Marijuana home delivery services launch in Massachusetts

Your Green Package, meanwhile, says its driver teams have hit the road in the greater Northampton area in the western end of the state.

The companies are among the first to benefit from the creation of new state licences for recreational marijuana delivery companies.

Aaron Goines, president of the advocacy group Massachusetts Cannabis Association for Delivery, has said the new licences are critical to making the local cannabis industry more equitable.

To be sure, medical marijuana delivery has long been permitted in the state.

The licensing process creates two new kinds of marijuana companies: “couriers” that transport orders from an established retail store, and “delivery operators” that can purchase products from manufacturers and sell them to customers.

Delivery vehicles must be staffed by at least two employees and equipped with a GPS tracker, a secure storage area, and other safeguards.

Like Drizly, it’s an online platform where customers can search for marijuana products and purchase them from sellers.

A man prepares marijuana ahead of smoking, during a protest calling for its legalization outside the Mexican senate in Mexico City, Tuesday, Dec.

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