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a place where medicine or minor medical treatment is given
a hospital dispensary
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Recent Examples of dispensaries
The compromise agreed to by lawmakers largely behind closed doors would also increase the number of pot dispensaries one company can own from three to five, meaning big weed companies can make more money.
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Joe Battenfeld, Boston Herald, 9 Apr. 2026
The community development manager denied the application, saying city rules do not allow dispensaries within 1,000 feet of each other.
—Hannah Elsmore, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Apr. 2026
These products only become available in dispensaries.
—Caroline Cummings, CBS News, 7 Apr. 2026
Any product exceeding 10 milligrams would need to be sold at dispensaries.
—Tiney Ricciardi, Denver Post, 30 Mar. 2026
The number of hemp stores is less clear, but could equal or exceed the number of licensed dispensaries.
—Jack Harvel, Kansas City Star, 26 Mar. 2026
About half of cannabis sales in 2022 at dispensaries in Illinois counties that border Wisconsin were to out-of-state residents, the analysis found.
—Madeline Heim, jsonline.com, 23 Mar. 2026
There’s also the pesticides – all kinds of toxicity are in stuff in legal dispensaries that’s certainly not being detected.
—Stuart Miller, Oc Register, 18 Mar. 2026
Communities with futuristic dispensaries and start-up athleisure.
—Xuan Juliana Wang, Los Angeles Times, 12 Mar. 2026
Joe Battenfeld, Boston Herald, 9 Apr. 2026
The community development manager denied the application, saying city rules do not allow dispensaries within 1,000 feet of each other.
—Hannah Elsmore, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Apr. 2026
These products only become available in dispensaries.
—Caroline Cummings, CBS News, 7 Apr. 2026
Any product exceeding 10 milligrams would need to be sold at dispensaries.
—Tiney Ricciardi, Denver Post, 30 Mar. 2026
The number of hemp stores is less clear, but could equal or exceed the number of licensed dispensaries.
—Jack Harvel, Kansas City Star, 26 Mar. 2026
About half of cannabis sales in 2022 at dispensaries in Illinois counties that border Wisconsin were to out-of-state residents, the analysis found.
—Madeline Heim, jsonline.com, 23 Mar. 2026
There’s also the pesticides – all kinds of toxicity are in stuff in legal dispensaries that’s certainly not being detected.
—Stuart Miller, Oc Register, 18 Mar. 2026
Communities with futuristic dispensaries and start-up athleisure.
—Xuan Juliana Wang, Los Angeles Times, 12 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dispensaries
Noun
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Big-box retailers and warehouse clubs that include pharmacies, such as Costco, Target and Walmart, could benefit for another reason, too.—
Melissa Repko,
CNBC,
9 Apr. 2026
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That means reclassifying around 14 drugs so that compounding pharmacies can once again offer them after a 2023 rule change under the Biden administration.—
Sarah Todd,
STAT,
6 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Widely available at local drugstores, this $10 pick deserves a spot in your spring rotation.—
Amanda Le,
InStyle,
11 Apr. 2026
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The move better positions Amazon to compete with big-box stores, local drugstores and other retailers that have responded to the growth in online shopping by leaning into faster delivery in recent years, GlobalData retail analyst Neil Saunders told CBS News.—
Megan Cerullo,
CBS News,
17 Mar. 2026
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“Dispensaries.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dispensaries. Accessed 20 Apr. 2026.
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