Exploring the challenges of cannabis delivery and pickup services.

Pioneering rideshare and food delivery company Uber recently announced they would start taking cannabis orders in Canada through their UberEats service. There's one trick though - it's only for pick-up orders. Consumers would still need to go to one of the 50 Tokyo Smoke dispensaries in Ontario to actually get their order, and that may be a strategic error, depending on Uber’s business goals for the initiative. Right now, it’s a small experiment more than a major business move.

As one of the early fleet and delivery management companies helping local and national businesses manage their delivery business, Onfleet sees a few unique things about the cannabis industry that may make this a bigger challenge than expected.

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