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dispensary

[ dih-spen-suh-ree ]

noun

plural dispensaries.
  1. a place where something is dispensed, especially medicines.
  2. a charitable or public facility where medicines are furnished and free or inexpensive medical advice is available.


dispensary

/ dɪˈspɛnsərɪ; -srɪ /

noun

  1. a place where medicine and medical supplies are dispensed
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of dispensary1

1690–1700; < Medieval Latin 徱ŧԲ storeroom, equivalent to Latin 徱ŧԲ ( ) to dispense + - -ary
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You want a snack that meets you where you are — and the best place to find that snack might just be the local dispensary.

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Gold Flora, a Southern California-based cannabis company that operates 16 dispensaries statewide, is seeking to sell its assets through a receivership, the latest sign of distress in the weed industry.

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After he stopped paying, he said, nearly a dozen of the Big U Enterprise’s members and associates, along with Rollin’ 60s members, rushed into the dispensary armed with firearms.

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County can get new gear — free of charge — at six West Hollywood dispensaries through an accessories drive organized by the local cannabis community.

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According to his affidavit, they include a kidnapping and robbery at a cannabis dispensary in Chatsworth.

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