Canadian marijuana producers go on hiring spree
From CTV
VANCOUVER -- Canadian marijuana companies are on a hiring spree, looking to fill an array of roles as they gear up for the legalization of recreational cannabis later this year.Read more: https://www.ctvnews.ca/business/canadian-marijuana-producers-go-on-hiring-spree-1.3759038The workforce is booming, said Alison McMahon, who runs Cannabis At Work, a staffing agency focused on the burgeoning industry.
Right now, she's recruiting for positions in everything from growing and production to sales and marketing, all across the country.
Stigma may once have kept people from applying for work with a cannabis company, but those perceptions have shifted and people are now excited about the opportunities, McMahon said.
"I think that the people, at this point, who are looking at the industry and are excited really see the upside and the growth potential," she said. "More and more people are open to this topic, so it doesn't end up being that big of a deal."
The buzz around Canadian pot is allowing companies to be picky and choose top talent, said Kerri-Lynn McAllister, chief marketing officer at Lift, a company that puts on cannabis events and runs a website sharing marijuana news and reviews.
"Because of all the excitement, it's really an opportunity for companies to pick up the A-players in business or whatever field they're operating in," said McAllister, speaking from first-hand experience. She recently left a job in the financial tech sector to join Lift.
Looks like the obvious economic benefits of legalization are starting to kickoff up here in Canada. I don't think the initial retail and and consumption rules are going to work very well. I think the initial launch date in most provinces is going to result in massive lineups for too few government owned and run retail stores.
It's going to be a gold mine for the black market with restrictions they have planned. They will have to adapt and loosen up the production, retail and consumption regulations if they really want to take a bite out of organized crime revenues.
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Canadian hemp is on the rise, we made 400% on it last 3 months 😎 Hopefully governments worldwide will revise their view on cannabis potential 🍀 Medical potential is untapped and proved to be with little or no major side-effects !
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Tris industry is going to take off, people that said the value of marihuana was going to be less? well it looks like its going to be the opposite.Thanks for the info!!
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Here in the US we are not so fortunate. With anti marijuana government I don’t think it will change anytime soon.
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I agree with the legalization of Marijuana, the problem is the people.
This became illegal because people abused it. If only people knew how to control its nature, this medicine breakthrough is really beneficial especially to people who needed it most.
"This became illegal because people abused it."
NO NO NO. Absolutely not. There was never a rational reason for criminalizing marijuana. It was racism and corruption.
Totally right They never had a true reason for criminalizing marijuana other than their own reason , and yes Racism is one on the top.
What has led to believe that cannabis became illegal because people abused it? Something you've read, something someone has told you, or is it just a suspicion?
Because that what really is happening.
If no one becaMe crazy because of Marijuana, why not all nations legalized it, what hinders them?
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