Wanted: A medical marijuana chief.

The Minnesota Department of Health is seeking a director for its new Office of Medical Cannabis, which will implement the medical marijuana bill signed into law last month by Gov. Mark Dayton.

The job pays between $35.35 and $50.70 an hour, which works out to an annual rate of between $73,811 and $105,862, according to a notice posted last week.

About 10 people are expected to work for the Office of Medical Cannabis, which will operate a patient registry to track whether people are helped by the treatment. About 5,000 people per year are projected to use Minnesota’s medical marijuana program, which will be available to people with certain terminal illnesses or any of eight medical conditions.

The director will be responsible for a program that monitors two manufacturers that will be selected to grow marijuana in the state. The Office of Medical Cannabis also will “compile, evaluate and report on program outcomes and review research and literature related to the field,” according to the job posting.

The state is taking applications through June 20.

Minnesota’s new law lets patients obtain marijuana in a liquid or pill form, but people won’t be allowed to smoke marijuana or use plant materials in vaporizers. Patients need a doctor’s certification in order to be part of the registry.

The program is expected to be running by July 2015.

Christopher Snowbeck can be reached at 651-228-5479. Follow him at www.twitter.com/chrissnowbeck.

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