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: a place where medicine or medical or dental treatment is dispensed
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That could underestimate the number of Canadians who will refuse to buy from corporate weed growers, said Chad Jackett, 38, who runs a medical marijuana dispensary in Squamish, British Columbia, and uses cannabis oil everyday to treat nerve pain.
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Zack Lazarus, another political novice, helped open and still runs the city’s first legal marijuana dispensary in Otay Mesa.
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Zoning of dispensaries has been left up to local municipalities, but none can be located within 1,000 feet of a school, church, public library, public park or public playground.
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FILE- In this Saturday, July 1, 2017, file photo, people line up at the NuLeaf marijuana dispensary in Las Vegas.
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Under the law, the Pa. Department of Health may issue a total of 25 growing permits and 50 dispensary permits.
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Some dispensaries took to social media to spread the word or tried to draw in buyers with special events.
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The company that owns the indoor cultivation facility and three dispensaries in the Las Vegas area has been gearing up since voters approved legal pot in November.
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A lingering court dispute over rights of distribution and transport between dispensaries and alcohol vendors threatened to push off the start date -- but legalization is now set to proceed.
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: a place where medicine or minor medical treatment is given
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