California Cannabis Employees Classified as ‘Healthcare Workers’ – Eligible For Immediate COVID Vaccinations
A recent update to California’s COVID-19 vaccination policy ensures that cannabis industry employees are immediately eligible to receive the vaccine.
Initial Confusion For California’s Cannabis Workers
For the 40,000+ workers in the state’s marijuana industry, the first few weeks of California’s vaccine rollout was fogged with confusion and uncertainty.
While cannabis industry employees were initially considered “essential” workers when Coronavirus restrictions first came to light in Spring 2020, the same clarity wasn’t present when the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) first outlined …