All posts tagged "employment"

Economics

Report: Legal Marijuana Could Bring 100,000 New Jobs to Florida

Projected job growth in Florida cannabis industry banks on both recreational marijuana and federal legalization.

Economics

Green Collar Blues for Cannabis Unions

The cannabis industry is creating a flood of new jobs, so why haven’t those workers unionized?

Legal

Advocates Push Workers’ Right to Cannabis Use

Advocates increasingly assert that cannabis legalization is not fully realized unless workers are guaranteed their right...

Legal

Even Where It’s Legal, Weed in the Workplace Remains in Flux

Work policies surrounding cannabis use for employees in off hours lag behind.

Legal

Walmart Lawsuit Ends in Another Win for Workers’ Rights to Medical Marijuana

Courts are increasingly siding with employees fired for use of cannabis under state medical marijuana programs,...

Legal

New York City Considers Ban on Pre-Employment Marijuana Drug Testing

Legislation in New York City may prevent employers from drug testing for THC as part of...

Economics

Former Trader Joe’s Executive Enters Cannabis Industry

4Front, one of the American cannabis industry’s biggest retail and brand development companies, has tapped a...

Politics

Medical Marijuana Patients Can Lose Their Jobs for Smoking Cannabis

Do you smoke weed? Congratulations, you can be legally fired for doing so. This is one...

Joint Opinions

First Cannabis Industry Job Fair: A Sign Of Things To Come

Just like the iconic lines wrapping around recreational dispensaries in Denver on New Year’s Day, the...