Talk about getting in the weeds. An online marijuana mall is seeking a “420 product tester” — someone who will smoke and eat cannabis for $50,000 a year.
BudTrader.com, which calls itself the world’s largest online legal cannabis classified ad marketplace, announced the opening Thursday on social media.
On Monday, company CEO Brad McLaughlin said he’d received 105 applications so far, adding: “We didn’t expect to get so many. I had to approve some overtime just to review all the applicants we’ve already received.”
Earlier, he said his Encinitas-based business based had seen applications “mostly from California but some from Colorado also.”
McLaughlin recently claimed a milestone — 1 million registered users on the 2-year-old site — with a “star-studded VIP guest list” celebrating at a private home in Pacific Palisades.
The hire would test a wide variety of cannabis, CBD and hemp-related products as well as new equipment, vapes and smoking devices, said McLaughlin, who also has offices in Encinitas, north of San Diego.
“The applicant must be proficient in writing and be able to post their reviews online as well as be comfortable on camera for ‘unboxing videos,’ demo videos, Facebook Live videos, Instagram Live videos as well as YouTube and Snapchat videos,” he said.