Show-Me 16,000 Missouri Jobs And Higher Salaries Thanks To Marijuana Legalization

Here's hype for the nation's favorite cash crop that's now enjoying a renaissance and economic boom . . .

Even as the U.S. may be headed toward a recession, the $33 billion cannabis industry is expected to create 108,000 new jobs this year, including 16,000 in Missouri.

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Missouri recreational marijuana legalization could create 16,000 jobs with fast rising wages - Kansas City Business Journal

Even as the U.S. may be headed toward a recession, the $33 billion cannabis industry is expected to create 108,000 new jobs this year, including 16,000 in Missouri. Those jobs include roles people typically associate with the marijuana industry: cultivation technicians, dispensary managers, brand managers, chemists and packaging technicians.

Missouri DHSS releases weekend marijuana sales total

MISSOURI - Sales totaled millions of dollars in the first weekend to legally sell recreational marijuana in Missouri. According to the State Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS), the three day weekend added up to approximately $12,600,000 in revenue. Sales of recreational marijuana outpaced medical purchases by more than a two to one margin.