All Curaleaf cannabis retail workers in New Jersey now union members

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1 year ago

June 30, 2023

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All employees at Curaleaf Holdings’ New Jersey cannabis retail operations have now unionized with the United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) Local 360.

According to the UFCW, workers at the multistate operator’s store in Bordertown on Thursday became the last to vote for unionization.

That’s a trend in the marijuana space nationwide but particularly in pro-union markets such as California, Illinois and Massachusetts.

“Every Curaleaf employee in the state is joining the UFCW,” UFCW Local 360 President Sam Ferraino said in a statement.

“It’s exciting, but our work is far from done.

“We’ll continue to crisscross the state, visiting every location of every company to help employees exercise their rights, and to highlight the growing danger of fake company unions.”

The rise of fake unions has jeopardized inroads made by the UFCW and the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, critics charge, while offering limited or no

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Long shot adult-use legalization effort launches in anti-marijuana Idaho

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November 14, 2024

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Advocates in Idaho, arguably the least-cannabis-friendly state in the United States, are laying ambitious plans to skip over medical marijuana and go straight to adult use.

At least, that’s the goal of the proposed 2026 ballot initiative that campaign organization Kind Idaho recently filed with Idaho’s secretary of state, according to The Inlander.

Campaigners would have until April 2026 to collect roughly 70,000 valid signatures from registered voters.

It’s anybody’s guess who might be willing to support such an effort.

Campaigns in 2022 and 2024 failed to get medical marijuana on Idaho’s ballot.

And recent adult-use legalization efforts in red states such as North Dakota and South Dakota have repeatedly failed.

Those were funded by existing medical marijuana businesses, and Idaho has

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Marijuana firms Eaze, Green Dragon find new life after $10 million capital infusion

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November 12, 2024

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Newly rebranded California-based marijuana operator Eaze raised $10 million to acquire select assets of Eaze Technologies, its predecessor company, to fund the reopening of 70 Eaze and Green Dragon locations across California, Colorado, Florida and Michigan.

The now-defunct Eaze Technologies, which purchased Denver-based Green Dragon about three years ago, announced in October that it would close its Colorado and Florida operations.

Billionaire Jim Clark, founder of defunct tech company Netscape, provided the funding, which was announced Tuesday, and now has controlling ownership of the new entity, Eaze.

CEO Cory Azzalino said the company does not intend to reimagine its business model, which it shifted four years ago from a delivery platform to a plant-touching entity.

“The focus going forward will be continued expansion

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Oregon voters approve pro-labor change to state cannabis law

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7 days ago

November 8, 2024

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Voters in Oregon appear to have approved an organized labor-friendly change to state cannabis law that’s had mixed results in other states.

With more than 80% of ballots counted, 55.7% of state voters cast yes ballots on Measure 119, which will require cannabis operators in the state to submit a “labor peace agreement” to regulators before receiving or renewing business permit, Oregon Public Broadcasting reported.

The voter initiative’s main sponsor was the United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) Local 555, which spent more than $2.8 million on the campaign after a failed attempt to impose a labor peace agreement (LPA) requirement through the state Legislature.

Several other states, most notably California, require cannabis businesses to have an LPA as part of licensing

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