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Aliso company puts marijuana in vending machinesProduct developers say taking the ‘human factor’ out of the equation can save medical-pot dispensaries money.
Laguna Niguel
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BY KELLIE MEJDRICH / ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER
After a year and a half of collecting data at a dispensary in Santa Ana, Dispense Labs, an Aliso Viejo company that produces vending machines for medical marijuana, is looking to roll out into other states.
Its vending machine looks like an unassuming green box – but it's all about what's inside. Crack open the high-security steel door and you'll see a sea of wiring flowing among flashing lights and hundreds of tiny compartments that store tested marijuana in various quantities. ...
Joe DeRobbio, founder and CEO of Dispense Labs in Aliso Viejo, stands next to five of his medical-marijuana vending machines at AutoCrib in Santa Ana. DeRobbio's units are based on industrial vending machines designed and manufactured by AutoCrib.
JOSH MORGAN, ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER
By the numbers
$3,000: the highest monthly price to lease the Autospense machine
789: number of marijuana compartments in each machine
5: number of machines manufactured so far
1.5 million: lines of code in the Autospense machine's software
$5 million: approximate cost of software development