Automated Retail Machines: A Transforming Technology

Just one of the Automated Retail Machine offered by AVT, Inc.

Automated Retail Machines may just be the cannabis salesman of the future.

Customers are already used to basic automated retail machines, having seen them selling snacks, lottery tickets and drinks almost everywhere. As marijuana deregulation continues, perhaps we’ll even see such basic models be used to sell cannabis just like they do tobacco at times.

But these machines are old news. The revolutionary idea comes from the more advanced automated retail machines. These machines are custom designed to offer optimal customer satisfaction.

Automated Retail Machines could transform the cannabis industry, allowing any product to be sold virtually anywhere with relatively low overhead costs.

Medical Uses

Automated Retail Machines are already in use in medical clinics throughout America today and could easily be adapted for use by medical marijuana dispensaries. A custom machine can be designed to weigh out individuals orders of the strains contained inside. Each customer could make a unique request and have the goods packaged and delivered. But allowing customers freedom of choice is only one benefit of these units. Each machine is designed to keep internal records to track sales, can process payments and can be ordered with a variety of security features – including fingerprint recognition.

Depending on local regulations (which are currently hot topics in places such as San Diego and Arkansas), growers could also operate their own dispensary with one of these machines to operate a small, independent dispensary selling their own strains. Such a business model would make book keeping, customer service and security easier. Additionally, patients would benefit from the integrated and instant access to both the products inside and the information they need to make purchasing decisions.

Unlimited Opportunities!

Automated Retail Machines could also be used to sell other products. Bakers could sell their medibles and others could offer products patients need such as rolling papers and lighters. Really, the opportunities are endless. The explosion of the Cannabis Green Rush at the same time as the expansion of innovative companies like MedBox and AVT, Inc. is no coincidence. This trend will continue as innovative ganjapreneurs find new uses for these technological developments.