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Re: Show HN: Meadow – Medical cannabis delivered to your door

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Post by sv123 »

dsl wrote: post #9
hua wrote: post #7

Hey Everyone, I'm Hua, one of the founders of Meadow. If you happen to use our service, we would appreciate your feedback. We want to build a product that you love. Feel free to reach out anytime at hua at getmeadow dot com. Thank you :)

How do you verify the prescriptions of your potential clients?

Doctors who issue recommendations have sites or phone systems that can be used to verify a patient 24/7. VaporRoom and other delivery services use these and then check the paper copy + id upon delivery.

Re: Show HN: Meadow – Medical cannabis delivered to your door

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Post by meowface »

onedev wrote: post #18
hua wrote: post #6

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Hi, I'm Hua, one of the founders of Meadow. We're building the tools for dispensaries to better manage their business and a platform that makes it easy for patients to order their medicine. We only work with top-tier dispensaries that can deliver quality medicine and friendly service. If you are a California medical cannabis patient, we would love to hear your feedback if you try out the service. Thanks!

Take notes folks...the above response is subtly yet beautifully crafted. Notice how he doesn't mention "Marijuana" anywhere. In the case where that word's use would be warranted, he uses "Cannabis" instead; a terminology more commonly used in scientific discussion of the substance. Repeated use of "Medicine" in the description reinforces the idea that they are delivering a ~medical service~ to ~patients in need~. In…

While I agree with the point you're making, sort of, a large number of people do legitimately use marijuana for medicinal purposes, not just to get high.

Re: Show HN: Meadow – Medical cannabis delivered to your door

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Post by onedev »

meowface wrote: post #22
onedev wrote: post #18

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Take notes folks...the above response is subtly yet beautifully crafted. Notice how he doesn't mention "Marijuana" anywhere. In the case where that word's use would be warranted, he uses "Cannabis" instead; a terminology more commonly used in scientific discussion of the substance. Repeated use of "Medicine" in the description reinforces the idea that they are delivering a ~medical service~ to ~patients in need~. In…

While I agree with the point you're making, sort of, a large number of people do legitimately use marijuana for medicinal purposes, not just to get high.

Of course! I completely agree with you, but at the same time a large number of people also just like to get high, and there's nothing wrong with that either. In fact it's so incredibly easy to get a medical card that I'm sure a very large percentage of card holders just like to get high (again, nothing wrong with that, we should 100% legalize it imo).

Anyway, I'm just saying that when you start a service like this, it's effectively an uphill battle against public perception (for now) and I think these guys are doing public messaging the right way.

Even when you go to their website they say "cannabis based medicine" not "cannabis" or "cannabis products".

It's what they are signaling about their service and about the product through their delicate use of language that's interesting.

It's a stark contrast to real doctors who don names like "THE 420 DOCTOR" (I'm not making this up), or services that might choose names like "Speedweed".

Re: Show HN: Meadow – Medical cannabis delivered to your door

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Post by sahara »

A few questions spring to mind:

The interface is obviously image-heavy, do you perhaps plan to offer photography services to your partners (a la AirBNB in the early days)?

Also, pricing/availability can vary significantly from week to week and dispensary to dispensary, in addition to the cycle of daily promotions many clubs employ, and other broader discounts (like those offered to patients with terminal illnesses, for instance). I'd be interested to hear how you're approaching the challenge of keeping all of that information up to date in a way that's relatively frictionless for your partners.

There are some weird complaints elsewhere in the thread, but I generally like the design. Good luck, I hope this goes well for you.

Re: Show HN: Meadow – Medical cannabis delivered to your door

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Post by maroonblazer »

onedev wrote: post #23
meowface wrote: post #22

Earlier quoted context omitted.

While I agree with the point you're making, sort of, a large number of people do legitimately use marijuana for medicinal purposes, not just to get high.

Of course! I completely agree with you, but at the same time a large number of people also just like to get high, and there's nothing wrong with that either. In fact it's so incredibly easy to get a medical card that I'm sure a very large percentage of card holders just like to get high (again, nothing wrong with that, we should 100% legalize it imo). Anyway, I'm just saying that when you start a service like this, i…

Ditto for the actual product names. Selling a strain of cannabis with the name "Girl Scout Cookies" will do little to help earn the tolerance of anyone who might be on the fence about the legality of cannabis. I recognize getmeadow doesn't name the product, so they're limited in how they can effect this. It's something the category needs to address though.

Re: Show HN: Meadow – Medical cannabis delivered to your door

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Post by ObviousScience »

pdeuchler wrote: post #10
dsl wrote: post #9

Earlier quoted context omitted.

How do you verify the prescriptions of your potential clients?

I don't live in California, but AFAIK prescriptions aren't per order. You get a medical card via a doctor's recommendation, and then present that card to become a member of a medicinal "club" (which probably requires validation with the state that you are properly licensed). If I understand correctly, Meadow then interfaces with these clubs to provide expedited delivery to their members. Essentially, the hard verific…

As of a couple years ago (the last time I was there), you can actually call the club and have them verify you at the time of delivery (eg, you show your recommendation when the driver arrives, before any transaction is made).

Re: Show HN: Meadow – Medical cannabis delivered to your door

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Post by ObviousScience »

edoceo wrote: post #12

In WA weed cannot be delivered, medical or otherwise. Only licensed producers or processors can transport. On end-users under the legal limit (28g)

Medical marijuana has been delivered in Washington for at least 5 years, and as of a couple months ago, still was being delivered.

Do you have a citation for claiming it's illegal for medical services to deliver? Your claim doesn't jive with what I recall about designated providers, which is the legal aspect of the medical law used to justify dispensaries.

While it's true that the recreational market isn't allowed to transport when operating under I-502 rules, the complete failure of the Liquor Control Board to do a decent rollout of the recreational market has essentially forced the police to pick between busting up more or less legitimate delivery businesses and having everyone be really, really mad they can't get legal weed.

Also, the 28g thing is incredibly complicated, because of the rules for various infused or extracted products.

Re: Show HN: Meadow – Medical cannabis delivered to your door

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Post by hua »

dsl wrote: post #9
hua wrote: post #7

Hey Everyone, I'm Hua, one of the founders of Meadow. If you happen to use our service, we would appreciate your feedback. We want to build a product that you love. Feel free to reach out anytime at hua at getmeadow dot com. Thank you :)

How do you verify the prescriptions of your potential clients?

We and our dispensary partners verify through third party verification service.
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