Workers at Toronto marijuana dispensary Canna Clinic join Unifor, union says
TORONTO — Workers at a medical marijuana dispensary in Toronto’s east end have joined Unifor, the country’s largest private-sector union.
Forty workers — including reception, production, supervisors and packaging and retail staff — at the Broadview Avenue location of Canna Clinic are now represented by the union.
Unifor says it’s believed to be the first time that marijuana dispensary workers in Canada have unionized.
Marijuana dispensaries are currently illegal in Canada. The only legal way for Canadian patients to purchase medical marijuana is directly from Health-Canada licensed producers, who ship it via mail.