Ancillary GRO-prenticeship Program

 

What is it?

 The cannabis industry is bringing with it an explosion of opportunity to Illinois. During the pandemic, cannabis was considered an ‘essential’ business, which meant no slowdown. Soon more business licenses will be announced, which could spell opportunity for you.

Ancillary businesses, who don’t necessarily ‘touch the plant’ but provide essential products and services to businesses and consumers, are benefitting immensely. Take, for example, a packaging company, a security company or a producer of rolling paper. All directly support either the plant-touching companies or the customer base.

Do you have relevant experience or have you studied a field that provides services or goods to cannabis businesses but you don’t know how to break in? Have you wanted to be in the cannabis industry but your skills are more suited to serving the industry rather than touching the plant directly?

 Become a paid apprentice to one of the ancillary participating companies in our network

        • If you have ever worked in or studied a topic relevant to supporting the cannabis industry,

        • You are prepared to work up to 20 hours a week in a relevant field,

        • You are ready to contribute time and know-how,

        • You are ready to be part of a team and accept on-the-job feedback,

        • You are ready to learn and build relationships in the cannabis industry,

        • You qualify as social equity* 

        • You can supply 2 references

For additional information, download the GRO-Prentice Ancillary Program Overview document or email us at: info@gromentumlab.com.

If you are a business that provides ancillary goods or services to the cannabis industry and would consider participating, please indicate your interest and email us at: info@gromentumlab.com

* Please Note: social equity qualified was defined in the Cannabis Regulation and Taxation Act of 2019 as anyone who can prove arrest or conviction on a cannabis charge that today would no longer be considered an offense OR proof of domicile in a disproportionately impacted area (see associated map) for 5 of the last 10 years OR closely related to someone (parent, child, spouse) who meets those any of those criteria