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China’s vending industry is booming. Vending machines are rather new in China, but they are now everywhere. In China, they have vending machines for anything you could ever imagine.

In China, they have got vending machines for your regular everyday use, not just snacks and soda. It is now possible to go grocery shopping in China without even going to a store. For meats and veggies, they have “honor” vending machines, where you have to place your money into a locked box after picking out what you want. This takes a lot of trust from the owners of these machines to trust the people to place their money in the box.

Another unique vending machine in China is rice washing vending machines. Farmers can take their hauls of rice to these machines and wash all of their rice easily.

China put a ban on tobacco vending machines though, the worlds largest market for cigarettes now have a ban on the vending machines that carry them. You can still purchase all of your alcohol needs through vending machines now.

Did you get in a fight with the wife or girlfriend on the way home from a guys night out? No problem, stop at a flower vending machine for some fresh roses to put a smile on her face.

The list goes on of the awesome and convenient machines located and China.

Marijuana vending machines? Medical Marijuana that is. It seems there is a vending machine for everything these days. One of the newest is marijuana vending machines, located in the city that originated the drive through fast food business. L.A, California.

These machines are 24 hour machines. This new machine offers people the convience and privacy of picking up their medical marijuana. These vending machines are located in a building with tinted glass and a security guard stands at the front door. In order to purchase the marijuana you must use your finger print and a prepaid magnetic swipe card. This allows the machines to dispense marijuana to the patients in need only.

Not only are these machines convenient and easy to access, it is even cheaper. The machines only allow one ounce per week per user. The single vends are in increments of 1/8^th and 2/8^ths. The price is $20-$40 cheaper than buying it regularly.

The FBI has a problem with these machines though, they would like to know who services the machines and if any illegal practices are being used to service the machines. The Drug Enforcement Agency has been shutting down marijuana dispensaries across California for felony distribution charges.

Robert Miko says “Marijuana is used to medicate, not to get high”.

Now with medical marijuana vending machines, the opportunities are endless with the vending machine industry.