dispensary
noun
dis·pen·sa·ry
di-ˈspen(t)s-(ə-)rē 
plural dispensaries
: a place where medicine or medical or dental treatment is dispensed
Examples of dispensary in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
Elk Grove bans dispensaries that sell the actual plant.
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Marcus D. Smith, Sacramento Bee, 19 Apr. 2024
No pot farms or dispensaries have been allowed to operate in the state.
—Ashley Okwuosa, The Examination; Amy Yurkanin, Al.com; John Diedrich, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, USA TODAY, 18 Apr. 2024
The back room features a dispensary and a collection of equipment.
—Lennie Omalza, The Courier-Journal, 18 Apr. 2024
In Canton, Stark County, health officials have repurposed an old newspaper vending box into a free dispensary for Naloxone, commonly referred to as Narcan, according to ABC affiliate News 5 Cleveland.
—Erin Clack, Peoplemag, 13 Apr. 2024
The cannabis program, which is still being developed, would help people disproportionately affected by the war on drugs open dispensaries.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Apr. 2024
If the recreational marijuana amendment passes, these dispensaries could also sell marijuana to anyone 21 and older.
—Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 3 Apr. 2024
The two entities awarded dispensary micro-licenses in the 5th Congressional District, which includes Kansas City’s urban core, were Potluck THC LLC and Independence Dispensary LLC, according to the results of the lottery released by DHSS.
—Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 22 Mar. 2024
Mixing a longtime Vietnamese community with a more recent Chinese one, the boulevard is lined with stores, restaurants, massage parlors, nail salons and, block after block, marijuana dispensaries.
—Sebastian Rotella, ProPublica, 14 Mar. 2024
Marcus D. Smith, Sacramento Bee, 19 Apr. 2024
No pot farms or dispensaries have been allowed to operate in the state.
—Ashley Okwuosa, The Examination; Amy Yurkanin, Al.com; John Diedrich, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, USA TODAY, 18 Apr. 2024
The back room features a dispensary and a collection of equipment.
—Lennie Omalza, The Courier-Journal, 18 Apr. 2024
In Canton, Stark County, health officials have repurposed an old newspaper vending box into a free dispensary for Naloxone, commonly referred to as Narcan, according to ABC affiliate News 5 Cleveland.
—Erin Clack, Peoplemag, 13 Apr. 2024
The cannabis program, which is still being developed, would help people disproportionately affected by the war on drugs open dispensaries.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Apr. 2024
If the recreational marijuana amendment passes, these dispensaries could also sell marijuana to anyone 21 and older.
—Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 3 Apr. 2024
The two entities awarded dispensary micro-licenses in the 5th Congressional District, which includes Kansas City’s urban core, were Potluck THC LLC and Independence Dispensary LLC, according to the results of the lottery released by DHSS.
—Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 22 Mar. 2024
Mixing a longtime Vietnamese community with a more recent Chinese one, the boulevard is lined with stores, restaurants, massage parlors, nail salons and, block after block, marijuana dispensaries.
—Sebastian Rotella, ProPublica, 14 Mar. 2024
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dispensary
noun
dis·pen·sa·ry
dis-ˈpen(t)s-(ə-)rē
plural dispensaries
: a place where medical or dental aid is given
Medical Definition
dispensary
noun
dis·pen·sa·ry
dis-ˈpen(t)s-(ə-)rē
plural dispensaries
: a place where medicine or medical or dental treatment is dispensed
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