dispensary
noun
dis·pen·sa·ry
di-ˈspen(t)s-(ə-)rē 
plural dispensaries
: a place where medicine or medical or dental treatment is dispensed
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Listen to this article The Batavia City Council has approved plans for what would be the town’s first recreational marijuana dispensary.
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Molly Morrow, Chicago Tribune, 25 Jan. 2025
Last month, the big guy stopped by the MUV medical marijuana dispensary in North Miami to launch a few products there.
—Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 16 Jan. 2025
See the list Monday's lottery drawing is for dispensaries in the Kentuckiana and Bluegrass Regions.
—Olivia Evans, The Courier-Journal, 16 Dec. 2024
Unlike Total Wine & More, dispensaries can't sell liquor.
—Ray Stern, The Arizona Republic, 27 Nov. 2024
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Molly Morrow, Chicago Tribune, 25 Jan. 2025
Last month, the big guy stopped by the MUV medical marijuana dispensary in North Miami to launch a few products there.
—Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 16 Jan. 2025
See the list Monday's lottery drawing is for dispensaries in the Kentuckiana and Bluegrass Regions.
—Olivia Evans, The Courier-Journal, 16 Dec. 2024
Unlike Total Wine & More, dispensaries can't sell liquor.
—Ray Stern, The Arizona Republic, 27 Nov. 2024
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“Dispensary.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dispensary. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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dispensary
noun
dis·pen·sa·ry
dis-ˈpen(t)s-(ə-)rē
plural dispensaries
: a place where medical or dental aid is given
Medical Definition
dispensary
noun
dis·pen·sa·ry
dis-ˈpen(t)s-(ə-)rē
plural dispensaries
: a place where medicine or medical or dental treatment is dispensed
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