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Hop-on’s Re-Medical Creating New Jobs in Cannabis Industry Despite Recent Political Uncertainty
Hop-on’s Re-Medical Creating New Jobs in Cannabis Industry Despite Recent Political Uncertainty.
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n\n TEMECULA, CA, Feb. 01, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Hop-on, Inc. (OTC:HPNN.PK) announced today its subsidiary, Re-Medical, Inc., is creating jobs for a new culture, appealing to those who have lost interest in cubicle jobs or working in corporate hypocrisy. Re-Medical is seeking professionals from more traditional industries looking to land a job on the ground floor of our Company, in an industry with huge potential. \n The industry is standing strong amidst the recent decision by U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions to rescind the Obama administration memo that has protected and fostered state-based cannabis legalized programs. In his communication, Sessions rescinded the Cole memo, an August 2013 document named for its author, then–Deputy Attorney General James M. Cole. The Cole memo guided federal prosecutors not to expend resources prosecuting state-legal marijuana businesses unless a case met one of eight law enforcement priorities, such as distributing pot to minors or trafficking product across state lines. Within the industry, and in legal practice, it was widely interpreted to mean working or investing in this federally illegal industry did not put people at risk of federal prosecution. With this protection in place, legal cannabis became one of the fastest-growing industries in the country. Sales jumped from $1.5 billion in 2013 (U.S.) to an estimated $10 billion (for North America) in 2017, according to Arcview Market Research. The industry now employs more than 150,000 Americans and has become more deeply entrenched in every quantifiable way. Oaksterdam University in California is one of the few formal institutions that trains professionals in the cannabis industry. \"The cannabis job market is growing, but many who are interested in the industry have been fearful of prosecution by the DEA. But that is changing,\" said Dale Sky Jones, Executive Chancellor of Oaksterdam. \"A U.S. appeals court recently decided unanimously that the federal government may not prosecute people who grow and distribute medical marijuana if they comply with state laws. While this ruling currently affects states within the 9th Circuit, the decision will influence other circuits across the country. This is huge, as it is very likely that more people will now feel safer about entering the cannabis ...