dispensary

noun dis·pen·sa·ry \ di-ˈspen(t)s-(ə-)rē \

|Updated on: 18 Jul 2018

Definition of dispensary

plural dispensaries

: a place where medicine or medical or dental treatment is dispensed

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Recent Examples of dispensary from the Web

Investigators said Lopez told them that the clinic is in the process of creating a medical marijuana dispensary and is working on meeting the requirements.

— jason kelly, ajc, "Drop It Like It's Hot! weight loss clinic worker charged with unlicensed practice of health care," 12 June 2018
Though that hasn't been decided to date, the city council has taken considerable steps to establish regulatory policies, in case someone were to try to open a marijuana dispensary in the future.

— Anchorage Daily News, "Utqiagvik votes to tax marijuana," 7 May 2018
Their destination: Bud and Bloom, a store that organizes the shuttle and bills itself as a senior-friendly medical marijuana dispensary.

— jen christensen, CNN, "Come aboard the cannabus: More seniors taking trips to get weed," 27 Apr. 2018
The state of Florida allows licensed dispensaries to provide medical marijuana to patients suffering from more than a dozen ailments, including post-traumatic stress disorder, cancer and epilepsy.

— marco santana, OrlandoSentinel.com, "It's 4/20: Do you know where your Orlando medical marijuana dispensary is?," 20 Apr. 2018
On this 20th day of the fourth month in the year 2018, also known as Weed Day, a marijuana dispensary opened on Fifth Avenue in Manhattan.

— grace donnelly, Fortune, "Marijuana Dispensary Opens on Fifth Avenue in Manhattan on 4/20," 20 Apr. 2018
In selecting H&W Drug store, Inc., which will be located in a strip mall at 4718 Paris Ave., the board rejected a subcommittee's selection of The Rx Greenhouse, which also operates a marijuana dispensary in Maryland, that sought to open in Metairie.

— littice bacon-blood, NOLA.com, "First medical marijuana pharmacy in New Orleans area gets permit approved," 17 Apr. 2018
Many localities have banned dispensaries, eliminating the possibility of smoking lounges.

— brad branan, sacbee, "San Francisco allows pot-smoking lounges. Is Sacramento next?," 12 Feb. 2018
The business registered in the state on March 28, one day after Avon’s planning and zoning commission approved new regulations to allow marijuana dispensaries and production facilities.

— alison kuznitz, courant.com, "Medical Marijuana Dispensary May Drop Bid For Avon Site, Instead Look To Fairfield County," 26 June 2018

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