Too lazy to get off the couch to pick up your pot? Soon, you’ll be able to order your weed with the tap of a finger.
The app Nestdrop, which already delivers alcohol on demand, is expanding to marijuana with a soft launch in L.A. at the end of October. Co-founder Michael Pycher says the app will offer delivery, within the hour, for valid patients in a broad area between Downtown, Manhattan Beach and Encino/Tarzana.
While the SoCal entrepreneurs making the most money in the weed industry are of course the people selling the actual weed, it’s the people that are weed-adjacent who are more investor-friendly and able to keep their income in banks. Examples of such businesses include the dispensary directory app Weedmaps and the makers of the pot container with a built-in grinder, Medtainer.
Nestdrop, however, has figured out a way to profit from the actual sale of weed without registering as a dispensary, meaning they don’t have the same liabilities and can attract bigger investors. The app works like this: You upload a photograph of your prescription, then order your cannabis. The app then subcontracts the order to local weed delivery services around L.A.
More at the LA Weekly.