1. For those wanting to join the cannabis industry you have to be all in or nothing. All or nothing, there are no other options here. If you cannot speak proudly of the cannabis plant and your commitment to making cannabis a reality, I advise a different industry.

2. Read, study, memorize, learn as much as you can about the Cannabis plant, its medicinal uses, the current industry that is developing and the history around it. People are going to ask you tons of questions that you should be able to answer in a professional, concise and clear way.

3. Write, write and write. The narrative around cannabis is still developing and new terms, ideas and explanations are badly needed for people to snap out of the prohibition marketing campaign of “it’s bad”.

Understand that we are seeing not just a new industry, but a human revolution that is touching the body, mind and soul of everybody who comes in contact with cannabis and its industry.

our company travels to nationwide locations to teach various topics about the cannabis industry and I find our students lack the concept of ethical business operations or standardized expectations. We truly feel that our industry needsome to become professional, whether at the grow op stage, transportation phase, sales and delivery section or even edible distribution point.

When teaching people wanting to get into cannabis employment we teach horticulture for growers, business management for dispensary owners and managers. Bud tenders who interact like pharmacists with consumers whether medical or recreational should have knowledge on the effects of cannabis, counseling, customer service, broad overview of diseases and much more. Currently bud tenders are underpaid and untrained. Yet they hand out a product that causes a chemical change in the body. We require pharmacists to understand medicine. Cannabis should be no different.

Even if recreational bud tenders should be able to recognize the dangers of white mold, powdery mildew, black fungus or any insects, etc. Whether the product was dried and cured properly. The difference between strains and specific varieties of strains, whether indoor or oitdoor. They should understand terpenes and their effects. Understand the current issies of solvents in concentrates and more.

Growers should be aware of environmental issues, should never allow molds or mildew and should manage water properly, stay away from chemical fertilizers, use no pesticides that are not organic and understand the implications that this product will go inside a human body.

The same goes for any position within the industry that so many people overlook. The bottom line is ethical business and patient safety.

This is what we believe and what we teach. We provide certification nationwide and we help companies create their own standardized training procedures.

These are the kinds of things we…. as an industry… need to demand of ourselves and on a peer to peer level hold our competition and vendor companies to the same levels.

The green rush is great for those wanting fast cash… but those of us who know cannabis is imperative and those of us who know it works on many things need to step up and demand better quality and higher expectations. Otherwise we will all lose and the industry will be handed to Pharma on a silver platter.

If you have any questions feel free to join one of our seminars or contact us. We are always going out of our way to help insure this industry’s survival.

No one should be uncomfortable announcing they are in or wish to be in the Cannabis Industry. A whether they provide medical Marijuana or recreational products. They should be proud to make an impact on this world in a positive light…. not a dark alleyway drug deal.

We encourage dispensaries, grow ops, edibles ops to join our seminars Or even those wanting to be involved in the industry as employment. We will be in Sacramento this weekend on Saturday and San Diego on Sunday. Check our schedule or call. If I didn’t give you enough information to help you understand that this isn’t just a get high and part kind of job world… then contact me. I will do my best to help you understand.

Remember one thing… the endocannabinoid system works with the mitochondria. If you ever want to open your eyes to the scary reality of why cannabis ABSOLUTELY MUST become legal and grown again very soon… look up Mitochondrial DNA mutation rate and realize the implications.

Meki Cox
CIA
Making business owners responsible now.