Recreational Cannabis legalization increases employment in counties with dispensaries

[Zeedox]

Recreational Cannabis legalization increases employment in counties with dispensaries

Researchers from The University of New Mexico and California Polytechnic University find increased employment, especially in manufacturing, following the opening of legal recreational cannabis dispensaries. They found no evidence of declines in worker...

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Researchers from The University of New Mexico and California Polytechnic University find increased employment, especially in manufacturing, following the opening of legal recreational cannabis dispensaries. They found no evidence of declines in worker productivity, suggesting that any negative effects from cannabis legalization are outweighed by the job growth these new markets create.

 

[Gomez Adams]

I'm thinking two things:

1. They use it and don't mind doing the shit jobs available.
2. They use it and no longer mind the pain and strain of manufacturing jobs.

 

[Zeedox]

It's manufacturing during the production of cannabis for sale at dispensaries. It suggests people are not leaving other jobs to work in cannabis manufacturing but coming from the pool of already unemployed workers.

 

[Gomez Adams]

OH. I thought it was simply "manufacturing" jobs, meaning standing for long hours at machinery manufacturing things.

 

[Hugo Stiglitz]

No shit. They work their asses off to get that weed onto the shelves so they can use that employee discount to load up.