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dispensary

[dih-spen-suh-ree] / dɪˈspɛn sə ri /


NOUN
clinic
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NOUN
infirmary
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The dispensary system is a transitional structure, a relic of the era when cannabis was treated as a dangerous exception.

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

Then, in an alcove fanned by the harness-baiTeb, there was a set of shelves which formed the dispensary far side armour.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White

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

The agency can only use “back of the envelope” calculations to estimate whether dispensaries are financially above water.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 14, 2025

The cafes in West Hollywood operate with some workarounds that separate the food businesses from the dispensaries, including partnering with nearby restaurants to deliver fresh food to their customers, The Times has previously reported.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 29, 2024

Businesses that fit certain criteria could apply, and in November 2022 the OCM approved a small number of licenses for conditional adult-use retail dispensaries.

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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