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In a move that further legitimizes the cannabis industry in Canada, it was reported in the Edmonton Sun that the first staffing agency for the pot business has been created.
Alison McMahon started Cannabis at Work in 2015, and at the time, the company was an advisor to corporations on issues linked to the use of marijuana as medicine in the workplace.
Most recently, Cannabis at Work has expanded to help businesses in the marijuana industry find employees ahead of the adult use legalization boom. “We really saw an opportunity. The cannabis industry is quite literally growing in front of our eyes,” McMahon said.
According to McMahon, the cannabis industry could create 50,000 jobs in Canada after legalization has been implemented for two years, basing the prediction on California’s experience.
McMahon pointed out that most of the jobs are currently in Ontario where the majority of the licensed producers are located.
(Number of licenses issued by province or territory)
Edmonton is another hotbed because of heavy hitter Aurora Cannabis. Aurora’s massive grow facility located at the Edmonton airport will be employing 200 full-time jobs after it opens this fall.
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