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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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.
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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
According to the Minnesota Star Tribune, Westman left his job at a marijuana dispensary called RISE only 11 days before the shooting.
—Peter D'abrosca, FOXNews.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Social media was filled with rampant speculation about the shooter’s gender identity and whether the attacker’s recent work at a cannabis dispensary and previous attendance at the school adjacent to the church had factored into a motive.
—Ernesto Londoño, Twin Cities, 1 Sep. 2025
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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
According to the Minnesota Star Tribune, Westman left his job at a marijuana dispensary called RISE only 11 days before the shooting.
—Peter D'abrosca, FOXNews.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Social media was filled with rampant speculation about the shooter’s gender identity and whether the attacker’s recent work at a cannabis dispensary and previous attendance at the school adjacent to the church had factored into a motive.
—Ernesto Londoño, Twin Cities, 1 Sep. 2025
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“Dispensary.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dispensary. Accessed 11 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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