This NYC-based cannabis supplier will now send you weed via carrier pigeon

"The company took flight with a pilot (pun intended) delivery test using real pigeons outfitted with mini backpacks to carry up to one gram of cannabis across the city. The trial featured a flock of 20 birds completing symbolic routes under the watchful eye of professional pigeon handlers and animal safety staff. Each bird's pack went through multiple prototypes to ensure comfort, and trainers said the pigeons "adapted in just a few days.""

"The test earned humane treatment certification and while the project sounds like a marketing stunt-and, frankly, it's an excellent one-the brand insists it's part of a genuine push to rethink delivery in a city defined by gridlock and grit. By using the birds that already outnumber New Yorkers, The Travel Agency says it's exploring a model that's both sustainable and delightfully absurd in equal measure."

"Only in New York would someone look up at the sky and wonder if that pigeon's carrying lunch-or a little something else. The Travel Agency, one of the city's buzziest cannabis dispensaries, just launched what might be its most quintessentially New York innovation yet: the Cannabis Carrier Pigeon Program. If all goes according to plan, the program will expand in 2026, with trained birds flying directly from the company's Downtown Brooklyn and Manhattan dispensaries to destinations across three boroughs."

The Travel Agency launched the Cannabis Carrier Pigeon Program, testing real pigeons outfitted with mini backpacks to carry up to one gram of cannabis across the city. The pilot used a flock of 20 birds to complete symbolic routes under professional pigeon handlers and animal safety staff. Each pack went through multiple prototypes to ensure comfort, and trainers reported the pigeons adapted within days. The project received humane treatment certification. The brand frames the program as both sustainable and intentionally absurd while aiming to rethink delivery in gridlocked New York. Expansion across three boroughs is planned for 2026 from Downtown Brooklyn and Manhattan.

Read at Time Out New York