What is a Dispensary?In most weed-legal locations, dispensaries are the main consumer-facing side of the legal industry. As such, they typically sell a broad range of cannabis products, including flower, vapes, concentrates, edibles and drinkables, and more, though the products available vary by region. Dispensaries function more or less like a retailer in any other consumer space.In some locations, it is also possible to purchase weed legally from a collective. However, marijuana collectives should not be confused with regular marijuana dispensaries. Even though some collectives might sell weed in ways very similar to dispensaries they are not the same. A dispensary is solely a retail commercial operation. But collectives are first and foremost not-for-profit organizations in which members work together to produce and provide access to legal marijuana. This may or may not include some form of public-facing retail, typically for medical patients.Depending on the state or country, users may be able to buy weed legally from a dispensary or a collective. In general, collectives are harder to find, while dispensaries are typically easy to find in any place where cannabis has been legalized