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28-590: The term also refers to legal cannabis dispensaries . The term also has Victorian antiquity , in 1862 the term dispensary was used in the folk song the Blaydon Races . The folk song differentiated the term dispensary from a Doctors surgery and an Infirmary. The advent of huge industrial plants in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, such as large steel mills , created a demand for in-house first responder services, including firefighting , emergency medical services , and even primary care that were closer to

56-763: A plethora of new manufacturing companies in mainly China via importers based in the U.S. The growing need of dispensaries to comply with various legislative laws has given birth to thousands of new products ranging from vials with child locks on them to, to pop top bottles that are childproof and even childproof joint tubes. For example, according to Title 16 C.F.R. 1700 of the Poison Prevention Packaging Act in Washington, any marijuana products, whether they are edibles, concentrates, or waxes that can be consumed either by inhaling or swallowing must be sold in child-resistant packaging. Colorado

84-597: A range of modules such as manual dispensing, supervisory, bulk dispensing, recipe management and interfacing with external systems. Such a system might dispense much more than just medical related products, such as alcohol, tobacco or vitamins and minerals. In Kenya , a dispensary is a small outpatient health facility, usually managed by a registered nurse. It provides the most basic primary healthcare services to rural communities, e.g. childhood immunization, family planning, wound dressing and management of common ailments like colds, diarrhea and simple malaria. The nurses report to

112-611: A retail shop but as non-profit cooperatives. Finally, there are other types of cannabis shops like Bhang shops in India and experimental cannabis dispensation systems in Switzerland . Cannabis shops differ from head shops in that the latter sells only drug paraphernalia . The world's largest cannabis dispensary is in Las Vegas, Nevada at 112,000 square feet opened by Planet 13 Holdings . Cannabis selling coffeeshops began in

140-600: A retail storefront or office building, in which a person can purchase cannabis and cannabis-related items for medical or recreational use. First modeled in Amsterdam in the late 1970s where they were innocently called coffeeshops , it would take the Americans more than a generation to successfully duplicate the idea of a retail cannabis storefront. Unlike in the Dutch coffee shops, today most dispensaries do not allow for

168-702: Is a location at which cannabis is sold or otherwise dispensed, either for recreational or for medical use. Due to the complex legal regimes surrounding cannabis , cannabis shops have different names and modalities depending on the jurisdiction. In the Netherlands these are called coffeeshops . In the United States they exist as an outlet for both recreational and medical use, often called dispensaries . In other jurisdictions like Malta , Spain , Uruguay , Germany , cannabis dispensation takes place in cannabis social clubs , legally not considered as

196-569: Is building a network of dispensaries that are meant to help to track marijuana sales and consumption. The move was meant to decrease the role of the criminal world in distribution and sales of it. Cannabis dispensaries in the United States Cannabis dispensaries in the United States or marijuana dispensaries are a type of cannabis retail outlet , local government-regulated physical location, typically inside

224-576: Is sold in specially designated stores called cannabis dispensaries or "compassion clubs". These clubs are for members or patients only, unless legal cannabis has already passed in the state or province in question. In Canada dispensaries are far less abundant than in the USA; most Canadian dispensaries are in British Columbia and Ontario. In 2013 Uruguay became the first country to legalize marijuana cultivation, sale and consumption. The government

252-580: The Nova Scotia Liquor Corporation ) or by establishing new Crown corporations to operate cannabis stores (such as the Société québécoise du cannabis or Cannabis NB ). Designated similarly to a dispensary, cannabis delivery services do not operate a walk-in storefront. In California the rise of delivery services has been steadily occurring. Cannabis delivery services are subject to the same regulations as walk in dispensaries with

280-470: The United States was used to refer to government agencies that sell alcoholic beverages , particularly in the state of Idaho and the South Carolina . In Arizona , British Columbia , California , Colorado , Connecticut , Illinois , Maine , Massachusetts , Oregon , Michigan , New Jersey , New Mexico , New York , Rhode Island , Ontario , Quebec , and Washington , medical cannabis

308-940: The "largest pot shop" in California and was featured in a four-part reality show. An economic impact study conducted by the University of Denver examined the Colorado Harvest Company dispensary chain's contribution to tax revenue, jobs, and income to Denver and the state of Colorado. Kind for Cures was the first shop to make national press by taking over a defunct KFC. Coachella Valley Church in San Jose, California made national headlines by offering sacramental marijuana to their members. MedMen 's operation grew to include thousands of employees, dozens of retail locations across multiple states in addition to processing and grow facilities; MedMen aims to be

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336-512: The 14th season of South Park is named " Medicinal Fried Chicken " and contemplates a marijuana dispensary taking over a recently closed fast-food chicken restaurant named "KFC". Popular American comedian D. L. Hughley 's short-lived and controversial news program on CNN ends with the artist visiting a California dispensary to treat back pain. Cannabis retail outlet A cannabis retail outlet (also known as cannabis shop , cannabis dispensary , cannabis store , cannabis cooperative )

364-561: The 1970s. Establishments like Mellow Yellow coffeeshop were known for open cannabis smoking and dealing. After an explosion of hard drugs authorities began to tolerate soft drugs and legalized cannabis selling in registered coffeeshops. Similarly, cannabis cafés and bars are well established in Thailand. In certain territories of the United States, dispensaries distribute cannabis to the general public or in some cases only to approved patients. In Uruguay cannabis dispensaries are built by

392-1216: The FDA and are not legally registered with the federal government. As of 2021 there are state-regulated marijuana dispensaries in Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, the District of Columbia, Florida, Hawaii, Illinois, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, and Washington. In California, Native American gaming operations are also intended to include dispensaries going forward. A cannabis dispensary differs from similar retail stores known as head shops , in that only state-licensed cannabis dispensaries are authorized to sell cannabis. Approximately 14 US States have drive thru capabilities. These states include; California, Colorado, Illinois, Maryland, Michigan, Missouri, Nevada, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Utah, and Washington The first dispensary San Francisco Cannabis Buyers Club

420-569: The Netherlands, Slovenia, and Austria. They are regulated by law in Uruguay (since 2014), Malta (since 2021), and Germany (since 2024). In India, several Indian states allow licensed bhang shops to sell bhang , a decoction of cannabis. They mainly sell traditional cannabis-infused Indian bhang drinks Bhang lassi and Bhang thandai . In Switzerland, the first pilot project of recreational adult use dispensation , half-way between

448-504: The added stipulation that they can only deliver directly to the consumers home address. Delivery to public business and other areas is expressly forbidden by California Cannabis Delivery Laws In Ontario , the government-owned Ontario Cannabis Retail Corporation retains the legal monopoly on online delivery for recreational cannabis. A Cannabis social club (CSC) is a non-profit members-only industry model for non-medical cannabis. CSCs do not "sell" cannabis as such: legally, they only grow

476-521: The amount needed for their members in exchange for the costs of production (a form of delegation of home cultivation to the club). The exchange of the product against money is not considered a sale, but a sharing of the costs of production, and therefore can be considered a personal activity, happening in collective private settings. CSCs exist without specific regulation, taking advantage of legal precedents, in New Zealand, Spain, Belgium, France ,

504-399: The caregiver model. The term "marijuana dispensary" in the United States is most often used to refer to private organizations or companies that sell cannabis , particularly in the states of California, Colorado, Washington and Oregon . "Cannabis dispensary" is starting to become a more politically correct term as conscientious people prefer the use of the word cannabis which avoids using

532-485: The government and can sell to the public. In 2015, the City of San Diego made A Green Alternative the first licensed medical cannabis dispensary and delivery service in the city. In Canada, dispensaries are also popularly known as cannabis stores . Following the national legalization of recreational cannabis under the 2018 federal Cannabis Act , laws around the licensing and operation of cannabis stores are left to

560-660: The more common Spanish slang word "marijuana". Thirty seven of the United States regulate some form of medical cannabis sales despite federal laws. As of 2016 seventeen of those states ( Arizona , California, Colorado, Connecticut , Delaware , Illinois , Maine , Michigan , Montana , Nevada , New Jersey , New Mexico , New York, Oklahoma, Oregon , Rhode Island , Washington , and Washington, D.C.) have at least one medical marijuana dispensary, with varying product laws. The medical dispensaries in these states buy their exit shop products (excluding medical marijuana), like child-proof safety bags, and in-store storage products, from

588-466: The nursing officer at the health center, where they refer patients with complicated diseases to be managed by clinical officers . In India, a dispensary refers to a small setup with basic medical facilities where a doctor can provide a primary level of care. It does not have a hospitalization facility and is generally owned by a single doctor. In remote areas of India where hospital facilities are not available, dispensaries will be available. In Turkey ,

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616-454: The point of need, under closer company control, and in many cases better capitalized than any services that the surrounding town could provide. In such contexts, company doctors and nurses were regularly on duty or on call . Electronic dispensaries are designed to ensure efficient and consistent dispensing of excipient and active ingredients in a secure data environment with full audit traceability. A standard dispensary system consists of

644-697: The provincial and territorial governments. Some provinces and territories, such as Manitoba and Saskatchewan , have a fully privatized physical and online cannabis retail market. Others maintain a hybrid system with fully privatized physical retail but government-owned online retail (such as in Ontario or Newfoundland and Labrador ), or a mixture of private- and government-owned cannabis stores (such as in British Columbia ). Government-owned cannabis stores are typically operated through existing provincial/territorial government alcohol monopolies (such as

672-459: The smoking or other consumption of cannabis. However, some dispensaries (such as some in California) do have legal permission to set up "cannabars" to allow onsite consumption. In a traditional medical cannabis dispensary store a patient receives cannabis medication as allowed per the patient's doctor's recommendation. These dispensaries sell cannabis products that have not been approved by

700-477: The term dispensary is almost always used in reference to tuberculosis dispensaries ( Turkish : verem savaş dispanseri ) established across the country under a programme to eliminate tuberculosis initiated in 1923, the same year the country was founded. Although more than a hundred such dispensaries continue to operate as of 2023, they have been largely supplanted by hospitals by the end of 20th century with increased access to healthcare. The term dispensary in

728-621: The “Apple Store” of weed. As dispensaries grow in popularity, several locating services have been created such as NearGreen, Leafbuyer, Weedmaps , Texas Weed Syndicate, Merry Jane and Leafly Weed Wars is a four-part reality show broadcast on the Discovery Channel which highlights the Harborside Health Center in Oakland California, a medical marijuana dispensary. The third episode of

756-501: Was founded in 1992 by Proposition 215 coauthors " Brownie Mary " Rathbun, Dennis Peron and Dale Gieringer. Shortly after was founded the Berkeley Patients Group , remaining as of 2024 the oldest continuously-operating dispensary in the country. Washington state became the second state in the U.S. to develop a regulatory framework for marijuana dispensary operators to improve the access to cannabis patients beyond

784-1092: Was the first state to license a Recreational Dispensary, with 37 stores licensed to sell to adults 21+ on January 1, 2014. The first customer on record to legally purchase marijuana was Sean Azzarati, an Iraq war veteran, who was raising awareness for the cause that PTSD was not a "qualifying condition" for a medical marijuana recommendation in Colorado at the time (PTSD was added to the list of qualifying conditions in 2017). As of March 2024, 25 states regulate recreational dispensaries. A partial list includes Alaska ( Alaska Measure 2 (2014) ), Arizona ( 2020 Arizona Proposition 207 ), California (2018), Colorado ( Colorado Amendment 64 ), Illinois (2020), Maine (2020), Massachusetts (2018), Nevada (2017), Oregon ( Oregon Ballot Measure 91 (2014) ), Michigan , and Washington ( Washington Initiative 502 ). These are stores where any adult 21+ can enter to purchase cannabis and or cannabis smoking accessories. Harborside Health Center , Oakland and San Jose, California describes itself as

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