Cannabis Workers Claim Unsafe Conditions After Testing Positive for Coronavirus

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Two employees at the Massachusetts marijuana company NETA contracted the coronavirus, and now they’re saying their employer created an unsafe working environment. The company denies the charges, though.

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The Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission announced on Wednesday that it was investigating New England Treatment Access (NETA), one of the state’s largest pot companies, for allegedly placing its employees in an unsafe working environment amid the COVID-19 crisis.

NETA confirmed that two of its employees tested positive for the coronavirus this week. One employee worked at the company’s Franklin cultivation and processing center. The other worked at NETA’s Northampton dispensary. 

A NETA spokesperson released a statement that said both employees self-identified their symptoms, contacted management as soon as they felt ill, got tested,...

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