Oregon Marijuana Businesses Urge Federal Court To Uphold Ruling Blocking Industry Labor Law Approved By Voters

Oregon Marijuana Businesses Urge Federal Court To Uphold Ruling Blocking Industry Labor Law Approved By Voters

Oregon-based marijuana companies are asking a federal court to uphold a lower judge’s ruling that struck down a voter-approved law to require licensed cannabis businesses to enter into labor peace agreements with workers and mandate that employers remain neutral in discussions around unionization. In a brief filed with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit on Wednesday, attorneys for two marijuana businesses—Bubble’s Hash and Ascend Di…