Over the past decade, many states have made tremendous strides on moving away from arcane, draconian drug criminalization policies towards legalization for commercial and recreational cannabis. As this shift in policy has come, business empires around cannabis have grown exponentially, reaping billions of dollars in revenue in just a few short years. The Teamsters Union is building a grassroots movement of workers committed to ensuring that the people who make these companies succeed aren’t left out of the prosperity associated with this budding industry.

Teamster Organizer Magen Townsend appears on the 100 Series Everyday Awesome Podcast to discuss her journey from Budtender to Cannabis Trade Unionist in this two-part episode series…