Nearly one out of every 10 jobs that were created in Missouri last year came from the state’s medical marijuana industry, reported Marijuana Moment. According to an analysis of state labor data released by the Missouri Medical Cannabis Trade Association (MoCannTrade), the cannabis sector added almost 7,000 new jobs, which is about 10 percent of the 77,600 jobs that the Missouri Department of Labor tracked for 2021 overall.
“The Missouri Department of Health and Human Services in January reported issuing a total of 6,596 state agent ID cards to work in medical cannabis facilities. All but a few hundred of those cards have been issued since retail sales commenced in late October 2020,” noted the association in a press release.
