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Colorado Restaurant Workers Head to Greener Pastures At Dispensaries

Colorado’s legal marijuana boom is in full swing, but the industry is having some unforeseen, negative impacts on other sectors of the state’s economy.

Colorado's legal marijuana boom is in full swing, but the industry is having some unforeseen, negative impacts on other sectors of the state's economy.

According to a new report, many workers in restaurants and hospitality are jumping ship to take up jobs in weed dispensaries.

"Our work force is being drained by the pot industry. There's a very small work pool as it is. Enter the weed business, which pays $22 an hour with full benefits," says Denver-based restaurant owner Bryan Dayton, speaking with Bloomberg.

For anyone familiar with the rapid pace, high stress, and often low pay of restaurant work, it's easy to see why making the move to dispensary could be a no-brainer. Where young members of the workforce could once get their chops, and their pain quotidien, from cooking gigs, the marijuana industry offers a new and potentially more inviting work experience.

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