dispensaries

plural of dispensary
as in pharmacies
a place where medicine or minor medical treatment is given a hospital dispensary

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Recent Examples of dispensaries The city has provisions on the books for marijuana dispensaries and sites that cultivate or manufacture marijuana products, but lounges where people can use marijuana products on the premises itself are currently not allowed in Kansas City. Chris Higgins, Kansas City Star, 9 Sep. 2025 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. Adrienne Roberts, Freep.com, 3 Sep. 2025 Currently, there are nine Cheech and Chong branded dispensaries (operated by licensees of the brand under the name Cheech and Chong Dispensoria) across Maine, Massachusetts and New Mexico. Will Yakowicz, Forbes.com, 24 Aug. 2025 The situation recalls San Diego’s struggles to shut down hundreds of unlicensed cannabis storefronts as the city began permitting legal dispensaries for the first time in 2014. David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Aug. 2025 Others skip dispensaries altogether and buy delta-8 THC products. Haley Bemiller, Cincinnati Enquirer, 17 Aug. 2025 Journalists love an anniversary, and Ohio recently marked one year since dispensaries opened their doors to adult-use cannabis customers. Haley Bemiller, The Enquirer, 17 Aug. 2025 The error impacts a sizable share of the state’s roughly 450 cannabis dispensaries. Preston Fore, Fortune, 14 Aug. 2025 Kentucky legalized medical marijuana in 2025, with the first dispensaries expected to open in the fall. Marina Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 12 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dispensaries
Noun
  • The ads have now encroached into social media without proper disclosures with many online pharmacies not following the same rules that many pharmaceutical companies follow, a senior White House official said.
    Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2025
  • The company has gone beyond food delivery, enabling purchases and delivery from restaurants, grocery stores, pharmacies, pet shops, retail stores, and more.
    Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 9 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Most Americans visit drugstores to get their COVID-19 vaccines, according to the CDC.
    Tom Murphy, Chicago Tribune, 27 Aug. 2025

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“Dispensaries.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dispensaries. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.

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