April Hettinger of CBS 13 examines how this market has grown since legalization
YUMA, Arizona (KYMA, KECY) – Recreational marijuana was legalized at a time when Arizona was experiencing high unemployment. Now this industry has brought thousands of new jobs to the state.
Jamestown Yuma has handled the bigger crowds without hiring more staff, but other jobs in the marijuana industry are still on the rise.
Karson Humiston is the founder and CEO of Vangst, a company responsible for tracking the cannabis job market.
“The Arizona cannabis market employs 20,000 people,” said Humiston. “That number is expected to rise to 45,000 full-time employees over the next three years.”
The industry consists of four professional fields: cultivation, production, administration and sales.
We have requested a total number of rentals since Jamestown Yuma recreational activities were legalized, but they denied us that information. However, they confirmed an increase in customers.
“We expect sales of nearly $ 400 million in 2021, and that number will continue to grow as more consumers enter the market,” said Humiston.
To accommodate the surge, South County felt it necessary to get the ball rolling by becoming the location of a new marijuana dispensary. After the opening, there will be many vacancies in different areas of the industry.
All of this benefits our local economy.
“It’s a big boost for Arizona in terms of job creation and the taxes generated,” said Humiston.
There are about a dozen job postings in Yuma County through Marijuana Job Cannabis Careers, ranging from growers to harvesters, and even one called the Bud Tender.
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