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dispensaries

noun

plural of dispensary

as in pharmacies

a place where medicine or minor medical treatment is given a hospital dispensary

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Recent Examples of dispensaries Faced with declining revenue on untaxed cigarette sales, a traditionally reliable source of income, the tribe has diversified into cannabis dispensaries, music festivals and rodeos. — Jason Motlagh, Rolling Stone, 22 Oct. 2026 Medical marijuana can be sold by licensed dispensaries in Virginia and people can possess a certain amount for personal use. — Jacob Rosen, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026 The enforcement division’s own investigators told auditors that, as a result, Colorado relies largely on an honor code to ensure the safety of marijuana sold in the state’s dispensaries. — Christopher Osher, ProPublica, 21 Oct. 2026 Democrats and Republican supporters of legalization disagree as to whether sales should be through private dispensaries or state stores, similar to how alcohol is sold in Pennsylvania. — Daniel J. Mallinson, The Conversation, 5 Oct. 2026 During the worst of the pandemic, Kringel complained that fitness studios faced more restrictions than dispensaries and liquor stores. — Justin Wingerter, Denver Post, 26 Sep. 2026 Carpentersville changed its zoning regulations in 2018 to allow recreational cannabis dispensaries, Stewart said. — Gloria Casas, Chicago Tribune, 24 Sep. 2026 The city went through the same steps, Sandlund said, around 15 years ago when cannabis dispensaries emerged. — Sacbee.com, 17 Sep. 2026 The Senate on Tuesday discussed the closure of hospital dispensaries in some counties. — ABC News, 8 Sep. 2026

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The policy directs the FDA not to take action against specialty pharmacies that sell a half-dozen wellness peptides, including BPC-157, TB-500 and KPV.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 29 Oct. 2026
Despite that lack of evidence, the loosening of restrictions has come after the FDA began analyzing how to make the substances more accessible and convened a panel to discuss allowing compounding pharmacies to manufacture them.

— Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 28 Oct. 2026

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Watch whether major drugstores and beauty chains begin reducing shelf space for pore strips, astringent toners and cleansing wipes in 2025 restocks.

— Samantha Agate, Miami Herald, 26 Oct. 2026
The Waterstones shop sat on a wide main street of drugstores and budget-clothing chains in whose windows everything appeared to be on sale.

— Nathan Heller, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2026

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