Hybrid NYC, a cannabis store in Brooklyn, has filed a federal lawsuit against New York’s Cannabis Control Board and Office of Cannabis Management, challenging the constitutionality of the state’s labor peace agreement (LPA) requirement for cannabis licensees. The lawsuit argues the mandate violates federal labor law and unfairly favors Local 338, limiting employers’ bargaining power. Hybrid also claims the state cannot claim a “proprietary interest” in cannabis due to federal drug laws. Meanwhile, Local 338 says it organized Gotham’s workers through a traditional process and denies any coercion. The dispute is now before the National Labor Relations Board.
See "NY's cannabis 'labor peace agreements' target of federal lawsuit", Brendan Lyons, MSN, April 18, 2025