September 18, 2025

R.I. cannabis dispensary sues over labor requirement in legalization law

 R.I. cannabis dispensary sues over labor requirement in legalization law

The 2022 law that legalized recreational marijuana in Rhode Island included a requirement that retailers enter into “labor peace agreements” with workers.

Tucked into the 125-page law is a provision that dispensaries including those that existed before the law passed enter into labor peace agreements with a bona fide labor organization in order to be l…