Uber eats is starting weed delivery service in Toronto. The new initiative comes as the Ontario Cannabis Store detailed that the number of cannabis stores has risen to 1,460 this year.
On Sunday, Uber Eats said that it would start delivering marijuana to Toronto residents from nearby dispensaries.
The Hill adds that the food delivery company announced in a statement that it had teamed up with online marijuana directory Leafly to deliver from Hidden Leaf Cannabis, Minerva Cannabis, and Shivaa's Rose, three local dispensaries.
"We are partnering with industry leaders like Leafly to help retailers offer safe, convenient options for people in Toronto to purchase legal cannabis for delivery to their homes, which will help combat the illegal market and help reduce impaired driving," said Uber Eats Canada GM Lola Kassim.
Residents over the age of 19 will be allowed to place orders from the three local licensed cannabis retailers in the city through the Uber Eats app. Then the...