Tag: CBT > Business Issues/ Benchmarks > Cannabis Labor and Wages

Cannabis Labor and Wages

UCLA Report Reveals Unsafe Working Conditions, Wage Theft in California Cannabis Industry

The UCLA Labor Center and Cannabis Worker Collab released the report based on 1,100-plus worker voices, documenting how unions can deliver change.

May 29, 2025

California

Cannabis Dispensaries Top Target for Labor Unions as More States Legalize

With the National Labor Relations Board adopting standards making it easier to organize, unions have recognized that now is the time to attack.

December 24, 2023

Arizona

Curaleaf Dispensary Workers Strike in Arizona; State Lawmakers Support Them

The multistate cannabis operator says it respects its workers’ rights, but a local union claims the company fired an employee for labor peace activity.

September 18, 2023

Illinois

Union Files Spying Charges Against Green Thumb Industries

Teamsters Local 777 filed the additional unfair labor practice charges against the multistate cannabis operator in Illinois.

June 8, 2023

Illinois

Green Thumb Workers Strike at 3 Dispensaries in Illinois

The unionized workers at a trio of RISE retail facilities in the Chicago metropolitan area coordinated the strikes through Teamsters Local 777.

April 19, 2023

Cannabis Retail Price

Cannabis Price Declines Intensify Inflationary Market

Consumers are paying more for goods, but that isn’t always the case with cannabis.

January 3, 2023

Illinois

Curaleaf’s Refusal to Bargain With Union ‘Unlawful’

The National Labor Relations Board ruled this week that the multistate cannabis operator has engaged in unfair labor practices in Chicago.

December 9, 2022

Finance

Washington Files Lawsuit Against Spokane Cannabis Retailer, Claims $300,000 in Unpaid Wages

The state’s Labor Department and attorney general’s office filed litigation last week with an original complaint from more than three years ago.

May 18, 2022