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 Mille Lacs compact will allow the band’s regulatory agency to issue as many as eight licenses to off-reservation dispensaries.
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Melissa Olson, Twin Cities, 12 Sep. 2025
There would be distance requirements from schools, day cares and churches, and a marijuana lounge could not be in the same location as a dispensary or other marijuana business.
—Chris Higgins, Kansas City Star, 9 Sep. 2025
About 5,800 vape carts were sold and 3,800 vape carts are still at dispensaries around the state, a spokesperson for Michigan's CRA said.
—Adrienne Roberts, Freep.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Around half the community input Vasquez received supported the dispensary proposal, the alderman said.
—Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 3 Sep. 2025
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Melissa Olson, Twin Cities, 12 Sep. 2025
There would be distance requirements from schools, day cares and churches, and a marijuana lounge could not be in the same location as a dispensary or other marijuana business.
—Chris Higgins, Kansas City Star, 9 Sep. 2025
About 5,800 vape carts were sold and 3,800 vape carts are still at dispensaries around the state, a spokesperson for Michigan's CRA said.
—Adrienne Roberts, Freep.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Around half the community input Vasquez received supported the dispensary proposal, the alderman said.
—Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 3 Sep. 2025
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“Dispensary.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dispensary. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.
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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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