as in pharmacy
a place where medicine or minor medical treatment is given
a hospital dispensary
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Illegal dispensaries continue to thrive, crime linked to the cannabis trade is rising, and critics argue that the public was misled about the risks of high-potency pot that that has flooded the legal market.
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Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 12 Mar. 2025
In 2021, 10 people were granted a CORE program permit and given three years to open a storefront dispensary.
—Mathew Miranda, Sacbee.com, 26 Mar. 2025
The resulting program includes limitations such as prohibiting smoking of marijuana flower (only vaporization is allowed), lower purchase limits, and requiring a pharmacist at every dispensary.
—Tribune Content Agency, Mercury News, 25 Mar. 2025
The company operates medical marijuana retail and adult-use dispensaries and distribution facilities in California.
—Quartz Intelligence Newsroom, Quartz, 13 Mar. 2025
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Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 12 Mar. 2025
In 2021, 10 people were granted a CORE program permit and given three years to open a storefront dispensary.
—Mathew Miranda, Sacbee.com, 26 Mar. 2025
The resulting program includes limitations such as prohibiting smoking of marijuana flower (only vaporization is allowed), lower purchase limits, and requiring a pharmacist at every dispensary.
—Tribune Content Agency, Mercury News, 25 Mar. 2025
The company operates medical marijuana retail and adult-use dispensaries and distribution facilities in California.
—Quartz Intelligence Newsroom, Quartz, 13 Mar. 2025
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“Dispensary.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dispensary. Accessed 21 Apr. 2025.
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