Background: The Canadian drug and substance strategy is to reduce the negative impact of substance use on individuals, their friends, families, and the communities they live in. This harm-reduction strategy acknowledges that…
michelleApril 4, 2021
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The Wellness Hub is a show dedicated to uncovering the future of healthy living. Each week we aim to bring content that supports listeners’ personal health journeys through insightful conversations between our…
bradMarch 24, 2021
UpMeals, the leading white-label, prepared-meal solution, launched its first SmartVending machine at a residential property– Devonshire Properties’ Larch Tower (Beach Towers) location in Vancouver, B.C. The newly installed machine will give the 1,000+ residents…
bradMarch 9, 2021
A smart vending machine is a vending machine connected to the cloud, combining traditional product dispensing with modern internet technology for quick, safe, and efficient service. The SMRT1 POD stands out as…
bradJanuary 27, 2021
A harm reduction group in southeastern New Brunswick has introduced a vending machine, or an “interactive dispensing service,” allowing people to access meth pipes, hygiene products, naloxone and sanitizer. Those are some…
bradDecember 11, 2020
This video from ANKORS produced by Watershed Productions features the harm reduction vending machine invented by Brad Pommen, Founder and Owner of Smart1 Technologies. Funded by Community Action Initiative, this video was…
bradApril 21, 2020
Brad Pommen believes vending machines can offer more than candy and chips. Pommen, the president of Nelson’s SMRT1 Technologies, introduced a machine last week that carries a mix of paid and free…
bradMarch 17, 2020
