9 Coolest Cannabis-Friendly Career Fields

Job-hunting doesn't have to be a downer. Here are some cannabis-friendly career fields to broaden your search.

By
Burgess Powell

2. Writer

Along with musician, writing is one of the most cannabis-friendly career fields. Writers generally work for themselves, meaning that they often have the freedom to work whenever they want, and in whatever mental condition they choose.

Plus, whether you’re self-publishing, working on book deadline or freelancing, it’s extremely unlikely that the publishing house or magazine you’re working for will drug test you. This means that most writing careers—journalist, stand-up comic, screenwriter …—are safe for those who seek artistic inspiration from marijuana.

Many authors who seek the artistic freedom are no stranger to the herb. For centuries, writers have been using marijuana for inspiration. From Hunter Thompson to 19th-century luminaries Honoré de Balzac, Charles Baudelaire and Alexandre Dumas, many of the world’s most famous writers have smoked weed. Even Shakespeare did … or so we’d like to think.

If you live in Colorado and are hoping to develop your writing with cannabis, there are even classes dedicated to that.

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Burgess Powell

Burgess Powell is a writer for High Times based in New York. She writes about marijuana news, culture, and health.

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  • Stop writing high.
    Seriously though, this is not an article for the layman trying to find a new job but keep smoking weed because it helps them with their inflammation or their anxiety.

  • Poor write up. Do better hightimes. Its not helpful in the leaat bit. Everyone wants a platform to mindlessly chat

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