The cannabis company Tilray Brands, which has its New York headquarters, announced that it will pay for workers who work in the United States but must travel out of the country for reproductive health care to cover their travel and lodging costs as well as give them paid time off.
After the famous Roe v. Wade legal decision was overruled by the U.S. Supreme Court, allowing states to outlaw abortions, the cannabis and alcohol manufacturer announced its decision.
The first significant permitted cannabis company to declare such a policy looks to be Tilray.
About 300 of Tilray’s employees are based in the United States, but the majority work in Canada.
Two California craft beer businesses, Alpine and Green Flash, were purchased by Tilray in 2021 for a combined $5.1 million in cash and shares (6.4 million Canadian dollars).
In a deal for $102.9 million last year, Tilray acquired the Breckenridge Distillery in Colorado. Additionally, the business paid around $300 million for Atlanta’s SweetWater Brewing Co. in 2020.
CEO Irwin Simon stated in a statement posted to his twitter account that “considering the recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling, we are updating our health care benefits for all Tilray U.S. employees to include transportation expenses for employees and their covered family members to receive access to the reproductive care they need and choose.”
A company representative later told MJBizDaily that “Tilray’s enhanced health care coverage in the U.S. would include travel and lodging costs, as well as paid time off for covered health care reasons.”
When questioned by MJBizDaily if Tilray intended to extend the same
The spokesman stated, “In Canada, reproductive care is covered by government-funded health coverage.”
Although we may not always provide transportation to clinics, we constantly work with staff to provide assistance as necessary.
