Cannabis at Work

A collaboration between the New York State School of Industrial & Labor Relations at Cornell University and the Workforce Development Institute, our mission is to promote and support social equity in the adult-use cannabis market by providing quality workforce development and legal education. Our work, supported in part by a state budget appropriation, prioritizes diversity, equity and quality jobs in the emerging cannabis industry through skills training, entrepreneurism services, workforce supports, legal education for employees and employers, and the development of high-road career pathways.

• Research: Determining the needs of the many diverse stakeholders in the cannabis industry and find effective means of delivering resources, while maximizing the economic and social justice benefits of this industry by prioritizing individuals and communities most harmed by the criminalization of cannabis.
• Community Outreach: Outreach to community leaders, reentry groups, representatives from the adult-use cannabis industry, unions, educators, policy makers, and advocacy groups to form an advisory committee that will help inform our work.
• Education:
  • Developing training programs to meet the challenges and opportunities of the cannabis industry including recruiting, employing, and retaining workers for established employers and new entrepreneurs, with an emphasis on individuals and communities disproportionately impacted by cannabis prohibition, economically disadvantaged communities, M/WBEs, service-disabled veterans, and distressed farmers.
  • Providing legal and criminal history education about the rights and responsibilities of employers and workers to ensure a fair and equitable workplace for all.

Changing cannabis laws have significant policy effects on workers, employers, and workplaces.

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