Complex sentence: The term "dispensary" in the United States also once referred to government agencies that sold alcoholic beverages, particularly in the states of Idaho and the South Carolina, this is a hangover from the days of alcohol prohibition when alcohol could only be had by prescription.
Split into simpler sentences: The term "dispensary" in the United States also once referred to government agencies that sold alcoholic beverages, particularly in the states of Idaho and the South Carolina. This is a hangover from the days of alcohol prohibition when alcohol could only be had by prescription.