Medical Marijuana Job Fair In Pennsylvania Draws Hundreds
MCKEESPORT, Pa. (AP) — A job fair for one of Pennsylvania's first medical marijuana processing plants has drawn hundreds of potential applicants.
Videos posted on social media Thursday show hundreds of people in line hoping to land a job at PurePenn's future facility in McKeesport, a city about 12 miles southeast of Pittsburgh.
Pennsylvania Names First Recipients Of Medical Marijuana Permits
The company's website says it will grow cannabis plants and produce pharmaceutical-grade capsules, ointments and oils. Patients who have a prescription and a license issued by the state health department can purchase the products at dispensaries.
Permits For Pa. Medical Marijuana Growers, Dispensaries On Track To Be Issued By End Of June
Employees who work at 21,000-square foot facility, which the company's website says will be fully operational by January, will earn twice the minimum wage.
Pennsylvania's governor signed a bill legalizing medical marijuana in April 2016.
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