First, the bad news. The Just Enforcement Act (HB 2205) crashed and burned after a bruising work session. This is the bill that would have allowed workers to step into the role of the state and enforce worker protection laws when the state lacks the capacity or will...
A new safety and health guide from Oregon OSHA is intended to help employers and workers in the cannabis industry identify hazards associated with their work and determine how to control them. From the brain of long-time advocate for safety in cannabis, Jeff Jackson,...
How many jobs are there in America’s legal marijuana industry? The 2021 Leafly Jobs Report, issued earlier today, found 321,000 full-time equivalent (FTE) jobs supported by legal cannabis as of January 2021. That total includes both plant-touching and ancillary...
International Transgender Day of Visibility is an annual recognition and awareness day that occurs each year on 31 March. The aim of Trans Day of Visibility is to celebrate transgender people’s many contributions to society across the world, while also raising...
As businesses across the globe collectively race to adapt in the new age of COVID-19, they cannot afford to deprioritize their efforts to advance LGBTQ inclusion. When compared to the general population, LGBTQ individuals experience distinct disparities in health,...
