CLEVELAND —Want to work in the booming Ohio cannabis market? There are jobs a plenty.
But Rico Mercado, an assistant general manager for Klutch Cannabis, said potential employees in the industry do need a wealth of knowledge in order to be successful.
Green Flower is a training and education program for cannabis. Max Simon, the company’s CEO, explained that they partner with schools like Kent State University to offer cannabis classes.
“For people that want to be a part of this industry it really is important for them to get an education and get a certificate that helps them to learn the industry and stand out so that they can get hired,” he said.
Simon explained some of the sectors people can work in in the cannabis industry are cultivation, product development and retail operations.
“The programs that we offer really map to the different jobs and roles in the sectors which map to the different needs that people have for careers and opportunities in cannabis,” he said.
Mercado explained that he knows there’s a stigma attached to the cannabis industry.
“I hope more people realize how serious of an industry it is,” he said.
He explained what the ideal employee is.
“Definitely somebody that’s willing to learn without a doubt. Being a sponge of knowledge, you know, just observing everything you can, learning as much as you can, I think that’s what’s going to take everybody the furthest for sure,” he said.
