SEATTLE, WA, September 6, 2016 –

Viridian Staffing, the cannabis industry’s first and best known professional staffing, recruiting & HR consulting firm is launching a national career fair series under the banner of its new “Juana Career” brand.

Being a Washington-based company, founded in 2013, before a single i502 license was issued, Viridian Staffing will be holding its inaugural “Juana Career” Fair on Sunday, September 18 at the Red Lion in Bellevue, Washington. Tickets as well as exhibiting and sponsorship packages available at www.Juana.Careers.

The first “Juana Career” Fair will provide an opportunity for i502 licensed cannabis companies, as well as the ecosystem of ancillary businesses that support them, to tap in to the deep pool of talent Viridian Staffing has been cultivating in Washington state for years, as well as those who attend to learn how their existing skills might translate into a career in the fastest growing industry in the country.

Participating companies already confirmed include such industry leaders as the Dockside Coop, Solstice, Have a Heart, Evergreen Herbal, Eden Labs, The Werc Shop, Higher Leaf, Cultivar Syndicate, New Leaf Enterprises, Absolute Origin, Paper & Leaf, The CPC and Herban Legends with additional companies being added daily.

In addition to the career fair itself attendees will be treated to a career readiness workshop taught by Viridian Staffing’s Chief Talent Officer, Kara Bradford, a fortune 100-level recruiter with well over a decade of experience, as well as a special keynote address and panel discussion with leading cannabis industry media personality, Shango Los, former host of the groundbreaking Ganjaprenuer podcast and current host of Shaping Fire.

Founded in 2013, Viridian was the cannabis industry’s first professional staffing, recruiting & HR consulting firm. Viridian Staffing serves producers, processors, retailers and ancillaries coast to coast in North America.

www.ViridianStaffing.com