WeedHire Makes It’s Pitch to Be the Monster.com of Legal Marijuana Jobs

April 3, 2015
johnhollon
Human Capital Management, News & Insights, Science and Technology
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Marijuana is one of the few sectors of the American economy where the jobs are, but how to find that pot dream job? There’s an app, of course.

WeedHire.com, a site that’s looking to become the Monster.com of legal marijuana jobs, this week released the world’s first iOS app to help people find a job in the pot industry. The site, launched in May 2014, released an Android version of its app in September.

“Marijuana is not that different than other industries, and it’s not just about the plant. There’s a need for people to work in accounting, finance, legal, HR, etc.,” said David Bernstein, a former electronic-waste executive who founded WeedHire.com.

It’s not clear how many jobs marijuana has created since 2012 when Colorado became the first of a growing number of U.S. states to legalize recreational pot. Now four U.S. states — Colorado, Washington, Alaska and Oregon — and the District of Columbia have legalized recreational marijuana and nearly two dozen states have legalized medical marijuana. [Read more at Yahoo Finance]

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