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
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Consumers can legally purchase up to 28 grams of cannabis per dispensary transaction.
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Laura Daniella Sepulveda, The Arizona Republic, 5 Apr. 2024
This will be checked in the lobby of the dispensary.
—Detroit Free Press, 4 Apr. 2024
The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services last month awarded 48 marijuana micro-licenses, including 16 dispensary licenses, divided across the state’s eight congressional districts after the agency conducted a random lottery.
—Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 22 Mar. 2024
Sean Kali-rai, founder of the Silicon Valley Cannabis Alliance, an organization focused on growing the regional legal cannabis industry, said the ordinance can provide some relief to medical marijuana-using Milpitas residents who cannot commute to dispensaries.
—Stephanie Lam, The Mercury News, 4 Mar. 2024
On the other side, Steve DeAngelo of Harborside, who runs two large Bay Area dispensaries and one of the biggest cultivation sites in the state, has argued that larger grows will keep costs down, a necessity with prices already going up due to taxes and other costs associated with legalization.
—Brad Branan, Sacramento Bee, 21 Feb. 2024
Only 10 of those dispensaries have received state real estate and financial assistance.
—Ashley Southall, New York Times, 17 Mar. 2024
License applications will be available to marijuana growers, processors and dispensaries by June 7.
—Erin Couch, The Enquirer, 8 Mar. 2024
In fact, the workers cited in the Paycheck Protection Program worked for a San Diego marijuana dispensary called Harbor Collective, prosecutors said.
—Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Mar. 2024
Laura Daniella Sepulveda, The Arizona Republic, 5 Apr. 2024
This will be checked in the lobby of the dispensary.
—Detroit Free Press, 4 Apr. 2024
The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services last month awarded 48 marijuana micro-licenses, including 16 dispensary licenses, divided across the state’s eight congressional districts after the agency conducted a random lottery.
—Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 22 Mar. 2024
Sean Kali-rai, founder of the Silicon Valley Cannabis Alliance, an organization focused on growing the regional legal cannabis industry, said the ordinance can provide some relief to medical marijuana-using Milpitas residents who cannot commute to dispensaries.
—Stephanie Lam, The Mercury News, 4 Mar. 2024
On the other side, Steve DeAngelo of Harborside, who runs two large Bay Area dispensaries and one of the biggest cultivation sites in the state, has argued that larger grows will keep costs down, a necessity with prices already going up due to taxes and other costs associated with legalization.
—Brad Branan, Sacramento Bee, 21 Feb. 2024
Only 10 of those dispensaries have received state real estate and financial assistance.
—Ashley Southall, New York Times, 17 Mar. 2024
License applications will be available to marijuana growers, processors and dispensaries by June 7.
—Erin Couch, The Enquirer, 8 Mar. 2024
In fact, the workers cited in the Paycheck Protection Program worked for a San Diego marijuana dispensary called Harbor Collective, prosecutors said.
—Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Mar. 2024
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First Known Use
1699, in the meaning defined above
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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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