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dispensary

[dih-spen-suh-ree] / dɪˈspɛn sə ri /


NOUN
clinic
Synonyms
NOUN
infirmary
Synonyms




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Convenience stores, gasoline stations and neighborhood retailers are easier to monitor, easier to tax, and vastly cheaper to regulate than fragmented, high-compliance dispensary systems.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 9, 2026

From the outside, it looks like your standard-issue corporate dispensary, largely because of where it is.

From Salon ● Apr. 20, 2025

She added that her shop was "propping up" the dispensary.

From BBC ● Jun. 2, 2024

“This project will change the trajectory of their lives forever,” Forrest Parker, general manager for Qualla Enterprises, the tribal company that manages the dispensary, said during the opening ceremony.

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 21, 2024

She closed the dispensary door and looked around the outer office.

From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck

In court, it cited Savda Ghevra's schools, dispensaries and transport links as evidence that the area could accommodate the displaced families.

From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2026

So dispensaries can’t deduct typical business expenses from their taxable income.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 14, 2025

The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors approved a motion Tuesday to “deplatform” illegal cannabis dispensaries, seeking their removal from Google, Yelp and other online platforms.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2024

For one, all legal dispensaries must use licensed processors and growers.

From Slate ● Mar. 14, 2024

But one of the many people who regularly brought unpleasant news of the deluge had told her that the company was dismantling its dispensaries to move them to where it was not raining.

From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez


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