Marijuana App Halted by Injunction
Medical marijuana is legal in Los Angeles, but you can’t have it delivered to your door. Judge Robert O’Brien, of the Los Angeles County Superior Court ordered that Nestdrop cease taking orders for and delivering medicinal marijuana within the city limits. Nestdrop states that it will fight the injunction.
Nestdrop is an app which allows people to order alcohol for home delivery in the Los Angeles area and added medical marijuana to their service in 2014. Despite the injunction banning the advertisement for the home delivery of medical marijuana, their website continues to advertise this service.
The lawsuit was initiated by L.A. City Attorney Mike Feuer, who claims that the service violatesProposition D which defines how medical marijuana can legally be dispensed in the City of Los Angeles. Nestdrop owner and creator disagrees with the City Attorney’s position and the judge’s ruling. Nestdrop co-founder Michael Pycher said the company is “not a dispensary, collective, grower or even a delivery service.” He insists that “Nestdrop is the technology platform that connects law abiding medical marijuana patients with local dispensaries to receive the medication that they need in a safe and secure manner.”
As this disagreement plays out in the courts, where does that leave the users of medical marijuana? To date, the City Attorney is focused solely on Nestdrop and not those who use the app. Mr. Feuer’s argument hinges on whether Nestdrop is a dispensary which is trying to skirt the Proposition D requirements or a legitimate way to allow home delivery of medical marijuana. As long as this remains the basis of the City Attorney’s attention, users of the app are not at risk. However, with Mike Feuer’s intention to limit illegal medical marijuana dispensaries, it is impossible to know how far he will take his efforts to stop Nestdrop’s marijuana deliveries and other apps which may come onto the market.
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