dispensary

as in pharmacy
a place where medicine or minor medical treatment is given a hospital dispensary

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Recent Examples of dispensary Listen to this article The University of Colorado’s Board of Regents is launching an independent investigation into one of its own, Regent Wanda James, after the dispensary owner pushed to cut state funding from a CU campaign to educate youth about the risks of high-potency marijuana. Elizabeth Hernandez, The Denver Post, 20 Mar. 2025 The state has struggled to control the black market, with as many as 8,000 unlicensed dispensaries in New York City alone, compared to just 140 legal operations. Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 12 Mar. 2025 Pictures of producers setting up in bars, dispensaries, art galleries, and co-working spaces also capture the soul emanating from samplers and the effect this has on repurposed dens. Sheldon Pearce, The New Yorker, 22 Mar. 2025 An Illinois blood bank and a local dispensary are fighting the blood shortage — and cannabis stigma. Rachel Raposas, People.com, 20 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for dispensary

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“Dispensary.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dispensary. Accessed 26 Apr. 2025.

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