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 Andrade's original proposal had called for broader reforms, including home cultivation, expanded qualifying conditions and allowing out-of-state patients to access Florida dispensaries. Newsweek Staff, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Apr. 2025 Challenges and Community Responses Despite the positive growth, the rapid expansion of cannabis dispensaries has raised concerns among some local communities. Matt Rozo, Mercury News, 29 Apr. 2025 The number of licensed dispensaries is expected to more than double by 2025. Javier Hasse, Forbes.com, 24 Apr. 2025 They can only be purchased at licensed marijuana dispensaries. Greta Cross, USA Today, 20 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for dispensary
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Noun
  • The health insurance industry, as well as drug middlemen known as pharmacy benefit managers, has increasingly come under government and public scrutiny.
    Sneha S.K, USA Today, 16 May 2025
  • Drug manufacturers, distributors, pharmacy chains and other businesses have settled lawsuits with state and local governments over the painkillers that were a main driver of overdose deaths in the past.
    CBS News, CBS News, 14 May 2025
Noun
  • Rite Aid cites declining sales Rite Aid had planned to merge with Albertsons, the Boise grocery giant, in 2017, but the deal fell apart a year later as the drugstore chain struggled with competition from larger competitors such as CVS Pharmacy and Walgreens.
    Angela Palermo, Idaho Statesman, 17 May 2025
  • As of Thursday night, Rite Aid operated 1,240 stores in the U.S. with most of them located in California, Pennsylvania and New York, according to the drugstore chain’s store locator.
    Bruce Japsen, Forbes.com, 16 May 2025

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“Dispensary.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dispensary. Accessed 29 May. 2025.

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