Missouri residents will now be able to order their medical marijuana online or on their phone for delivery.
“That’s actually some of the biggest hang-up, people not knowing the access they have to it or having the transportation to do so,” said Zack Owens, regional manager of BesaMe Wellness to KSHB.com. “So, with us bringing it right to their door, we now can provide that for people that it was never an option before this moment.”
BesaMe Wellness runs a few dispensaries around the Kansas City metro area and were the first to start delivering cannabis in Missouri.
“The hardest part is all the different moving pieces that the state wants compliant-wise as we’re keeping it safe,” said Aaron Turvey, BesaMe’s director of transportation.
Marijuana delivery is a regulated process through the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services. Patients have to register, link their medicinal card and payment method, and can order for delivery after.
If someone can’t scan and upload documentation, Owens said they can help these customers.
“We do have a team that can come out and take care of the licensing, getting all your proper documentation checked,” Owens said. “We’ll enter everything in the system for you. We’re really here to assist.”
Customers can pick the products they want and check out. Once they pay the products would ship out of the building.
“Once we’re satisfied, we’ll actually pick up and fill the product back here,” Turvey said. “Every item has its own unique code that can’t leave the room unless it’s been scanned and verified.”
Once the orders are loaded into the company van, they are secured in a compartment and the certified driver’s whole route is GPS tracked and the information is fed back to the state.
Customers must be at home at the time of delivery.
“Once it goes rec or has different applications, that’s one thing, but the actual need and the growth for the community for medical cannabis was there, and it’s not just lip service and I’ve seen it day-to-day,” Turvey said.
“I assure you, there is no obstacle that’s too great for you to participate in something like this,” Owens said. “And it really will provide some medical benefits beyond what you already know. Please release the stigma, it doesn’t exist anymore.”
