[ThePhiloStoned]

So I've been saving my pennies to leave Florida for Colorado. My question is, what's the best/easiest way to get a job in the industry as quickly as possible...because Colorado is not exactly a cheap place to live, I will need a job lined up before I even move...now I have a longer term goal of getting a job on Ryan Loflin's Rocky Mountain Hemp farm, but that doesn't seems very immediate and may take some doing...so any advice is much appreciated.

[BOMBAYCAT]

I live in Colorado and it is tight as everyone came for the green rush a while back. You might need to settle for an entry level job as a bud tender while you are learning everything about growing and then work your way up. If you have a record in Florida, that might be a problem because the dispensaries and rec shops are so picky. If you have a trade like electrician, construction, and etc. all the building is going nuts everywhere. Anyway best of luck and it will be worth it. I never thought I would be so totally relaxed walking down the street to a legal dispensary for my medicine.

[aridbud]

Ever hear of "Wherever you go, there you are?"

In the attempt to get away from being with ourselves, we search for something or someone to make us happy; the grass constantly appears greener someplace else. But in every relationship and every situation, there we are again.

Read your 'busted again' thread. Colorado doesn't look lightly on those with problems. One of the toughest states for driving infractions. Quite high utilities, high rent, mediocre wages.

Be sure you have your "life together" before striking out West.

Count on a low paying entry job and you won't be disappointed.

[ThePhiloStoned]

I'm not new to growing...though I am taking botany/horticulture classes to round-out my education...should I be saving up to apply for a grow license? What are the residency qualifications in Colorado? How hard is it to wholesale to shops & dispensaries? What is the normal amount of weight that growers are wholesaling?

Also, anywhere that is legal and allows me to grow my own (not to mention wholesale with a license) is going to be much better than staying here in the South.

[Buckowens]

Don't move here. I sound like a dick, but there are already too many weed people here.


And the wholesale market is junk. Better on the BM.

[ThePhiloStoned]

Originally Posted by Buckowens

Don't move here. I sound like a dick, but there are already too many weed people here.

Sorry to hear about your refugee problem, but I refuse to remain in such a hostile warzone against pot...my state/region is not where it's at, at all.

[aridbud]

1.You must be 21 years of age or older.
2.You cannot have ANY felony convictions for controlled substances or any other felony convictions that have not been fully discharged at least 5 years prior to applying for the license.
3.You cannot be delinquent on child support or any government debt; and
4.You must be a Colorado citizen (and have proof of such citizenship) at the time you apply for the license.

There are background checks if you do any type of job within dispensaries.

The MED [Marijuana Enforcement Division] is very thorough in their instructions about making sure that you cannot say you didn’t know you should list something. They make it painstakingly clear that you must list any time you have been arrested, charged or convicted of anything in the past 10 years, including any serious traffic offenses. You must have the court documents showing the outcome of the case if this applies to you.

Perhaps "get your life together", move not to Colorado but a closer state, be arrest free, stay on the down low of your cannabis activities. Reading what I've read about you (that you provided in the forums), you probably won't be looked upon as a model employee, or truthfully....you won't be considered for a job. Many out there that have no prior records find it difficult to get a job in the cannabis industry and are Colorado residents. Dispensaries, greenhouses all want stable Colorado residents....not someone that just moved there.

I wish you luck in settling your issues before any type of move.

[Bouldorado]

Not trying to disappoint you but the reality here is likely different than you imagine. If you don't have connections chances are you won't be hired in the industry. The jobs are in high demand and short supply. I know someone that moved out here (from Florida too) in early April and is about to move back because he hasn't found a single job (short of the min wage hash packager).

[ThePhiloStoned]

What are the requirements to be considered a Colorado citizen?

And I'm not imagining some weed wonderland out there, I realize it won't be easy to get into the industry and it will require work...but let's be real here, if it's something I really want to do and have my mind set on, then I should be able to do it...people get connected by being involved, so obviously I have to get out there and get known...and if I have to work minimum wage for a while so be it, pretty much what I have to do at multiple jobs here in Florida anyway...I have no felony convictions, btw. Also, I don't plan on moving without a years worth of expenses saved up, at the least, and a descent down payment on a place would be nice.

[ThePhiloStoned]

Not to mention being involved out there and gaining experience in the industry will lend to moving back to Florida if/when they ever go legal...where I absolutely am connected.