dispensaries

noun

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 Adult-use has been legal for five years but there was never a legal framework for dispensaries. — Will Yakowicz, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026 The new law also broadens the types of products dispensaries can sell, including gummies, edibles, and vaporized flower. — Christopher Harris, CBS News, 29 June 2026 The ability to sell medical cannabis would also be an advantage for recent start-up dispensaries, who aren’t able to do so now. — Robert McCoppin, Chicago Tribune, 8 June 2026 People walking into dispensaries today often know the difference between live resin and solventless. — Sara Payan, Rolling Stone, 27 May 2026
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  1. pharmacies
  2. drugstores
Noun
  • The telehealth industry, after all, is more or less built on compounding pharmacies; Hims & Hers actually bought its own in 2024.
    — Tom Bartlett, The Atlantic, 24 July 2026
  • The Biden administration also blocked their manufacture by compounding pharmacies, which make specialty drugs.
    — John Timmer, ArsTechnica, 24 July 2026
Definition of pharmacies
Noun
  • These masks can often be purchased at hardware stores and drugstores.
    — Greta Cross, USA Today, 16 July 2026
  • Overnight, from Los Angeles, my accounts bled out through a string of Walgreens drugstores, an Arco gas station, and a single charge of thousands of dollars at a Staples, the signature of a gift-card cash-out.
    — Ryan Pettit, Time, 7 July 2026
Definition of drugstores

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