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Self-checkout hits a new high! Weed vending machines that can hold up to 2,000 products are being rolled out in Colorado and Massachusetts

* Weed vending machines are rolling out in Colorado and Massachusetts

* The machines, made by the company anna, allow customers to pre-order or purchase on the spot flower, edibles and vape oils

* The machines can hold up to 2,000 products each

*Four machines opened at the Strawberry Fields dispensary in central Pueblo, Colorado so far and some will be added to the Starbuds dispensary in Aurora

* The machines will also debut in Massachusetts in September

Read at this link to see all of the pictures:

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8636585/Weed-vending-machines-debut-Colorado-roll-Massachusetts-fall.html

By MARLENE LENTHANG FOR DAILYMAIL.COM

PUBLISHED: 16:27 EDT, 17 August 2020 | UPDATED: 19:43 EDT, 17 August 2020

Weed vending machines debuted in Colorado, marking a new way to purchase cannabis in a contactless fashion.

The new machines, created by the company anna, are designed to take and fill orders for marijuana products allowing customers to purchase flower, edibles and vape oils without interacting with a salesperson.

Four anna vending machines opened at the Strawberry Fields dispensary in central Pueblo, Colorado last week and will debut at another dispensary called Starbuds in Aurora sometime this year, according to The Denver Post.

To use it customers need to show identification and check in. Each features a 27-inch touch screen where patrons can fill virtual baskets and pay with cash or debit card. From there anna dispenses the items and customers grab their items and go.

The machines can hold up to 2,000 products each.

Customers can also pre-order using the anna app and pick up using the machine.

The anna vending machines are the brainchild of founder and CEO Matt Frost, who has a background in healthcare data analytics.

He developed the idea to create a retail self-checkout system in the marijuana industry.

In his home state of Massachusetts, where the vending machines will debut in September, dispensaries see hours-long wait times and some require scheduled pick-up times for pre-ordered products.