Cannabis dispensaries across the United States are facing a growing workforce challenge: retaining employees in a rapidly expanding but still evolving industry. Many cannabis provisioning centers operate with large hourly workforces, including budtenders, retail managers and support staff. While the industry has created thousands of jobs, many smaller operators struggle to offer traditional health insurance benefits because of the high cost of employer-sponsored coverage.
A new preventive healthcare benefit program is aiming to address that gap by offering cannabis retailers a more affordable way to support employee health while improving retention.
The Genus Preventive Care Program, promoted by Genus Credit Services, focuses on providing workers access to preventive healthcare services designed to identify potential health issues early and encourage wellness monitoring.
Cannabis retail has become one of the fastest-growing segments of the legal marijuana industry. In Michigan alone, hundreds of licensed provisioning centers employ thousands of workers. But the sector also faces high employee turnover, a challenge common across retail industries.
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