US EditionOregon’s voter-approved pot labor law is unconstitutional, federal judge rules
- U.S. District Judge Michael Simon struck down Oregon's Measure 119 on Tuesday, ruling it unconstitutional in Portland.
- The ruling followed a lawsuit from Portland cannabis businesses Ascend and Bubble's Hash challenging the law's labor agreement requirement.
- Measure 119 required cannabis businesses to maintain a labor peace agreement to obtain or renew a license, but the judge found it restricts employer free speech.
- Judge Simon wrote Measure 119 prohibits all non-neutral employer speech toward unionization and conflicts with federal labor law protecting non-coercive speech.
- The judge issued a permanent injunction against enforcement, noting the measure could cause irreparable harm, while the state's appeal intentions remain unknown.
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Federal judge blocks Oregon law requiring marijuana business workers set up labor agreements with workers
A measure approved by Oregon voters was struck down by a federal judge who ruled it unconstitutional.Under Measure 119, which was passed by Oregon voters last year, cannabis businesses’ licenses would have been contingent on having labor agreements in place. This also meant, according to the Associated Press, that employers would need to remain neutral when labor organizations approached their employees to discuss collective bargaining rights.CA…
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Oregon's voter-approved pot labor law is unconstitutional, federal judge rules
A federal judge in Oregon has ruled that a voter-approved measure regarding cannabis labor agreements is unconstitutional. The Oregonian/OregonLive reports that U.S.
Federal judge strikes down Oregon pot labor law as unconstitutional
A federal judge on Tuesday barred enforcement of Measure 119 passed by Oregon voters last year to require cannabis businesses to set up labor agreements for their workers as a condition of licensing or a license renewal.
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