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
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The number of hemp stores is less clear, but could equal or exceed the number of licensed dispensaries.
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Jack Harvel, Kansas City Star, 26 Mar. 2026
About half of cannabis sales in 2022 at dispensaries in Illinois counties that border Wisconsin were to out-of-state residents, the analysis found.
—Madeline Heim, jsonline.com, 23 Mar. 2026
By buying up the company’s debt at a discount, Vireo Growth forced the owner of the Medicine Man brand into a restructuring that gave it control of two indoor grow facilities in Denver and an outdoor operation near Rye, as well as several dispensaries.
—Aldo Svaldi, Denver Post, 21 Mar. 2026
There’s also the pesticides – all kinds of toxicity are in stuff in legal dispensaries that’s certainly not being detected.
—Stuart Miller, Oc Register, 18 Mar. 2026
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Jack Harvel, Kansas City Star, 26 Mar. 2026
About half of cannabis sales in 2022 at dispensaries in Illinois counties that border Wisconsin were to out-of-state residents, the analysis found.
—Madeline Heim, jsonline.com, 23 Mar. 2026
By buying up the company’s debt at a discount, Vireo Growth forced the owner of the Medicine Man brand into a restructuring that gave it control of two indoor grow facilities in Denver and an outdoor operation near Rye, as well as several dispensaries.
—Aldo Svaldi, Denver Post, 21 Mar. 2026
There’s also the pesticides – all kinds of toxicity are in stuff in legal dispensaries that’s certainly not being detected.
—Stuart Miller, Oc Register, 18 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for dispensary
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“Dispensary.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dispensary. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.
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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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