A federal judge in Oregon struck down the state’s law requiring cannabis businesses to sign labor peace agreements in order to obtain or renew licenses, ruling it violated federal labor law and the First Amendment. The court found that the law, passed by voters as Measure 119, improperly restricted employers’ speech and was preempted by the National Labor Relations Act. In response, Oregon’s liquor and cannabis authority announced it would stop enforcing the requirement. The ruling could influence similar laws in other states with cannabis labor requirements.
See "Oregon Federal Judge Strikes Down State Law Requiring Labor Peace Agreements for Cannabis Licensure and Certification – OLCC Will No Longer Enforce State Requirement", Bianca M. Rodriguez, Keahn N. Morris, John S. Bolesta, James R. Hays, The National Law Review, May 30, 2025