(Portsmouth, RI) -- Workers are unionizing at a Rhode Island medical marijuana dispensary for the first time. The employees at Greenleaf Compassionate Care Center in Portsmouth voted to join the United Food and Commercial Workers on Monday. The union also represents workers at a marijuana cultivation facility in Warwick. The state is set to expand the number of medical cannabis dispensaries this year and lawmakers are also considering proposals to legalize pot for all Rhode Island adults.
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