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“I wanted to protect employees. I wanted to make jobs and opportunities available for people that normally wouldn’t have [them], or who have been held out of the cannabis [industry], like the Black community.”
^ DC Holistic Wellness owner Norbert Pickett told Washington, D.C.’s NPR station (WAMU) and the DCist, a local media outlet, of how he encouraged and supported his employees unionizing. DC Holistic Wellness’ 13 employees are now represented by United Food & Commercial Workers (UFCW) Local 400 and have five-year contracts with their employer. Source: WAMU/DCist
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“This historic set of victories will place even greater pressure on Congress to address the glaring and untenable conflicts between state and federal laws when it comes to cannabis legalization.”
^ Steve Hawkins, executive director of the Marijuana Policy Project, commented in a press release about the clean sweep all cannabis ballot measures achieved on election night. Voters in Arizona, Montana, New Jersey and South Dakota approved adult-use legalization, and Mississippi and South Dakota voters approved establishing the states’ first medical cannabis systems. Source: MPP
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“It is a constant struggle, advertising and marketing in the cannabis industry, because we are held to very strict standards. ... I long for the day where cannabis industries are treated like any other industries and when we have the same business opportunities and responsibilities as other industries.”
^ Megan Souza, owner of Megan’s Organic Market, spoke to San Luis Obispo, Calif., NBC affiliate KSBY in response to a San Luis Obispo County Superior Court judge’s ruling that billboards advertising dispensaries and cannabis products are illegal under California’s Prop. 64, the adult-use legalization measure passed in 2016. However, “cannabis can be advertised along highways that don’t cross state borders,” according to the article. Source: KSBY
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