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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After legalizing recreational cannabis in late 2024, Germany’s dispensaries are thriving, with projections to hit $1.5 billion in sales by year-end.
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Matt Rozo, The Mercury News, 19 Feb. 2025
Reality check: More dispensaries will open across the state soon regardless of how the state licensing process shakes out, thanks to compacts allowing tribal nations in Minnesota to launch their own off-reservation stores.
—Torey Van Oot, Axios, 18 Feb. 2025
Prairie Cannabis Outside of downtown, a new retail cannabis dispensary has opened in unincorporated Naperville.
—Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 18 Feb. 2025
Later this year, Tyson 2.0 will open its first dispensary in the U.S.—in Jersey City, New Jersey, near the famed Ringside Lounge, where Tyson keeps a pigeon coop.
—Will Yakowicz, Forbes, 16 Feb. 2025
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Matt Rozo, The Mercury News, 19 Feb. 2025
Reality check: More dispensaries will open across the state soon regardless of how the state licensing process shakes out, thanks to compacts allowing tribal nations in Minnesota to launch their own off-reservation stores.
—Torey Van Oot, Axios, 18 Feb. 2025
Prairie Cannabis Outside of downtown, a new retail cannabis dispensary has opened in unincorporated Naperville.
—Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 18 Feb. 2025
Later this year, Tyson 2.0 will open its first dispensary in the U.S.—in Jersey City, New Jersey, near the famed Ringside Lounge, where Tyson keeps a pigeon coop.
—Will Yakowicz, Forbes, 16 Feb. 2025
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“Dispensary.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dispensary. Accessed 3 Mar. 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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