as in pharmacy
a place where medicine or minor medical treatment is given
a hospital dispensary
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However, cannabis dispensaries are allowed to maintain websites and social media pages with limited content, list products in directories and incorporate cannabis imagery into their logos.
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Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2024
Before the statewide ban, the goods were available at small corner shops and large chain retailers, while similar items sold at licensed dispensaries are subject to additional taxes and quality control testing.
—Connor Sheets, Los Angeles Times, 25 Nov. 2024
The Poison Center has been receiving a higher percentage of calls regarding unregulated cannabis products that aren’t purchased at a dispensary, said Emily Paterson, public education and communications manager for the Maryland Poison Center.
—Kiersten Hacker, Baltimore Sun, 18 Nov. 2024
Lowell Farms has entered into management services agreements with two cannabis retail dispensaries in Los Angeles, California, with an option to acquire equity ownership.
—Quartz Bot, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024
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Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2024
Before the statewide ban, the goods were available at small corner shops and large chain retailers, while similar items sold at licensed dispensaries are subject to additional taxes and quality control testing.
—Connor Sheets, Los Angeles Times, 25 Nov. 2024
The Poison Center has been receiving a higher percentage of calls regarding unregulated cannabis products that aren’t purchased at a dispensary, said Emily Paterson, public education and communications manager for the Maryland Poison Center.
—Kiersten Hacker, Baltimore Sun, 18 Nov. 2024
Lowell Farms has entered into management services agreements with two cannabis retail dispensaries in Los Angeles, California, with an option to acquire equity ownership.
—Quartz Bot, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024
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“Dispensary.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dispensary. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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