Tag: Sam Marvin
Dispensary challenges labor provisions of recreational marijuana law
Amid growing tensions with its workers over labor standards and unionization, a Portsmouth marijuana dispensary is taking aim at the state’s recreational cannabis law.
Greenleaf...
Union: Greenleaf marijuana dispensary worker reinstated after claiming wrongful termination
PORTSMOUTH – A worker at the Greenleaf Compassionate Care Center who claims he was wrongfully terminated in June for his union organizing efforts has...
PLANTING THE SEED: Stakes are high as R.I. officials lay groundwork...
It’s really no longer a matter of “if” recreational use of marijuana will be legalized in Rhode Island. Now it’s more a question of...
As R.I. cannabis industry grows, so does unionization
As the cannabis industry is poised to expand in Rhode Island, the move to unionize its workers is gaining momentum.
The latest example: Workers at...
Greenleaf Compassionate Care Center employees to unionize
PORTSMOUTH – The United Food and Commercial Workers Local 328 announced late Monday that the employees at Greenleaf Compassionate Care Center voted overwhelmingly to...
Union gets toehold in R.I.’s marijuana industry
THE NASCENT CANNABIS INDUSTRY in Rhode Island is expanding quickly and attracting the attention of a national union best known for organizing supermarket workers.
The...