dispensaries
Licensed drug shops
Dispensaries are establishments where medicines or medical supplies are prepared and distributed.
The term traditionally referred to clinics providing free or low-cost healthcare to the poor.
In contemporary American usage, dispensaries are often retail locations licensed to sell cannabis products: There's a new dispensary on the corner.
The singular is dispensary.
Medical dispensing authorization
- pharmacistMedicine dispensing professional
- apothecaryHistorical medicine preparer
- druggistMedicine-dispensing professional
- compoundingElements merging progressively
formulary · refill · script · pharmacopeia · generic · brand-name · over-the-counter · counter
Addressing interconnected wholes
- naturopathyAlternative healing using nature
- herbalismPlant-based healing tradition
- homeopathyDiluted-substance alternative medicine
- supplementsExtra nutritional intake
remedies · tinctures · aromatherapy · herbal · alternative · apothecary · botanicals · natural
Psychoactive hemp plant
- recreationalRelated to enjoyment activities
- budtenderDispensary retail worker
- strainsVarieties, injuries, or sifts
- ediblesItems safe to consume
concentrates · vape · THC · CBD · indica · sativa · hybrid · terpenes
Outpatient treatment facility
- outpatientTreated without admission
- charityVoluntary aid for others
- mobileCapable of movement
- methadoneSynthetic addiction treatment opioid
harm-reduction · community · distribution · supplies · syringes · naloxone · condoms
prescription
Medical dispensing authorization
- pharmacistMedicine dispensing professional
- apothecaryHistorical medicine preparer
- druggistMedicine-dispensing professional
compounding · formulary · refill · script · pharmacopeia · generic · brand-name · over-the-counter · counter · medication
holistic
Addressing interconnected wholes
- naturopathyAlternative healing using nature
- herbalismPlant-based healing tradition
- homeopathyDiluted-substance alternative medicine
supplements · remedies · tinctures · aromatherapy · herbal · alternative · apothecary · botanicals · natural · integrative
marijuana
Psychoactive hemp plant
- recreationalRelated to enjoyment activities
- budtenderDispensary retail worker
- strainsVarieties, injuries, or sifts
edibles · concentrates · vape · THC · CBD · indica · sativa · hybrid · terpenes · potency
clinic
Outpatient treatment facility
- outpatientTreated without admission
- charityVoluntary aid for others
- mobileCapable of movement
methadone · harm-reduction · community · distribution · supplies · syringes · naloxone · condoms
- cannabisweed, sativa, indica, hybrid, hemp
- Cannabis Industrypot shop, grow operation, grow ops, grow house, cannabis cultivation
- drug policynarcotics, drug reform, drug enforcement, drug policy, decriminalization
- Drug RegulationFDA, DEA, controlled substances, drug scheduling, Schedule II
- medical historyHippocrates, germ theory, bloodletting, Galen, four humors
- medical missionsmissionary doctors, mobile clinics, mobile clinic, rural clinics, rural clinic
dispensariesgeneral stores
Shops stocking diverse merchandise
department stores · supermarkets · big-box stores · variety stores · emporiums
dispensariesblack markets
Illegal trading networks
open markets · street corners · flea markets · street vendors · vending machines
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