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REPORT: NEW MEXICO CANNABIS INDUSTRY EMPLOYS MORE THAN 4,000 WORKERS

Curtis Segarra
1 week ago

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SANTA FE, N.M. (KRQE) – There’s no denying that cannabis is a booming industry
in New Mexico. But a new report from the state’s Department of Workforce
Solutions reveals the impact on the job market.

As of the end of 2022, more than 4,600 workers had joined the cannabis wave in
New Mexico, the report notes. Most of those (88.3%) worked in dispensaries.



Dispensaries made up the vast majority of cannabis-related businesses in the
state. There are over 100 retail dispensers to every 10 cannabis manufacturers
and every 21 cannabis agriculture businesses, according to worker unemployment
insurance data.

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New Mexico’s cannabis workers come from a wide range of backgrounds, according
to the report. While just under 40% of workers came from within the cannabis
industry, more than a third came from other jobs, such as construction, mining,
hospitality, and business services.

Former restaurant workers, grocers, and retailers make up a significant share of
those who entered the cannabis industry in New Mexico. And the Department of
Workforce Solutions (DWS) says some now earn higher wages selling bud.

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In a group of people tracked by DWS, the average wage they were earning from
cannabis was $560 per week by the end of 2022. Foodservice and accommodation
jobs, on average, paid only $474 per week, by comparison. “For some people, the
grass is greener in the cannabis industry,” the DWS report notes.

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