The Feds Are Looking To Hire A Professional Marijuana Joint Roller

The federal government is, again, soliciting help to “acquire, develop and produce” marijuana cigarettes (i.e. joints) for research purposes.

In a notice published on Tuesday, the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) said that it will soon be accepting applications for a contract award for facilities that are able to “manufacture standardized marijuana cigarettes within a range of varying concentrations of delta-9-THC and analyze strength and stability of them at various intervals while having the capability to maintain a secure shipping facility and to ship marijuana cigarettes to research investigators.”

In addition to rolling cannabis joints “of varying strengths and specifications,” other job requirements include being able to “analyze and characterize various drugs of abuse including cannabinoids.”

NIDA issued a similar posting last year calling for applications to manufacture “marijuana cigarettes” with cannabis that contains a wide range of THC levels. That previous listing appears to have been a preliminary step toward Tuesday’s announcement.

The contractor selected for the opening must have “extensive experience in carrying out the project tasks and must demonstrate the availability of adequate facilities and equipment.”

The listing doesn’t mention whether personal, as opposed to professional, experience qualifies an individual for the contract. While it says that “NIDA will consider proposals submitted by any responsible offeror,” applicants must obtain numerous licenses required to handle Schedule I substances in order to be selected.