Hiring Fairs

Building pathways into Minnesota's cannabis industry

Launching a successful cannabis industry isn't just about opening businesses — it's about creating meaningful career opportunities.

OCM Resource and Hiring Fair

The Division of Community and Economic Development is excited to host Minnesota's first Resource and Hiring Fair on Oct. 22, 2026, bringing together licensed cannabis businesses, ancillary service providers, workforce partners, and job seekers from social equity eligible communities.

Date: Thursday, Oct. 22, 2026
Time: 1–6 p.m.
Location: Robert J. Jones Urban Research and Outreach-Engagement Center (UROC)
The Plymouth Room (Room 105), 2001 Plymouth Ave. N., Minneapolis, MN 55411

Working in cannabis can be an excellent way to gain industry experience, develop professional skills, and build a long-term career in one of Minnesota's newest regulated industries. Whether your goal is cultivation, manufacturing, retail, laboratory testing, compliance, marketing, finance, security, technology, or another supporting profession, the cannabis ecosystem offers a wide range of employment opportunities.

This event is designed to connect employers with talented candidates while helping build a workforce that reflects the communities Minnesota's cannabis legislation was designed to benefit.

What to expect

For job seekers

  • Meet employers actively hiring across Minnesota's cannabis industry.
  • Explore careers in cultivation, manufacturing, retail, compliance, laboratories, transportation, and ancillary businesses.
  • Learn about career pathways, training opportunities, and industry expectations.
  • Network with industry professionals and workforce development partners.

Ready to begin your cannabis career?

Register to attend


For employers

Licensed cannabis businesses and ancillary service providers are invited to participate by recruiting talented candidates and sharing information about careers within their organizations.

Participating employers will have the opportunity to:

  • Recruit candidates from social equity eligible communities.
  • Promote current and future employment opportunities.
  • Build relationships with workforce development organizations and community partners.
  • Demonstrate their commitment to building an inclusive and sustainable cannabis industry.

Whether you're hiring for cultivation, manufacturing, retail, compliance, laboratory operations, delivery, administration, marketing, finance, security, or other professional roles, we invite you to join us.

Interested in participating?

Register as a hiring employer

Why this matters

Minnesota's cannabis law envisions more than business ownership — it envisions opportunity.

While entrepreneurship remains an important pathway, employment is another meaningful way for individuals to participate in the legal cannabis industry, develop valuable experience, earn family-supporting wages, and build careers that contribute to long-term community prosperity.

The OCM Hiring and Resource Fair is one more way the Division of Community and Economic Development is helping ensure legalization creates opportunity at every stage of the cannabis ecosystem — from first job to business ownership.