Katelyn Baker
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You can order a pizza using your phone. You can deposit a check or call an Uber to pick you up.
So why can't you order medical marijuana? In the heart of innovation and technology, San Jose has banned cannabis deliveries - but a new app is looking to change that. And a new poll shows an overwhelming number of residents support it.
"I think accessibility is a right," said Keith McCarty, founder of Eaze, a San Francisco-based tech company that allows patients to order pot to be delivered in 20 minutes. "Certain types of patients might be homebound or restricted physically. The movement toward on-demand is happening for a reason."
To convince City Hall to let it launch here, Eaze summoned Silicon Valley lobbyist Jerry Strangis. San Jose today bans pot deliveries, but Councilman Ash Kalra asked to explore the idea - especially since illegal deliveries are happening anyway.
A quick search on a popular weed website shows more than 35 delivery services operating in San Jose. Officials say it hurts the 16 dispensaries that spent years and thousands of dollars to register with the city and play by its rules.
If approved, Eaze would deliver from one or two of the 16 sanctioned weed shops in the city. The local dispensaries would provide the drivers and the medicine - Eaze would charge them a service fee. The app, which launched in 80 other cities, lets users track their driver in real time.
But a lobbyist who represents five major dispensaries says it's a "slap in the face" to allow a delivery company to take over the business. "These companies apply a percentage based fee structure which is essentially skirting the San Jose ordinance," said Sean Kali-rai.
Former Mayor Chuck Reed, who championed many of the regulations in place today, supports allowing deliveries from licensed medical pot collectives. He said it settles the fight over where the shops can locate.
"You don't need one in every corner if people can just have it delivered," Reed said.
And he's not alone. A poll of 500 likely San Jose voters - commissioned by Eaze - shows 69 percent of residents support allowing deliveries.
That includes San Jose resident Noemi Vasquez who relies on medical pot to ease chronic pain from Lupus. "Why should those of us - who are often too sick to drive - be forced to order from illegal services we don't trust when better, safer options exist," she said.
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Full Article: Want Weed Delivered To Your Front Door? It May Soon Happen In San Jose
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So why can't you order medical marijuana? In the heart of innovation and technology, San Jose has banned cannabis deliveries - but a new app is looking to change that. And a new poll shows an overwhelming number of residents support it.
"I think accessibility is a right," said Keith McCarty, founder of Eaze, a San Francisco-based tech company that allows patients to order pot to be delivered in 20 minutes. "Certain types of patients might be homebound or restricted physically. The movement toward on-demand is happening for a reason."
To convince City Hall to let it launch here, Eaze summoned Silicon Valley lobbyist Jerry Strangis. San Jose today bans pot deliveries, but Councilman Ash Kalra asked to explore the idea - especially since illegal deliveries are happening anyway.
A quick search on a popular weed website shows more than 35 delivery services operating in San Jose. Officials say it hurts the 16 dispensaries that spent years and thousands of dollars to register with the city and play by its rules.
If approved, Eaze would deliver from one or two of the 16 sanctioned weed shops in the city. The local dispensaries would provide the drivers and the medicine - Eaze would charge them a service fee. The app, which launched in 80 other cities, lets users track their driver in real time.
But a lobbyist who represents five major dispensaries says it's a "slap in the face" to allow a delivery company to take over the business. "These companies apply a percentage based fee structure which is essentially skirting the San Jose ordinance," said Sean Kali-rai.
Former Mayor Chuck Reed, who championed many of the regulations in place today, supports allowing deliveries from licensed medical pot collectives. He said it settles the fight over where the shops can locate.
"You don't need one in every corner if people can just have it delivered," Reed said.
And he's not alone. A poll of 500 likely San Jose voters - commissioned by Eaze - shows 69 percent of residents support allowing deliveries.
That includes San Jose resident Noemi Vasquez who relies on medical pot to ease chronic pain from Lupus. "Why should those of us - who are often too sick to drive - be forced to order from illegal services we don't trust when better, safer options exist," she said.
News Moderator: Katelyn Baker 420 MAGAZINE ®
Full Article: Want Weed Delivered To Your Front Door? It May Soon Happen In San Jose
Author: Ramona Giwargis
Contact: Internal Affairs
Photo Credit: None found
Website: Internal Affairs
