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How labor unions can benefit cannabis operators

By Omar Sacirbey · September 27, 2023
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Importance of reliable payroll provider highlighted by vendor aversion to marijuana clients

By Omar Sacirbey · September 21, 2023

Marijuana MSO Cresco Labs launches Spotify ad campaign

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Border sales a boost for most marijuana retailers across US

By Chris Casacchia · September 7, 2023

Marijuana MSO Green Thumb to spend up to $50 million on share buybacks

By MJBizDaily Staff · September 6, 2023

Green Thumb settles contract with marijuana workers in Illinois

Employees at three Chicago-area Green Thumb Industries-owned Rise marijuana stores agreed to a multiyear contract with the company, Teamsters officials told MJBizDaily.

September 1, 2023
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Verano Holdings sues over lost medical marijuana license in Alabama

Chicago-based Verano Holdings filed a lawsuit against the Alabama Medical Cannabis Commission, less than two weeks after the agency revoked a business license it had initially awarded the marijuana multistate operator.

August 23, 2023
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Verano marijuana retail workers ratify union contracts in Illinois

Employees at two Illinois marijuana retail locations owned by multistate operator Verano Holdings ratified collective bargaining agreements, according to the International Brotherhood of Teamsters.

August 15, 2023
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Illinois adult-use marijuana sales top $140 million in July

Defying both bear-market trends as well as competition from new markets in nearby states, Illinois adult-use marijuana sales topped $140 million in July.

August 8, 2023
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Cannabis MSOs Cresco Labs, Columbia Care terminate planned merger

Cannabis multistate operators Cresco Labs and Columbia Care are officially walking away from their planned merger, a deal that was valued at $2 billion when it was announced in March 2022.

July 31, 2023
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Marijuana MSO Cresco Labs alleges GTI poached key employee

A lawsuit filed in Illinois by Chicago-based marijuana multistate operator Cresco Labs alleges rival Green Thumb Industries (GTI) stole one of its high-level employees.

July 21, 2023
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Labor unions notch wins at cannabis MSOs in Illinois, New Jersey

Labor organizers secured new contracts at multistate operator-owned cannabis dispensaries in Illinois and in New Jersey, union officials announced this week.

July 20, 2023
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