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The Mid-South's New Medical Marijuana Industry Might Also Be Its Hottest Job Market

In Tennessee, prospective employees look toward a flurry of new job openings.


The burgeoning medical marijuana industry in the Mid-South also means new jobs.

To take a look at what sort of opportunities may soon be available, MBJ reviewed Delta Medical Cannabis Co.'s medical marijuana cultivation application. The Jonesboro-based company is one of five businesses that won the state's marijuana cultivation licenses. Delta Medical's facility will be located in Jackson County's Newport.

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In its application, however, the company said it will create 30 jobs, with average wage — plus benefits — of $19.91 per hour (roughly $42,000 a year). The economic impact indirectly would create 47 additional jobs, according to the analysis.

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Delta Medical's organizational chart has several of the positions filled already.

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