Ex-employees sue after Boston’s 1st recreational cannabis shop closes
April 17, 2026
Ex-employees sue after Boston’s 1st recreational cannabis shop closes
“A lot of folks in the commonwealth live paycheck to paycheck and they expect to be compensated when they work,” Gardener said.
After Boston’s first recreational cannabis shop unexpectedly closed its doors, former employees have sued over alleged wage theft.
Boston’s first recreational cannabis shop, which unexpectedly closed its doors last week, is facing a lawsuit from a former employee alleging wage theft.
Pure Oasis opened in 2020, when the marijuana industry in Massachusetts was still in its early expansion. It is now struggling, with shops closing and Cannabis Control Commission Chair Shannon O’Brien saying action is needed to help contend with “significant headwinds.”
WATCH HEREPure Oasis’ closure came out of nowhere for employees, according to Joshua Gardener, an attorney representing one employee in the wage theft lawsuit filed in Suffolk Superior Court.
That employee says she was not paid her last paycheck or compensated for accrued vacation time, with the dispensary’s owners allegedly writing in an email, “We understand that under Massachusetts law, all final wages including accrued vacation are due at separation. Because our accounts are currently frozen, we do not have immediate access to funds to process payroll.”
They also added that they were working to release money to their employees; the pair did not respond to a request for comment on Friday night.
“A lot of folks in the commonwealth live paycheck to paycheck and they expect to be compensated when they work,” Gardener said.
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