SAN DIEGO - They dispense snacks and movies, but vending machines in San Diego may soon be kicking out a different product -- marijuana.
Those medical marijuana dispensaries shut down during a crackdown in 2011 could soon reappear in San Diego, along with some high-tech help.
"It's armor-coated. Second, it's 800 pounds," said Bruce Bedrick, CEO of Medbox.
The Medbox system is a patented machine that resembles a vending machine with one big difference.
Medical marijuana patients swipe a prepaid card, press their fingerprint and browse for medicine.
Bedrick hopes to build up to 30 dispensaries containing the machines in San Diego.
In a few weeks, with Mayor Bob Filner's backing, the San Diego City Council will consider an ordinance that would issue permits for dispensaries.
