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Cannabis Industry Adds 77,300 Jobs in 2020

February 21, 2021 by Rita Thompson 1 Comment

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Millions of Americans lost their jobs in 2020.  According to a new job report by Leafly, however, there are a total of 321,000 full-time equivalents (FTE) jobs within the legal cannabis industry. As of January 2021, that’s more legal cannabis workers in America than electrical engineers.  The report was a collaboration between journalists, editors, and data analysis at … [Read more...] about Cannabis Industry Adds 77,300 Jobs in 2020

Legal Cannabis Could be the Boost our Post-Pandemic Economy Needs

May 2, 2020 by Rita Thompson Leave a Comment

Written by Rita Thompson Facing a “Greater Depression” The pandemic is taking a wrecking ball to our economy, leaving many confused and fearful about the future.  According to recent reports, 30 million Americans have already filed initial unemployment claims since mid-March. As layoffs happen daily, experts predict that number will only continue to rise. Even more are … [Read more...] about Legal Cannabis Could be the Boost our Post-Pandemic Economy Needs

New Jobs Report Finds Cannabis Industry is “America’s Single Greatest Job Creation Engine”

February 11, 2020 by Melissa Hutsell Leave a Comment

  Cannabis is the nation’s number one job producer. So far, the industry has created nearly a quarter of a million jobs in America, according to a newly released 2020 Jobs Report by Leafly.  The annual report—now in its fourth year—finds that the industry supports 243, 700 full-time jobs as of early 2020. More than 33,000 of those jobs were added in 2019 alone. … [Read more...] about New Jobs Report Finds Cannabis Industry is “America’s Single Greatest Job Creation Engine”

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