Given his lack of enthusiasm for any sort of physical exertion, it’s no surprise that Under The Counter is a big fan of home delivery.
But even he was shocked to discover Uber Eats has signed a deal with Canadian “lifestyle brand” Tokyo Smoke that will let its customers in Ontario order cannabis. Or ‘wacky baccy’ as the odl boy inexplicably insists on calling it.
Recreational reefer use has been legal in Canada since 2018, however getting it delivered to your door by third parties like Uber Eats is not. This means customers still have to nip out to their nearest Tokyo Smoke branch to collect their order which, impressively, will be ready for collection inside an hour.
That little caveat shocked UTC even more. “You’d need to be high in the first place to pay a delivery company to not bring something to your house,” he scoffed.
However, the more his rapidly-deteriorating grey matter pondered the news, the more he could see what’s in it for Uber Eats.
“Think about it,” he mused, fondly remembering the time he shared a doobie with a long-haired chum on a night bus back in 1973. “Customer orders wacky baccy. Customer collects wacky baccy (in under an hour). An hour after that customer is back on Uber Eats ordering 17 Mars bars, five share packs of Doritos and a 14-inch pepperoni pizza.”
