as in pharmacy
a place where medicine or minor medical treatment is given
a hospital dispensary
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The state also maintains cannabis agreements with White Earth Nation, the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe, the Prairie Island Indian Community, the Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa and the Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe, which operate a number of dispensaries around the state.
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Jared Kaufman, Twin Cities, 24 Dec. 2025
In 2025, dispensaries regularly stock joints that have more than 35 percent THC.
—Nicholas Florko, The Atlantic, 19 Dec. 2025
The change will not make marijuana federally legal but could allow for debit and credit card use at dispensaries.
—Ray Stern, AZCentral.com, 18 Dec. 2025
Major retailers include Gotham, whose four New York locations are, according to founder Joanne Wilson, modeled not after traditional dispensaries but multi-brand retail and concept stores from around the world, like Paris’ (since-shuttered) Colette, and Printemps.
—Oset Babür-Winter, Bon Appetit Magazine, 5 Dec. 2025
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Jared Kaufman, Twin Cities, 24 Dec. 2025
In 2025, dispensaries regularly stock joints that have more than 35 percent THC.
—Nicholas Florko, The Atlantic, 19 Dec. 2025
The change will not make marijuana federally legal but could allow for debit and credit card use at dispensaries.
—Ray Stern, AZCentral.com, 18 Dec. 2025
Major retailers include Gotham, whose four New York locations are, according to founder Joanne Wilson, modeled not after traditional dispensaries but multi-brand retail and concept stores from around the world, like Paris’ (since-shuttered) Colette, and Printemps.
—Oset Babür-Winter, Bon Appetit Magazine, 5 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dispensary
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The simplicity of the idea — that someone about to start immunotherapy could simply pop into their local pharmacy for an inexpensive shot that might prolong their life — should be enough to inspire everyone to put aside politics and invest in pursuing this promising finding.—
Lisa Jarvis,
Twin Cities,
8 Nov. 2025
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North Kansas City authorities have identified a male CVS employee as the victim killed in a North Kansas City shooting Thursday at the one of the health retailer’s pharmacy locations .—
PJ Green,
Kansas City Star,
7 Nov. 2025
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Kimberly-Clark has been attempting to challenge the dominance of consumer goliath Procter & Gamble, whose business spans all drugstore aisles, including cold and digestion medicines.—
NPR,
NPR,
4 Nov. 2025
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The deal would create a competitor to Procter & Gamble in cutting across grocery and drugstore aisles.—
Rohan Goswami,
semafor.com,
3 Nov. 2025
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“Dispensary.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dispensary. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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