm.
Example Citation:
"Her two-year effort to research and develop a medical marijuana patch that would release the drug's active ingredients through the skin has inspired more one-liners than she can recall. The patch is intended to be used by cancer patients for relief from nausea, vomiting and other side effects of chemotherapy."
—Winnie Hu, "Marijuana Patch Draws Interest of Researchers," The New York Times, January 30, 2000
Notes:
I forgot to mention that yesterday's Word Spy ("LAN party") was suggested by Gareth Branwyn, CEO of Wired magazine's Jargon Watch section.
