Marijuana Grower In Southeastern Illinois To Provide Training In Denver
ALBION, Ill. (AP) - A medical marijuana cultivation center in southeastern Illinois has posted an employment application online and plans to participate in a job fair.
Barb Youngs of Ataraxia says the company initially will hire up to 30 employees to staff a planned 50,000-square-foot facility in Albion. It already has received more than 100 employment inquiries.
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The company expects to provide training in Denver for some workers. Its website lists positions including growers, a trim technician and a supervisor of harvest quality. The job fair is scheduled April 1 at Frontier Community College in Fairfield.
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Ataraxia is one of the corporations chosen by the state of Illinois to grow medical marijuana under a four-year pilot program. The Illinois Department of Agriculture oversees the cultivation side of the marijuana program.
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