Providing a delivery service, in the simplest terms, involves extra paperwork and extra planning, but having the capacity to reach medical patients at their homes can be a very rewarding and lucrative endeavor, worth the extra effort.

As with edibles and medibles, there is extra effort and paperwork involved with interacting with the FDA in addition to being compliant with Marijuana regulations. It is very similar for delivery services, because there is extra effort in dealing with the logistics and compliance in transportation – with the departments of motor vehicles and transportation.

Overview

There have been many issues with dispensaries, collectives and co-ops with what the federal government wants to call a “storefront.” Delivery services allow a more “Patient 2 Patient” style of exchange versus having to come down to a collective which many of the more paranoid patients actually prefer.

Sometimes there are patients who feel that if anyone from their job, friends or family ever saw them leave a medical marijuana collective there could be real backlash. No matter the reason, there are plenty of medical marijuana patients in any and all states needing a delivery service that YOU could be providing for them.

There are so many reasons to start a delivery service especially if you are truly wanting to help fellow patients. Do you realize how many Medical Marijuana patients do not have the ability or capability to even drive to the local collective to get their medication? You can be that positive karma in a fellow patient’s life and get compensated for your time, effort and odds are you have a patient for life if you treat them with the respect they deserve.

Here are the steps you must follow:

1) Depending on your state, you’ll probably have to become a medical marijuana patient.

2) You’ll want to install your business structure by incorporating and setting up your business within the legal confines of your state’s and cities laws.

3) You’ll need to get your business licensed on the state, city and possibly county levels for that location. Some states, cities and counties may not require this, but it’s up to you to determine if it’s required or not. If it is, you MUST acquire those licenses.

4) Now that you’re fully licensed, you’re all setup to start delivering marijuana legally. All you’ve got to do now is run your business to the exact letter of the law, making sure your business is operating in total compliance with the laws. You’ll need to keep thorough records and have complete control over the operations of your business and verify patients and a few other procedures.

5) Ensure that the vehicle you use for transportation is built with secure lock boxes. Register the vehicle, and make sure to get all of your drivers licensed as commercial drivers (CDL). Keep impeccable records about what is being transported, and never transport more than the legal limit for a given duration of time and distance (see state specific laws for the details, as they vary state by state).