TORONTO — For six years, Dan Skilleter worked as a policy
adviser in Ontario’s provincial government. But this year, he gave up his
much-coveted government job for a new role in an uncertain, fast-moving
industry: cannabis.
Now, “I can’t go a week without
a friend sending me an email looking for a job in the cannabis space,” he said.
“I’m having to constantly clear time in my schedule for coffees with people.”
As Canada became the second country in the world to legalize recreational marijuana use on Oct. 17, its nascent cannabis and cannabis-adjacent industries have poached top talent from more traditional sectors of the economy.
