Oregon’s cannabis regulator, falling in line with a recent federal judge’s ruling, says it no longer will require businesses to secure agreements with labor unions to obtain state marijuana licenses.
State officials indicated they will not fight U.S. District Judge Michael Simon’s decision, but representatives from organized labor are confident an appeals court will reverse course, Portland TV station KOIN reported.
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Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek said in a Thursday statement that she “respects the court’s ruling” striking down the state’s labor peace agreement requirement.
And the Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission announced that it “will no longer require a labor peace agreement (LPA) to apply for or renew a cannabis license.”
However, according to KOIN, organized labor will appeal the federal judge’s
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