LOS ANGELES, Feb. 12, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- AVT, Inc. (OTC
Markets: AVTC) (www.autoretail.com), a leading manufacturer of
automated retailing systems and custom vending machines, commented
today on the NBC News report titled "A Marijuana First: Pot Vending
Machines Dispense Weed."
"Weed history is being made in Seattle: the first vending machines to
dispense marijuana flower buds debuted Tuesday," according to NBC
News.
"Not so," according to Shannon
Illingworth, founder and chairman of AVT, California-based vending manufacturer.
"We were building marijuana vending machines years ago," he
said. "In fact, there is a report on Bloomberg News titled 'Dawn of
the Marijuana Vending Machine' from back in May 2013," he added. "Whoever wrote the NBC News
piece didn't do their homework."
Other reports trace the AVT-built marijuana vending machine back
to early 2011.
However, there is a big difference in the type of machine that
AVT built and ones discussed in the NBC story. "The systems we
built were designed to be used by a dispensary operator and
functioned as a compliance tool by verifying identities through a
biometric fingerprint scan and by creating an unalterable record of
purchases for taxation purposes and regulatory adherence,"
Illingworth stated.
As one of the leading innovators in the vending industry,
Illingworth is known as a vocal supporter of pushing the limits of
vending into new, often uncharted territories. His company was the
first to put items into vending machines as diverse as carpet
cleaning equipment, swimsuits, cupcakes, and freshly made protein
shakes. But he believes that certain protocols must be adhered to
in order to protect the fledgling cannabis industry and the
consumer.
"It's not responsible to put something as divisive as marijuana
into a vending machine without establishing firm guidelines that
assure compliance and take all necessary steps to prevent
unauthorized users from accessing product," he said.
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acclaim. The company has been awarded for their innovative vending
designs, and is credited with being one of the leading forces in
the Automated Retailing Industry.
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