Even during the height of COVID-19 pandemic in September 2020, the CNMI Cannabis Commission saw people willing to take the risk in investing in the marijuana industry, according to CCC managing director Monique Sablan.<\/p>\n
In her presentation before the House of Representatives Commission on Cannabis Tuesday, Sablan the marijuana industry opened in August 2020 when the online portal for commercial and non-commercial license applications was opened. Just a month later, in September 2020, they received about nine to 10 applications, she said, which Sablan found very interesting because the CNMI was at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic at the time.<\/p>\n
She said from September 2020 all the way to 2021, they received applications for a marijuana producer license, marijuana wholesaler, marijuana processor, marijuana retailer, and marijuana lounge. She said with the five different production licenses that were issued within the last year, a total of 17 jobs\u2014three part-time and 14 full-time\u2014were created. Sablan said these are jobs range from owner to head grower, grower assistant, production manager, farm assist, farmer, and others.<\/p>\n
Some have overlapping positions, such as the owner who acts as grower or the head grower. \u201cBut almost always they have a secondary employee, either a farm assistant or growing assistant. But for the rest of them, they\u2019re really new jobs that have been created,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
Sablan said there are three retailers that have a total of 15 job positions\u201412 part-time and three full-time. <\/p>\n
As more applicants continue to be licensed, that will translate to more jobs, she said. <\/p>\n
\u201cRemember that there\u2019s so many variations and sizes. Some people want to have a small retail shop, some people want to open up a larger retail shop. Some people want to be producer class 3 versus micro producer,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
She said the Business Gross Revenue reported per month from a combination of all the licenses range from $81,464 in July 2021 all the way up to $171,978 in December 2021.
\n\u201cWe\u2019ve only really seen the industry grow\u2026since July [2021],\u201d Sablan said, adding that this is only six months worth of information and data. \\<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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