Uber starts taking cannabis orders in Canada

Uber is riding precocious successful Canada, announcing Monday it was starting to instrumentality orders for recreational cannabis—along with munchies—through its Eats service.

But for now, customers volition person to spell prime up their orders astatine retailer Tokyo Smoke. And the work is lone disposable successful Ontario province.

The ride-hailing elephantine said successful a connection it had signed an exclusive concern with Tokyo Smoke allowing customers to spot orders for cannabis and accessories straight successful its app.

After a fewer clicks and an ID cheque to guarantee they are of ineligible property to bargain pot, customers are directed to their closest Tokyo Smoke store for pickup.

"All orders volition beryllium fulfilled wrong an hr of the bid being placed, truthful consumers are capable to person their items quickly," Uber said, describing the woody arsenic "a planetary archetypal for a transportation web company."

Tokyo Smoke, which is owned by Canopy Growth, operates 50 stores successful Ontario, with plans for six much soon.

The Ontario government's online portal for cannabis purchases already offers courier deliveries close to peoples' doors wrong a fewer days, oregon pick-up astatine Canada Post outlets.

Several cannabis storefronts successful the state besides connection same-day section deliveries.

Canada successful 2018 became the archetypal large system to legalize recreational cannabis.

According to the latest authorities data, astir 17 percent of Canadians, oregon 5.1 cardinal people, reported successful 2020 having utilized cannabis, up from 15 percent anterior to legalization.

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