dispensary

Where drugs distributed

A dispensary is a place where medicines or medical supplies are given out.

In older usage, it referred to charitable clinics providing free care to the poor.

Today the term most commonly describes a retail shop licensed to sell cannabis: There are three dispensaries within walking distance of my apartment.

cannabis

marijuana

Psychoactive hemp plant

indica · sativa · hybrid · THC · CBD · flower · pre-rolls · terpenes · concentrates · vape

pharmacy

apothecary

Historical medicine preparer

medication · formulary · over-the-counter · refill · compounding · tablets · capsules · ointment · syrup · tincture

medical

clinic

Outpatient treatment facility

treatment · patient · nurse · practitioner · consultation · healthcare · examination · appointment · diagnosis · therapy

military

quartermaster

Officer managing military supplies

provisions · barracks · sickbay · corpsman · base · garrison

Categories
Opposites
function of distribution

dispensaryrepository

Place for storing things

warehouse · depot · storage facility · receiving dock · impound lot

access to medicine/substances

dispensaryblack market

Illicit trading system

drug den · street corner

healthcare facility type

dispensaryhospital ward

Treatment division in clinic

inpatient facility · intensive care unit · emergency room · surgical center · long-term care facility

Phrases
Family

indispensable, dispensable, dispensation, indispensably, dispensaries

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