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Jobs
You may wonder how to get a
cannabis job in South Africa? It is
easy, and the process is simple: just
like any other job you have to apply.
We will review a few cannabis
specialized job search engines and
then tell you how to polish your CV
for the cannabis industry.
“The use, possession and
cultivation of cannabis outside of a
private space, or by, or around,
underage persons, remains illegal,”
says Paul-Michael Keichel, Partner
at Schindlers Attorneys. “The
caveat to this appears, however, to
be that you may carry concealed
cannabis in public, if the intention
is to only consume it in a private
space, away from underage or non-
consenting individuals.”
“What we are seeing is that most of
our clients’ focus has been on the
cultivation and commercialisation
of cannabis itself. What is being
overlooked are the secondary
industries that will emerge or
benefit from the legalisation of
cannabis,” explains Maurice Crespi,
Partner at Schindlers Attorneys.
“Take our M&R (medical and
recreational) Cannabis Department as
an example. Whilst not planned, it has
emerged as a key department at
Schindlers Attorneys. If cannabis
legalisation presents an opportunity
for attorneys, it begs the question
what industry it would not present
with some form of opportunity
because of its legalisation.
“Transport, courier services, injection
moulding, advertising, fashion,
accountants, medical, textiles and so
on, are now all in a position to exploit
the legalisation of cannabis to their
benefit. I’m yet to think of an industry
that will not be able to benefit from
the legalisation of cannabis. Even
Coca-Cola has found a way,” says
Maurice.