High Standards: Workforce Development Protects Consumers
As New York’s legal cannabis market continues to grow, policymakers and industry leaders spend a lot of time talking about licenses, regulations, taxes, and enforcement. Those issues certainly do matter, but there is another issue that deserves more attention: Workforce Development.
At its core, workforce development ensures the people who grow, manufacture, test, transport, and sell cannabis have the training and skills they need to do their jobs well. While that may sound like an industry concern, it is actually a consumer issue.
Consumers benefit when cannabis workers are properly trained!
A well-trained cultivation workforce is more likely to produce safe, and high-quality cannabis, free from contaminants and harmful practices. Skilled manufacturing employees are better equipped to follow safety procedures and also to ensure products are accurately labeled and consistently produced. Trained laboratory professionals help guarantee that testing results are reliable and that consumers know exactly what they are purchasing.