Career possibilities in the world of legalized cannabis

[HidingInTheHaze]

on the other hand, basement growers with entitlement issues that think they deserve 100k a year to start are dreaming. and should stay in the basements if thats the case.

^ lol

Guys you all have the power to be self made entrepreneurs, I always find it funny when people think carrying someone else's water buckets sounds so glamorous.

If you know how to grow well, your own motivation is the only limitation. Why settle for crappy pay and eating someone else's shit, overgrow the fucking world.

And medman the way you always talk down about basement growers really shows your true colors, just sayin

 

[med-man]

hey hiding

nothing wrong with basement growers. we all have our roles to play. but encouraging post sales with pesticides to people is a good model i am no one to judge your opinions.

i have just heard a ton of rhetoric from the peanut gallery on here about what they they think they should be getting paid to shut their grows down and work for an LP lol all i am saying is in the real world, that shit doesnt fly. working alone and or being self employed is not the same as working with or for a team. showing up to work and growing constitutes about 1% of the work it takes to get a project up and running, and payment for it should be on par with that. bottom line is who are they to say?

and true colors? nothings changed since day one.

med-man

 

[SeedsOfFreedom]

^ lol

Guys you all have the power to be self made entrepreneurs, I always find it funny when people think carrying someone else's water buckets sounds so glamorous.

If you know how to grow well, your own motivation is the only limitation. Why settle for crappy pay and eating someone else's shit, overgrow the fucking world.

Yeah brother I agree, don't be someones slave when YOU have a good idea. Legal Cannabis is a great business for everyday people, because we the people own all the genetics and are the people who really care about this plant. Small guy will be better able to complete with the big guys than many industries .

 

[OGEvilgenius]

Shares should be reserved for investors and people who brought the start up into production, working on the HC app. Designing the build and helping with the build, not for employee's who will be doing a job. The worker hasn't risked much, and should be satisfied with a decent paying job, in an industry they love. How can LP's bring an affordable product to market, if everybody's getting payed $100k a year.

GG

You mean it's not a risk to jump into a company whose financial backers could be simply trying to create a pump and dump scenario?

It's not risky to leave your existing job?

I wouldn't do it if I didn't get a stake. Even for 100k a year.

 

[OGEvilgenius]

You make a very good point. Success of that idea would obviously rely on air-tight security.....all it takes is one clone to get out.

Less than that, just some healthy plant material that hasn't died yet and tissue culture away.

 

[OGEvilgenius]

Hmmmmm, I'm looking through your recent message history and seeing an awful lot of "claims" being made on your behalf with no links to "proof". Only had to scroll down 10 posts for this one:

"Greenhouse is considered indoors. There are certain requirements as to the side wall hight, vents, etc.
Out here, on the windy prairies the greenhouses usually shut down for a couple month during the winter. A lot of money to heat them"

No link to be found. What say you now about your rules?

This post here would tell me more about your diligence than any resume... I bet you do a decent job for whoever hires you.

 

[Frostynugz]

Im sure that concentrate artists will be needed as well.

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Unfortunately, except for BC(I believe it's now allowed) concentrates are illegal in Canada. Also, someone can correct me if I'm incorrect but i believe it also carries a mandatory minimum of 18months in jail. Ridiculous


Nugz

 

[Frostynugz]

If this thread helps anyone find a job, awesome. Just remember me when my resume floats across the table ;-)

I would love to be able to transfer careers and for it to be viable. I cant do that for minimum wage, not even close.

Im also not sure how valuable my skills are to an operation of that magnitude. I have about 7 years experience with growing, but on a small scale. I have about 24 years experience in product testing and research ;-) which gives me a good grasp on effects, flavors and other desirable traits. I love to learn and have a great interest in cannabis and everything about it.

Beyond that, I have 10 years IT experience as a field tech for Windows based systems running proprietary software. Also have 20 years of customer service experience and good problem solving skills.

On the one hand, I am thinking of going down the certification route with IT and going the Cisco route. Would lead to pretty good job opportunities but Im not sure I will ever be happy in IT. I would like to be happy with the work AND the pay cheque, not just one or the other.

The other hand is realizing that I am quite happy when growing, and tending to plants, I really enjoy it. The fact that it helps people in need is icing on the cake. My options are find a spot and work my way up or go to school for horticulture related courses and possibly have to start on the bottom anyway. Hopefully resulting in a lquicker ride up the ladder? who knows.

Im glad it has spurred discussion though.

Amen to that brother. I was 2yrs into a Network Systems Administration program when I switched out for the Health industry. Too stressful, and not enough one on one with actual people for my liking. Best of luck regardless of choice. Here's hoping us little guys get a chance at helping to make a difference in this emerging industry.

Nugz

 

[Buddha1]

I would like to add that I won't call someone with a medical degree "Dr. smith", or whatever. I call them by their first name because they are no different than me.

Except they decided to play some stupid game that then is suppose to add a few letters to their name.

The education system is set up to spit out exactly what the designers wanted. There is no room for free thinking people that want to go against the established system.

All of the knowledge you will ever need is on the internet, and or in a book. No reason to play the game.

Really not the thread for this statement...More suited for the political area.

That being said...

I used to feel the same way, back in my youth. But I found I was getting no where fast. My beliefs were very counter productive and I had to change. You can call me a sell out!...Whatever you want!! But that doesn't change the fact that, I have a home and a family that wants for nothing. I wouldn't have any of it without conforming, and going to school to get a piece of paper that said I was qualified. This in no way stopped my free thinking, I just knew when and where to keep it to myself.

As a great man once said..."Youth is wasted on the youth".

Peace...B

PS. Not busting your balls...Just trying to save you a whole lot of grief.

 

[growshopfrank]

we all have our roles to play.

med-man[/QUOTE]

just out of idle curiosity exactly what role do you see yourself playing?

 

[med-man]

the role i have always been playing

med-man

 

[growshopfrank]

the role i have always been playing

med-man

well that will clear up any confusion

 

[bigbag]

a legend in his own mind...

 

[tomjonesthe3rd]

He sounds to me like a carnival barker mixed with a used car salesman mixed with a teenager with very low self esteem.

 

[c-ray]

the kenny powers of commercial weed!

 

[VanCitysFinest]

A position that will be very important would be tester of new seed plants. Especially companies breeding programs looking for epic plants out of thousands. It will take skill to differentiate the best from the rest. The person testing herb will have a huge effect on the legal companies product lines. Most important would be quality of product, and the only way to judge that is to have an experienced connoisseur smoke it many times. Its sounds like an fun job, but in reality it would be a big challenge and your selections would change the way people judge the company. Skilled testers will be invaluable. In my opinion having a skilled taste and being able to discern the different effects strain to strain is what really makes a great breeder as well. Just on a large scale breeders will need testers to help with initial selections.

I completely agree, herb sommeliers are going to be crucial to any company that wants to lead the pack


I was worried hearing all this grow talk that there would be no room for me, phew

 

[SeedsOfFreedom]

One job I thought of that would be especially awesome as a retirement job would be the clerk at a future legal marijuana shop. Just standing around all day smoking kind herb with good people, and helping them make a good choice in products. Old heads would be best anyway, having tried a lot more herb than most young guys.

 

[blastfrompast]

Some people are saying how $15-20 isn't a bad wage...I suppose it depends on where you are living etc, but @$20 that works out to be about $40k a year....Pretty piss poor incentive for most of us with day jobs...and if your cashcropping on the side....even worse...

Why would anyone take a pay-cut to make a handful of investors rich? One of the reasons some of us are successful basement growers is that we reap what we sow....so we bust our asses and in return we enjoy our AAA.

Now if I was growing for someone else...would I put as much passion in it knowing my wage won't change either way...m'eh probably not... It is just how the daily grind works...any employer knows how this story goes.

 

[Dr. Buddington]

One job I thought of that would be especially awesome as a retirement job would be the clerk at a future legal marijuana shop. Just standing around all day smoking kind herb with good people, and helping them make a good choice in products. Old heads would be best anyway, having tried a lot more herb than most young guys.

Thats similar to a bartender getting drunk on the job. Personally I don't think that many medical patients want to go into a dispensary through a cloud of smoke to hear "Hey, dude, what bud do you want?"
Experience is essential, but so is professionalism.

 

[hush]

Thats similar to a bartender getting drunk on the job.

You've never worked in hospitality before, have you? Bartenders "get drunk on the job" all the time. It's part of the gig. You work for tips, and you do what it takes to get those tips out of people. That includes, much of the time, drinking shots that your customers buy for you. A good bartender knows how to "fake it." When I tended bar, I had developed a very stealthy, sleight-of-hand system where I was able to spit the shot into my bar towel right after putting it in my mouth. Most bartenders do not want to be shitfaced while working. But it is part of the job to have to imbibe alcohol, and has no bearing on "professionality" in the hospitality sector.

Sorry to go off topic.