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.”
Pure 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…