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Sunday, September 13, 2026

Marine vet puts military logistics to work with launch of NYC pot home delivery service - New York Post

He still adheres to the Semper Fi motto.

Retired Marine Osbert Orduna runs the metro area’s first licensed home delivery cannabis service from a small base in Queens — vowing to faithfully deliver legal weed right to your doorstep..

Orduna, 48, is also the first disabled vet to open a state-approved marijuana sales business through his newly opened firm, The Cannabis Place.

“We’re the first to open. More vets are coming,” he said.

The son of Colombian immigrants was among the first wave of Marines involved in the 2003 US invasion of Iraq that deposed dictator Suddam Hussein.

The Queens native supervised a 90-member unit responsible for disabling bombs and checking on biological and chemical weapons on the battlefield, and also oversaw convoy security responsible for protecting supply lines.

He’s now putting that logistical knowledge to use in his budding pot delivery business.

“A lot of our suppliers were unarmed contractors who needed protection,” he said.

A Post visit to his “base” found a sophisticated set-up with extensive surveillance and GPS technology integrated into the entire operation — not unlike those used by the military, law enforcement and delivery app services like Uber and Lyft. For safety reasons, there are no signs from the exterior that a weed delivery system has set up shop there.

Four of the seven workers he’s hired so far are military vets.

“We leveraged our skill sets in the military for the cannabis delivery operation. We have a robust readiness...



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