United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) Local 360 announced that more New Jersey cannabis workers have voted to unionize as part of its Cannabis Workers Rising campaign. Employees at Fresh Eatontown, a licensed adult-use cannabis dispensary, are the latest to join the labor movement. The latest vote in favor of union membership with Local 360 came at the Fresh Eatontown dispensary in Eatontown, NJ. Fresh Eatontown is one of two dispensaries in New Jersey operated by multi-state cannabis company Fresh Cannabis, which also has locations in Colorado and Delaware. Fresh Cannabis’ other New Jersey dispensary, Fresh Elizabeth, voted to join UFCW Local 360 towards the end of 2024.
UFCW said that thousands of cannabis workers across New Jersey — from budtenders and retail staff to cultivation and processing teams — have joined Local 360 since the campaign began. The union said it represents tens of thousands of workers in dispensaries, grow operations, labs, delivery services, and processing facilities across the U.S.
