Cultivation employees form first cannabis union in Connecticut
Nearly 50 employees from Advance Grow Labs have formed the first cannabis union in Connecticut, according to the union.
Connecticut Medical Marijuana News
Nearly 50 employees from Advance Grow Labs have formed the first cannabis union in Connecticut, according to the union.
Connecticut legislators took the first step toward outlawing synthetic marijuana and imposing THC caps on sleep aids and other consumable products sold in convenience and CBD stores outside the state’s regulated medical and recreational cannabis markets.
Massachusetts-based marijuana cultivation and retail company Insa laid off an undisclosed number of workers in the past few months.
Connecticut recreational and medical marijuana retailers generated $22.1 million in sales in March, up nearly 20% from February.
Cannabis businesses in California and on the East Coast are evading worker-friendly licensing requirements by obtaining state business permits after signing deals with “labor organizations” that appear to be illegitimate “company unions,” documents and interviews show.
A recent ruling from the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration classifying a synthetic cannabinoid as a Schedule 1 drug has furthered the ire between the licensed cannabis industry and the largely unregulated cannabinoid sector, which has grown into a multi-billion market amid the proliferation of CBD and Delta-lineage products since the passage of the 2018 Farm Bill.
A ruling by a cannabis social equity oversight board in Connecticut has significantly altered the landscape for a group of adult-use applicants and license holders.