Coverage of Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont.
Massachusetts law boosts union organizing because the state’s labor board is allowed to recognize unions without an election if a majority of a location’s workers submit signed cards.
Almost as soon as they were proposed, the rules faced opposition from medical operators concerned they would be too burdensome.
Maine’s Bureau of Financial Institutions recently informed lenders that there would be a greater level of scrutiny in report data from cannabis businesses.
Thursday, Feb. 3 was the first official day to apply for an adult-use license in Connecticut. The state will award nine separate types of licenses, with their respective application starts staggered week-to-week.
“This is a massive amount of plastic waste that we’re necessarily going to create,” said Commissioner James Pepper.
The feds aren’t barred from investigating medical cannabis businesses just because they have a state license, says an appellate decision.
A few dozen workers at two different cannabis dispensaries filed petitions for union representation with the National Labor Relations Board last week.
Recently approved state licenses will soon allow over 100 new cannabis cultivation sites to open for business, but they are going to have to fight for construction materials amid ongoing supply chain woes.
All panelists discussed the challenges of hiring employees in today’s labor market, emphasizing the importance of retention through competitive pay, benefits and professional development programs.
The commission voted 4-1 to approve the proposal during a Jan. 20 meeting.
