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“It’s been a part of my life and a part of my routine forever,”
says Carla. “I wanted to give back and I always, in the back of
my mind, wanted to do something with this industry.”
After a few phone calls, a solid business plan, a strong defense
attorney, and all the usual blood, sweat, and tears behind
every successful business, the Ganjarunner wheels were
finally rolling, offering same-day medical marijuana delivery
throughout approved areas of Los Angeles and next-day
marijuana delivery throughout the entire state of California.
Carla says there was certainly some initial concern about the
dicey venture involving marijuana in the beginning, but she
and her team remained confident.
“I didn’t really stress out too much about it because I really
believe in this product and all the benefits,” she says. “I always
say to people, ‘You’ve got to have balls, you’ve got to be a
warrior, and you’ve got to believe.’ I believe in what I'm doing.
My passion has ultimately outweighed my fear.”
While she can’t currently help out-of-state patients, Carla and
Ganjarunner’s 13 drivers are certainly changing lives in LA.
“We’ve got a very large patient base,” says Carla. “I wanted to
do delivery because I know that there are a lot of patients who
can’t get in a car and drive. They’re too sick.”
Many calls for delivery service come from people looking for
an alternative to pharmaceuticals for their elderly parents,
like an 84-year-old woman who is back to her vibrant self
after micro-dosing with edibles to relieve severe depression.
Carla says the woman didn’t want to live anymore and
she was going downhill. Micro-dosing is when a patient is
administered minuscule amounts of marijuana over a long
period of time to subtly combat their medical condition without
the overwhelming side effects of THC.
Recently, the company also received a thank-you note from a
young man who suffered from anxiety so severe that he couldn’t
leave the house.
“Now, he is living a full life,” says Carla. “Thanks to micro-
dosing with cannabis, little by little, he started to come out and
now he is living a normal life; he is in college, dating a cute girl,
and getting in his car, going away on weekends.”
The majority of Ganjarunner’s patients use cannabis to
manage physical pain and mental distress, but there are many
who use it to treat the harsh and often debilitating side effects
of chemotherapy and radiation. Some of them also use medical
marijuana to treat cancer itself.
“I believe that the THC plus the CBD definitely have the ability
to shrink tumors and reverse cancer,” says Carla.
Ganjarunner has also seen an increase in calls from
recreational users (who have a doctor’s note) who, like
Carla, would rather bend their mind on a Friday night than
go on a bender. In fact, Ganjarunner has a number of clients
in the entertainment industry including actors, musicians,
writers, producers, and high-powered attorneys. “I’m sure
that will quadruple when the recreational law passes in
January,” she says.
Still, Carla’s primary focus remains on assisting patients with
severe medical complications. It’s a passion that grows in the
face of adversity.
In addition to the often confusing and complicated national,
state, and municipal laws surrounding medical marijuana,
Ganjarunner has also had to deal with scam artists who
attempt to place large orders with a stolen credit card.
“There’s a lot of fraud since we’re an online store,” says Carla.
“You just have to be smarter than they think they are.”
“I always say
to people,
‘You’ve got
to have balls,
you’ve got to
be a warrior,
and you’ve got
to believe.’”
Ganjarunner offers a wide variety of high-quality medical
marijuana products including chocolate bars, candies, brown-
ies, gummy bears, and more. Weekly specials are always
changing, but no tax Tuesdays is by far the most popular deal
and busiest day for Carla and her drivers.
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