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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In 2021, 10 people were granted a CORE program permit and given three years to open a storefront dispensary.
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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
Existing dispensary rules prohibit on-site consumption, forcing buyers to buy cannabis at a dispensary and then take it elsewhere to consume.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Mar. 2025
But now there are holograms, bar codes and laser engraving that can fool the electronic scanners in bars and marijuana dispensaries.
—James Barron, New York Times, 14 Feb. 2025
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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
Existing dispensary rules prohibit on-site consumption, forcing buyers to buy cannabis at a dispensary and then take it elsewhere to consume.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Mar. 2025
But now there are holograms, bar codes and laser engraving that can fool the electronic scanners in bars and marijuana dispensaries.
—James Barron, New York Times, 14 Feb. 2025
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“Dispensary.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dispensary. Accessed 2 Apr. 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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