as in pharmacies
a place where medicine or minor medical treatment is given
a hospital dispensary
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Recent Examples of dispensaries
Communities with futuristic dispensaries and start-up athleisure.
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Xuan Juliana Wang, Los Angeles Times, 12 Mar. 2026
Michigan municipalities and counties that allow recreational marijuana dispensaries are set to receive far less money this year than last in their annual portion of tax revenue collected from cannabis sales.
—Adrienne Roberts, Freep.com, 5 Mar. 2026
Affected products were sold at 11 dispensaries, including Trulieve and The Garden by KCG in Cincinnati.
—Digital Staff, Cincinnati Enquirer, 5 Mar. 2026
In fact, there are dispensaries all over the city that sell it.
—Harriette Cole, Mercury News, 4 Mar. 2026
La Mesa allowed the sale of recreational marijuana at dispensaries in 2020.
—Hannah Elsmore, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Feb. 2026
Minnesota allowed recreational sales at non-tribal dispensaries starting in September 2025.
—Emery Glover, Des Moines Register, 26 Feb. 2026
Johnson argued that the ordinance also does not create sufficient regulations for legal hemp sales from licensed dispensaries and other businesses that would be exempt from the ban approved by the City Council.
—Todd Feurer, CBS News, 18 Feb. 2026
Tim O’Hern is chief operating officer of Nature’s Grace and Wellness cannabis company, which bought the Okay Cannabis dispensaries, and has been opening new Bud & Rita’s dispensaries.
—Robert McCoppin, Chicago Tribune, 16 Feb. 2026
Xuan Juliana Wang, Los Angeles Times, 12 Mar. 2026
Michigan municipalities and counties that allow recreational marijuana dispensaries are set to receive far less money this year than last in their annual portion of tax revenue collected from cannabis sales.
—Adrienne Roberts, Freep.com, 5 Mar. 2026
Affected products were sold at 11 dispensaries, including Trulieve and The Garden by KCG in Cincinnati.
—Digital Staff, Cincinnati Enquirer, 5 Mar. 2026
In fact, there are dispensaries all over the city that sell it.
—Harriette Cole, Mercury News, 4 Mar. 2026
La Mesa allowed the sale of recreational marijuana at dispensaries in 2020.
—Hannah Elsmore, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Feb. 2026
Minnesota allowed recreational sales at non-tribal dispensaries starting in September 2025.
—Emery Glover, Des Moines Register, 26 Feb. 2026
Johnson argued that the ordinance also does not create sufficient regulations for legal hemp sales from licensed dispensaries and other businesses that would be exempt from the ban approved by the City Council.
—Todd Feurer, CBS News, 18 Feb. 2026
Tim O’Hern is chief operating officer of Nature’s Grace and Wellness cannabis company, which bought the Okay Cannabis dispensaries, and has been opening new Bud & Rita’s dispensaries.
—Robert McCoppin, Chicago Tribune, 16 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dispensaries
Noun
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From the Oklahoma Frontier Drugstore Museum documenting the history of pharmacies, drugstores and medical media, to the Boomerang Diner, visitors will see history and present day communing with each other.—
Josh Kelly,
Oklahoman,
13 Mar. 2026
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Parents had trouble getting the drug, with some describing complicated searches for providers and pharmacies that could help.—
Brenda Goodman,
CNN Money,
10 Mar. 2026
Noun
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From the Oklahoma Frontier Drugstore Museum documenting the history of pharmacies, drugstores and medical media, to the Boomerang Diner, visitors will see history and present day communing with each other.—
Josh Kelly,
Oklahoman,
13 Mar. 2026
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Some drugstores also sell film but the selection is often limited.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
11 Mar. 2026
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“Dispensaries.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dispensaries. Accessed 21 Mar. 2026.
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