marijuana business

Missouri’s largest marijuana company is facing another antitrust lawsuit accusing it of using a network of affiliated companies to dominate the state’s cannabis market and drive up prices for consumers.

According to reporting by Missouri Independent, a Kansas City consumer recently filed a class-action lawsuit against Good Day Farm and more than 40 affiliated limited liability companies.

The lawsuit alleges the company used a complex structure of business entities to gain control over a large share of Missouri’s recreational marijuana industry while limiting competition from other brands and retailers. [Read more…] about Missouri marijuana giant faces second antitrust lawsuit over alleged market control

Workers at a marijuana cultivation and manufacturing facility in south St. Louis, Missouri have officially voted to unionize after a two-year dispute over whether they were legally eligible for federal labor protections.

Employees at the Sinse cannabis facility, owned by BeLeaf Medical, won the union vote 11-3 after sealed ballots were finally opened Friday following a ruling by the National Labor Relations Board.

The vote marks a significant labor development within Missouri’s growing marijuana industry, where workers and employers have increasingly clashed over working conditions, representation and labor rights. [Read more…] about Missouri marijuana workers win union vote after two-year legal battle