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How investing in cannabis worker training boosts operators’ margins

Kind Works founder Mskindness Ramirez explains how better training cuts turnover at cannabis retail stores.

News October 8
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Third New Jersey cannabis operator sues to overturn labor peace requirement

Veteran-owned The Cannabis Place says it can't secure a labor-peace agreement and faces losing its license.

News October 7
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Struggling New York cannabis operators pay workers better than other employers, survey finds

New York cannabis operators are opposed to a proposed law that would recommend a prevailing wage for cannabis…

News September 22
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Second major marijuana MSO sues New Jersey over labor-friendly licensing requirement

A second major marijuana multistate operator is attempting to elude labor-friendly licensing requirements in New Jersey cannabis law…

News August 21
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New Jersey cannabis regulators appeal loss to Curaleaf in labor fight

In a case that could have implications for cannabis labor organizing nationwide, New Jersey state regulators are appealing…

News August 18
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Largest strike in cannabis industry ends at MSO-owned Illinois cultivation operation

A work stoppage at a marijuana MSO's cultivation complex in Illinois ended this week, resolving what Teamsters officials…

News July 31
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Setback for Utah medical cannabis company using federal marijuana prohibition to beat union push

A federal judge declined to hand a Utah vertically medical marijuana company victory in a labor case.

News July 27
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Mass layoffs at two California cannabis manufacturers

Most of the affected workers are production technicians, many of whom are represented by United Food and Commercial…

News July 24
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Bankrupt marijuana MSO Cannabist breakup continues with New Jersey cultivation closure, retail selloff

Two cannabis cultivation sites in New Jersey operated by The Cannabist Co. will close while another three retailers…

News July 22
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