Starting tomorrow, Tuesday, July 30th, Albertans can order safe, legal cannabis and get it delivered straight to their homes thanks to a partnership between Uber Eats, a global leader in ecommerce and delivery technology, and Leafly, a leading online cannabis marketplace and information resource. Albertans 18+ can place orders from local licenced cannabis retailers in the Uber Eats app, and have it delivered to their door by the retailer’s provincially certified staff.
“More Albertans are accessing legal cannabis than ever before. We are partnering with industry leaders like Leafly to help retailers offer safe, convenient options for people in Alberta to purchase legal cannabis for delivery directly to their homes. This will help reduce impaired driving and improve road safety,” said Klaas Knieriem, General Manager of Grocery and Retail for Uber Eats in Canada. “Over the last few years, we have invested heavily in our delivery offering and selection has expanded tremendously. Uber Eats has grown quickly to become a versatile platform usable by diverse businesses large and small.”
“We are thrilled to continue our work with Uber Eats to help licensed retailers bring safe, legal cannabis to people across Canada,” said Yoko Miyashita, CEO of Leafly. “Leafly has been empowering Canada’s cannabis marketplace for more than five years and it is exciting to expand this partnership to Alberta and help licensed cannabis retailers grow their businesses.”
“Our focus at Dank Cannabis has always been to bring a stress free retail experience to our customers since we started our business in 2021,” said Arshi Kalkat, co-founder of Dank Cannabis, which is one of five currently participating retailers in Alberta. “This partnership will help us continue to do that and expand our reach to even more people in Calgary. Just like the in-store experience, our provincially certified delivery staff understand and comply with local regulations around cannabis transactions, including checking ID.”
- Open the Uber Eats app and select the “Cannabis” category or search for one of the licenced cannabis retailers. You will see a confirmation that you must be of legal age to enter the virtual storefront (which is managed by the retailer).
- After entering the storefront, you will see Alberta-specific social responsibility messages. You may navigate the menu of the retailer to place an order. You must be within the delivery radius of the licenced cannabis retailer in order to be able to place an order. The usual quantity limits for individual cannabis orders will apply.
- Just like ordering takeout or other items using Uber Eats, you will be notified when the licenced retailer accepts the order and the estimated time of delivery. For some merchants, you can track their delivery person’s location in the Uber Eats app.
- The order will only be delivered by the licenced cannabis retailer’s own provincially certified staff. Independent third-party delivery people will not deliver cannabis at this time. When the delivery person arrives, your age and sobriety will be verified as required by regulations.
This expansion to Alberta comes a year after Uber Eats and Leafly brought cannabis delivery to BC. Uber Eats and Leafly’s partnership began with Ontario in 2022, which was the first time in the world that cannabis delivery was available on a major third-party delivery platform.
This partnership will help licensed merchants connect with those existing cannabis users safely and conveniently. Research from Public First shows that some cannabis users drive after consumption with 1 in 7 (14%) of cannabis users admitting to having driven a vehicle within 2 hours of consuming cannabis. Delivery options like those available through Uber Eats are expected to help decrease impaired driving and improve safety on the road.
The first cannabis retailers on the platform in Alberta are:
Uber Canada , Keerthana Rang, keerthana.rang@uber.com;
Leafly: Callie Driehorst, pr@leafly.com