soft drug

noun
1.
a drug, usually illicit, that does not produce significant psychological or physical dependence.
Examples from the web for soft drug
  • Unfortunately, there are many people who view marijuana as a harmless or soft drug.
soft drug in Medicine

soft drug n.
A drug considered to be nonaddictive and less damaging to the health than a hard drug.

Slang definitions & phrases for soft drug

soft drug

noun phrase

A narcotic like marijuana and some hallucinogens, thought of as nonaddictive and only slightly damaging to health

[1959+; based on hard drug]