About 20 employees at the Verilife cannabis dispensary in Ottawa will be represented by Teamsters Local 777. Inventory Specialist Caitlin Pedersen says employees want to make sure they get a fair share of the growing cannabis economy. She feels the Teamsters union's experience in many lines of work enables it to represent people in a new one. And the union demonstrated its willingness to support the workers.

Cannabis Sales Consultant Ashley Birdsell doesn't sense any management-labor tension, but says a union will keep both on the same page. Teamsters spokesman Matt McQuaid says the National Labor Relations Board certified the union election results immediately Friday, but either side can file an objection during the next week to ten days. Teamsters Local 777 already represents Verilife employees in Chicago and Arlington Heights.