LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- Nestdrop, an app that arranges the delivery of medical marijuana, is being forced to stop service in the city of Los Angeles.
Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Robert O'Brien granted a preliminary injunction on Tuesday at the request of City Attorney Mike Freuer.
Freuer says the app violates a voter-approved ballot measure regulating medical marijuana.
Proposition D, which was approved last year, limited the number of storefront dispensaries and explicitly banned delivery services, Feuer said.
However, Nestdrop co-founder Michael Pycher said in a statement that delivery services like his company minimizes the need for storefront dispensaries in residential areas because such services bring the marijuana directly to the patients.
Pycher said his company is debating its next move but will continue to connect with patients and dispensaries outside of Los Angeles city limits. The service also facilitates the home delivery of alcohol, which will continue.
When it launched earlier this year, Nestdrop's creators marketed the application as the nation's first app-based, on-demand medical marijuana delivery service.