36 states allow for medical sales :\u00a0 record of $17.5 billion – 46% increase from 2019, according to a new report.<\/a><\/p>\n Colorado – Sales increased by 26% to reach $2.2 billion<\/p>\n Oregon – Sales hit $1.1 billion, a 29% increase over 2019<\/p>\n Illinois – Saw the largest dollar gain in 2020, rising by $784 million. It is doing over $1 billion in sales.<\/p>\n California – Grew sales by $586 million – the country\u2019s largest cannabis economy is at $3.5 billion,<\/p>\n Florida saw a $473 million increase.<\/p>\n About 30% of consumers surveyed by BDSA said they shop for cannabis products more often<\/p>\n 25% of consumers say their cannabis usage has increased since before the pandemic.<\/p>\n In that have legalized recreational sales, 43% use cannabis, up from 38%.<\/p>\n In Colorado, where market penetration is greatest in the country, 48% of Coloradans imbibe.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n First decide:<\/p>\n There are three main types of cannabis delivery services.<\/p>\n Understand these and you will know which direction to take.<\/p>\n Arm yourself with the rules and regulations of the place in the state where marijuana is legal. You need to adhere to the rules or you will end up with high fines or even a suspension of your marijuana business license.<\/p>\n Pizza delivery model – A driver can only carry one customer order on them at a time. After completing the delivery he heads back to the store\/dispensary to pick up his next order.<\/p>\n Ice cream truck model – A driver can carry multiple orders at once or even additional inventory. He returns at the end of the day or until all orders have been delivered.<\/p>\n This is a crucial part as it helps you formulate how you will go about the operations.<\/p>\n Things to be considered are:<\/p>\n This can best be done by browsing your state or city\u2019s cannabis website and see if they\u2019re accepting applications for cannabis delivery licenses. If they are you need to fill out all the required forms.<\/p>\n The forms you fill out typically include:<\/p>\n Make sure to read your state or city\u2019s laws closely to ensure your plans cover all the required processes and rules. Get some help from a\u00a0cannabis consultant\u00a0or lawyer if you need it.<\/p>\n You may or may not have to already have your company vehicles ready for inspection before your delivery licenses can be approved.<\/p>\n The cost of a state license varies according to the type of license you\u2019re applying for as each city and county has its own licensing fees.<\/p>\n There are two basic types of license fees in general.<\/p>\n Application fee – paid when the application is submitted and covers the cost of having the regulating body assess and process the application.<\/p>\n Actual license fee – paid after the application is granted.<\/p>\n You cannot use your personal cars to make deliveries, so you\u2019ll need to procure at least one company vehicle if you don\u2019t already have one. It must be clean and professional-looking.<\/p>\n Depending on the state, you may be required to customize your vehicle with:<\/p>\n You cannot put any company branding or any indication that there are cannabis products in the car as it may become a safety issue. Also this will avoid the likelihood of people robbing cannabis delivery vehicles to resell the product on the street.<\/p>\n Your dispensary\u2019s POS software or app may already have all the delivery features you need. Check if your app software has the delivery features you need. These include:<\/p>\n There are also specialty delivery applications like Eaze and Weedmaps that can integrate with your POS software if you need more delivery features for your your cannabis delivery business in the US.<\/p>\n This is a good way to outsource your delivery to a third-party company, like the ones used by restaurants like Doordash and Postmates. Third party will relive you of the burden of having to purchase and customize a company vehicle. Also the onus of timely deliveries will be on them and not you. But this means you have to share your revenue with someone else, which you may not want to do.<\/p>\n Without proper marketing your business will be buried under other competing businesses. Before your start marketing check out the regulations as they are pretty strict. Be sure to read up on them and make sure you\u2019re complying with them whatever you do.<\/p>\n Depending on your target audience, you may consider methods like billboards, social media, Google Ads and other apps like Weedmaps, etc.<\/p>\n Give time to your delivery operations to start and flourish. You might not get delivery requests as soon as you launch your services. You will discover that it will take time and lot of effort to develop a loyal customer base.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\nAlso Read – Become A Ganjapreneur By Starting A Cannabis Delivery Business<\/a><\/h2>\n
How To Start A Cannabis Delivery Business In The US?<\/h2>\n
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Know the Laws Fully As It Will help You Operate Smoothly<\/h3>\n
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Cost Of A License For Online Delivery Of Cannabis<\/h3>\n
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