Start-up blazing a new trail for on-demand pot

One start-up is lighting up a budding new industry, selling highly sought products delivered right to your door.

"SpeedWeed is the retail outlet, just without the storefront," said Jen Gentile.

Jen along with her husband, AJ, and her brother-in-law, Gene, co-founded the company in 2010. The trio initially launched with medicated gummy bears, but the start-up quickly introduced a variety of products, including marijuana-infused teriyaki sauces, lip balms, cherry pie-flavored weed and dog biscuits.

"Patients place an order online or over the phone, or through their mobile app, and in about 90 minutes a vetted driver arrives at your door, easy and discrete," said AJ Gentile.

SpeedWeed's more than 55 drivers deliver in Los Angeles and North Orange County, averaging a 45-minute delivery time, pending traffic. The start-up said it has plans

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