Cannabis licenses vary by government in terms of difficulty to obtain, cost, competitiveness, and other factors, but all legal markets require dispensaries to be licensed. Once an owner has a license, they can legally operate a cannabis dispensary in the jurisdiction in which the license is obtained and any dispensaries or cannabis sellers without a license are considered part of the illicit market.
Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
license (noun)1.
a) permission to act
b) freedom of action
2.
a) a permission granted by competent authority to engage in a business or occupation or in an activity otherwise unlawful
b) a document, plate, or tag evidencing a license granted
c) a grant by the holder of a copyright or patent to another of any of the rights embodied in the copyright or patent short of an assignment of all rights
3.
a) freedom that allows or is used with irresponsibility
b) disregard for standards of personal conduct - licentiousness
4.
deviation from fact, form, or rule by an artist or writer for the sake of the effect gained freedom
transitive verb
1.
a) to issue a license to
b) to permit or authorize especially by formal license
2.
to give permission or consent to - allow
Merriam-Webster Online Thesaurus
license (noun)1.
the approval by someone in authority for the doing of something
SYNONYMS:
allowance, authorization, clearance, concurrence, consent, granting, green light, leave, license ( licence), sanction, sufferance, warrantRELATED WORDS:
imprimatur, seal, signature, stamp; accreditation, certification; liberty, pass; concession, patent, permit; tolerance, toleration; acceptance, acquiescence, agreement, assent, OK ( okay); accord, grantNEAR ANTONYMS:
denial, refusal, rejection, revocation; taboo ( tabu); injunction, veto; deterrence, discouragement, repression, suppression; ban, embargo, exclusion2.
the granting of power to perform various acts or duties
SYNONYMS:
accreditation, authorization, delegation, empowerment, license ( licence), mandateRELATED WORDS:
commendation, consignment, entrustment; facilitation, fostering, promotion; commanding, directing, ordering3.
the right to act or move freely
SYNONYMS:
authorization, free hand, latitude, license ( licence), runRELATED WORDS:
authority, clutch, command, control, dominion, grip, hold, mandate, mastery, power, sway; range, room, space; blank check, carte blancheto give official or legal power to
SYNONYMS:
accredit, certify, charter, commission, empower, enable, invest, license ( licence), qualify, vest, warrantRELATED WORDS:
approve, clear, credential, endorse ( indorse), OK ( okay), sanction; affirm, confirm, validate; inaugurate, induct, initiate, install, instate, swear in; allow, let, permit; enfranchise, entitle, privilegeNEAR ANTONYMS:
ban, bar, block, constrain, deny, disallow, disbar, discourage, disenfranchise, disfranchise, exclude, hinder, hold back, impede, inhibit, obstruct, prevent, shut out, stop; enjoin, forbid, interdict, outlaw, prohibit, proscribe, vetoPermission, consent, license, sanction, allowance, endorsement, validation, clearance, assent, empowerment