Cannabis Delivery Company Eaze Shutting Down, Laying Off 500 Workers

In May, the CEO said the company was still in a “healthy financial position.”

Eaze App Mobile
Eaze

Eaze, the embattled cannabis delivery company based in California, will shut down all operations at the end of the year.

In a LinkedIn post spotted by SFGate, Eaze CEO Cory Azzalino said the “difficult decision” was made after the company’s assets were sold at auction in August. The company shared its plans to dissolve ahead of what could be a months-long process for transferring its assets. Before the full closure expected on Dec. 31, 2024, Azzalino said Eaze expects to provide employees with an update on next steps around Nov. 15, 2024.

“We want to express our deepest gratitude for your hard work, dedication, and loyalty through your tenure at Stachs LLC,” he wrote in a letter to employees. “Your contributions have been invaluable.”

Jim Araby, a vice president at United Food Commercial Workers International Union, told SFGate the closure will impact nearly 500 employees.

Eaze earlier this year faced foreclosure, a narrowly avoided driver strike and pushback from supervisors frustrated with low wages and the inability to unionize.

Despite the mounting concerns, Azzalino told SFGate in May that his company’s operations would continue as normal and that Eaze was still in a “healthy financial position.”

More