A drug that controls nausea and vomiting and stimulates appetite. Dronabinol (Marinol) is used to treat or prevent nausea and vomiting caused by cancer drugs or when other drugs do not work. It is also used to increase the appetites of people with AIDS (acquired immunodeficiency syndrome). Dronabinol is a synthetic form of cannabis (marijuana).
The principal psychoactive substance present in Cannabis sativa (marijuana).