I was asked to roll 500 joints in two days as part of the application process. I had personal experience with cannabis and rolling joints, but never had I sat down at a table and tried to crank out hundreds at a time. I got about halfway, but they were satisfied with what I was able to provide. Eventually 710 Labs offered me a full-time position, which I was extremely excited about. It's a dream job.

He wanted to change the bad reputation that pre-rolled joints had and offer a premium product using only the best material. I really liked what they were trying to do.

So I started rolling joints for them and helped establish its joint rolling department. Now we're up to a team of seven people in total. 

Before I got this opportunity, I would never have dreamed that being a professional joint roller was something I could do for a living. 

We use a spiral-shaped rotini pasta as the filter or roach. We just snap it in half and use the favorable end as the mouthpiece and it provides a cool, vortex-like smoke effect. It gives great structure to the joint as it is rigid and nice to hold on to, instead of either no filter or one made from cardboard. 

I've had a lot of different jobs over the years, everything from working in restaurants to tourism and hospitality and home improvement. Out of any job that I've held, being a joint roller is the best job that I've had. 

It's preferable that you have personal experience with cannabis. It makes the job a lot easier and more fun if you already love cannabis. There aren't any requirements other than your ability to craft a joint at a reasonable speed. We don't compromise quality at any step, but you can't take all day to roll one joint either. 

One difference in being a professional joint roller, rather than a recreational one, is how we seal the joints.

Typically at home I just lick it closed on the gum line. Here, for sanitary purposes, we don't use saliva to close joints. We use Q-tips with distilled water instead and roll while wearing gloves.