NJ Cannabis Insider will reveal the Publisher’s Choice winners leading up to the June 8 business awards show.
, we are announcing the Publisher’s Choice awards in advance. Today, we put a spotlight on the recipient of the Ambassador of the Year:There isn’t a leaf-touching business in New Jersey that doesn’t know his name or know of his work. Because of him, thousands of cannabis workers have stood up for fair wages, healthcare benefits, vacation and sick days, and a pathway to respectable retirement.
Suzan Nickelson, founder of Holistic Solutions in Atco, stands next to Hugh Giordano, director of organizing at UFCW Local 360, along with labor and dispensary staff after signing an agreement to convert into a union shop on March 23, 2023. Photo courtesy of UFCW Local 360.said he always wanted to be part of the solution to break a common stereotype about the people in the industry: “I want the workers not to be looked at as stoners. They’re far more than that.
The UCFW in New Jersey has made cannabis a top priority. His team of five representatives include former cultivators, dispensary workers and a smoke shop employee, who attend conferences, town hall meetings and visit cannabis shops across the state.
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