Meaning

Opposing or countering weeds (unwanted plants)..

Definitions by Sense

1. Opposing or countering weeds (unwanted plants).
2. Opposing or countering weed (marijuana).

Example Sentences

Unfortunately for Fletcher's antiweed crusade and western farmers in general, this time had already passed.

For example, the creation of historical preservation districts or the passage of antiweed ordinances can be used to preserve a desired rural character.

...in the year 2000 it was still the third most widely used antiweed compound in North America.

In recent years, the sophistication of the antiweed forces both within Mexico and along the border has necessitated a specialization on the part of those involved in smuggling and dealing.

Okay, so even though the guy is antiweed—after all, Ben Stone (Seth Rogen) does quit smoking weed at the end of Knocked Up—Judd Apatow’s work appeals deeply to the stoner sensibility.

A large part of modern conservative antiweed sentiment is informed by the lingering influence of Anslinger's dishonest fearmongering.

Utah was the first US state to criminalize the use and possession of cannabis. Whitebread and Bonnie first presumed that this was due to the immigrant invasion, but further investigation revealed that Utah had only a tiny Mexican population. The antiweed laws were more influenced by that other American intoxicant, religion.

The Americans were also concerned. They had introduced their first national antiweed legislation—the Marihuana Tax Act—just a year earlier.

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