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Weekend Weirdness: Drone Deliveries Are Making Cannabis Rain from the Heavens

Rebecca KelleyPublished on August 29, 2015 · Last updated July 28, 2020

Drones are becoming a hot topic in the news lately, and it seems as if everyone is trying to slice themselves a piece of sky pie. Amazon has considered using drones to deliver packages via Prime Air, and North Dakota just passed a law that would allow police forces to use drones armed with non-lethal weapons such as stun guns and beanbag rounds. Not to be outpaced, the cannabis industry is also getting into the drone game.

A San Francisco-based startup called Trees Delivery wants to use drones to deliver its subscription-modeled bud, extract, or “beginner” boxes to its eager customers. Unfortunately, the Federal Aviation Administration has yet to come on board with the idea of Amazon dropping packages out of the sky, let alone Trees Delivery parachuting bundles of cannabis to outstretched hands. Furthermore, the potential to rob a cannabis delivery drone seems all-too easy.

Has there ever been a successful drone delivery of cannabis? Well, earlier this month a drone was caught delivering heroin, cannabis, and tobacco to an Ohio prison yard. A brawl broke out as inmates fought over the bounty, but instead of sneaking some drugs into their jumpsuits, they got pepper-sprayed, strip-searched, and nine prisoners were placed in solitary confinement. Maybe the sender should try pigeons next time (or not, as we all know how well that tends to turn out).

Time for you to weigh in! Do you see cannabis drone delivery as a viable option in the near future, or are there too many hurdles to overcome?


Binge on more Weekend Weirdness stories and catch up on some other weird smuggling attempts:

Weekend Weirdness: Pigeon Caught Trying to Smuggle Cannabis into a Costa Rican Prison

Weekend Weirdness: Canadians Caught Smuggling Cannabis Across Border the Only Way They Know How

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Rebecca Kelley
Rebecca Kelley
Rebecca is the Content Director at Leafly, where she oversees Leafly News production and other content projects.
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