Unions Scramble to Gain Traction in Cannabis

Picketers in 1965

Although there are more legal cannabis workers in the U.S. than ever before, labor union leaders acknowledge they still face an uphill battle – with both employers and employees – in gaining traction in the growing industry.

Increasingly, however, workers in states with legal REC and MED markets are turning to labor unions to procure workplace protections. The industry’s emergence from the shadows also represents an opportunity for the labor movement.

Although the industry is now more mainstream than it has ever been – 33 states have legalized some form of cannabis use, and five more . . .