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 measure would require them to stay 500 feet from schools and places of worship, 100 feet from homes, and 1,000 feet from other dispensaries.
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Caroline Foreback,
CBS News,
20 June 2026
The illicit market offers the same product with no tax burden, convenient delivery and pricing that undercuts legal dispensaries at every turn.
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Peter Su,
Forbes.com,
20 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.
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Robert McCoppin,
Chicago Tribune,
8 June 2026
People walking into dispensaries today often know the difference between live resin and solventless.
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Sara Payan,
Rolling Stone,
27 May 2026
The act also would have shifted oversight of safety and testing from the Marijuana Enforcement Division to the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment and funded a program in which regulators would randomly collect marijuana products from dispensaries to test them for contaminants.
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Christopher Osher,
ProPublica,
15 May 2026
Prosecutors allege that between April 2019 and November 2022, Pin Hsien Hsu, 46, operated about 30 unlicensed cannabis dispensaries in Los Angeles, Orange and San Bernardino counties, failed to file sales tax returns and didn’t report about $80 million in sales.
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Hannah Fry,
Los Angeles Times,
14 May 2026
The city prohibits cannabis businesses, including dispensaries, delivery services, manufacturing, testing laboratories and cultivation.
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Victoria Le,
Oc Register,
13 May 2026
Council members were divided Monday on what impact the higher tax rate, which takes effect May 1, would have on cannabis sales at the city’s 25 dispensaries.
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David Garrick,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
10 Mar. 2025
Caroline Foreback,
CBS News,
20 June 2026
The illicit market offers the same product with no tax burden, convenient delivery and pricing that undercuts legal dispensaries at every turn.
—
Peter Su,
Forbes.com,
20 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
The act also would have shifted oversight of safety and testing from the Marijuana Enforcement Division to the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment and funded a program in which regulators would randomly collect marijuana products from dispensaries to test them for contaminants.
—
Christopher Osher,
ProPublica,
15 May 2026
Prosecutors allege that between April 2019 and November 2022, Pin Hsien Hsu, 46, operated about 30 unlicensed cannabis dispensaries in Los Angeles, Orange and San Bernardino counties, failed to file sales tax returns and didn’t report about $80 million in sales.
—
Hannah Fry,
Los Angeles Times,
14 May 2026
The city prohibits cannabis businesses, including dispensaries, delivery services, manufacturing, testing laboratories and cultivation.
—
Victoria Le,
Oc Register,
13 May 2026
Council members were divided Monday on what impact the higher tax rate, which takes effect May 1, would have on cannabis sales at the city’s 25 dispensaries.
—
David Garrick,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
10 Mar. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dispensaries
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Some of the scam compounds in Cambodia were like cities themselves, massive and self-contained, with supermarkets, karaoke bars, barber shops, pharmacies, and other services inside them.
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Pharmacy benefit managers work as middlemen of sorts between insurers, pharmacies, and drug manufacturers to negotiate drug prices and manage prescription benefits.
Noun
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Cross over, and suddenly ho-hum drugstores and fast-food restaurants transform into vibrant shops and cafes.
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Most clinical trials use doses in that range, not the larger amounts often sold at drugstores.
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“Dispensaries.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dispensaries. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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