"Licensed dispensaries" are stores or locations that have been legally authorized by the government to sell specific goods or services. Full definition
Cuomo confirmed that he did not want marijuana legally dispensed in New York to be taken in a smokable form, and sought to limit the number of licensed dispensaries from 20 to five. (politico.com)
The rest of the industry was no better, he and his co-authors reported in a study published in 2015: Only 17 % of edible cannabis products purchased at licensed dispensaries in San Francisco, California; Los Angeles, California; and Seattle, Washington, had labels accurately stating their chemical contents. (sciencemag.org)
And only licensed dispensaries may sell the drug. (entrepreneur.com)