Help Wanted: Pot-clinic critic (seriously)

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Denver's Westword weekly is looking for a writer to review marijuana dispensaries.
Posted by Elizabeth Strott on Friday, October 2, 2009 8:21 AM


Medical marijuana is legal in Colorado, and testing the dispensaries that offer it could actually bring in a paycheck -- for real.

The Denver Westword is looking for a freelance writer to review the state's marijuana dispensaries. The ad asked, "Do you have a medical condition that necessitates marijuana? Do you have a way with words? If so, Westword wants you to join the ranks as our freelance marijuana-dispensary reviewer."

Colorado is one of 13 states that allow the use of marijuana for medicinal purposes for patients who have cancer, glaucoma, HIV and other conditions involving severe pain, and has more than 60 dispensaries. About 15,000 people are registered in Colorado to use medical marijuana with a doctor's note.

Westword described the position saying, "the job is simple: Visit a different dispensary each week (without revealing you're working for Westword) and pen concise, impartial and snappy accounts of your experiences. Keep in mind this isn't about assessing the quality of the medicine on site; it's about evaluating the quality of the establishment. After all, we can't have our reviewer be stoned all the time."

The position requires a state medical marijuana ID (or the ability to get one), a resume and a one-paragraph essay on "What Marijuana Means to Me."

The ad did not give any pay -- or bonus -- information. But the ability to smoke for work might just be a pot lover's bonus dream.

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