“Verano did not want any of these terms. Had it been free to do so, it would not have accepted any of them. In fact, it would have signed no [labor peace agreement] at all.”
By Sophie Nieto-Muñoz, New Jersey Monitor
New Jersey’s mandate that cannabis companies must sign agreements with labor unions is facing another legal challenge from one of the industry’s largest operators.
Verano, which runs four ZenLeaf dispensaries in New Jersey, is suing the state’s Cannabis Regulatory Commission, arguing the state can’t force it to sign what’s called a labor peace agreement with a union. Verano’s labor peace agreements require it to remain neutral when it comes to union organizing and bar Verano from making negative statements about the union, among other things.
The state’s cannabis regulation law requires cannabis companies to maintain these agreements to obtain and keep a license to sell cannabis. Verano’s lawsuit, filed Friday in federal court in New Jersey, alleges this violates the National Labor Relations Act.
“Verano did not want any of these terms,” the complaint states. “Had it been free to do so, it would not have accepted any of them. In fact, it would have signed no [labor peace agreement]
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