West Coast Cannabis Expo Hits San Francisco - With Jobs!

The West Coast Cannabis Expo and Music Festival is set to be held in San Francisco this weekend, October 7th to 9th, 2011. In addition to celebrating various marijuana strains, products, and supported music, the Expo will feature a number of cannabis-friendly job opportunities.

Within the Expo will be a medical cannabis job fair, presented by the staff of Cannajobs. This event comes in response to the current economy, which has been rough on both marijuana patients and distributors, alike.

The job fair will address this issue by matching those looking for a job in the medical marijuana industry with employers. Companies looking to hire include WeedMaps, Versativa, Cannamist, Simply Chronic, and the Cannabis Career Institute.

While many of these jobs will require direct contact with medicine, there are others that are centered more on the business end of things. For example, in addition to open positions for sales representatives, growers, and distributors, there will also be positions available for those interested in activism, legal assistance, or even marketing.

This job fair is a great idea on the part of Cannajobs and comes as very welcome news to struggling marijuana patients. There are so many people in the patient community currently facing discrimination due to their medicinal choices, but this event will be a safe-zone. No one will be denied a position due to marijuana use, and job hunters can finally be open about their goals and skills.

Those who can't make it to San Francisco this weekend can still rely on Cannajobs, as they have some incredible online resources. Cannajobs.com is a site that offers free job listings, links to applications, and even has a built-in video-conference system available for networking.

The medical marijuana industry is taking a lot of hits right now, but in the area of jobs and career development, it is taking steps in the right direction.