Cannabis Unions Gain Steam: Marijuana dispensary workers are unionizing, while Big Cannabis throws up roadblocks | CannabisPosted by MMP News AuthorOn July 28, 2022


click to enlarge Cannabis Unions Gain Steam: Marijuana dispensary workers are unionizing, while Big Cannabis throws up roadblocks

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Workers at the Curaleaf Midtown dispensary in Phoenix are the first cannabis workers to unionize in Arizona, and they’re part of a burgeoning movement in the cannabis industry to fight for workers’ rights.


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