The cannabis industry is gearing up for the time when adult-use sales begin in New Jersey. And part of that process involves finding the workforce to make it possible.
Stockton University held a cannabis career fair on Wednesday for people who are interested in learning more about the industry.
“The [Cannabis Regulatory Commission] has until the middle or end of February to select a starting date for the adult-use sales. We’re hoping sooner rather than later,” says Spencer Betz, marketing manager for The Botanist New Jersey.
And to prepare for that day, The Botanist New Jersey is recruiting, along with several other businesses like Roll Up Life Inc. – a cannabis delivery service. Both companies were at Wednesday’s career fair.
"Our cultivation is quadrupling and our employee input is going to grow with that, as well as our processing. We're expanding our manufacturing as well,” Belz says. “We're going to start building that to be able to offer a wider range of our products and on the retail side, we're going to need to be able to service the large volume of patients and now customers coming in."