B.C.’s legal cannabis stores are ready to put hundreds of unemployed retail employees back to work quickly. They’re also well positioned to generate thousands of dollars in tax revenue if they were allowed to accept online orders and deliver to your door.
Meanwhile, cannabis retailers have hundreds of jobs to fill. Sounds like a no-brainer: Workers need work, and there are jobs waiting — so what’s the problem? The worker qualification regulation — the requirement for cannabis employees to undergo extensive security screenings, adding time and cost to the hiring process — is a major impediment that is postponing store openings, limiting store hours and leaving businesses understaffed. An easy solution would be to replace the worker qualification program with requirements parallel to the alcohol industry.
The cost of hiring a liquor store or bar employee is only $35 for the serving it right certification, the liquor industry’s equivalent course.
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