Following Cannabis Director Controversy, Walz Vows To Pick A New Leader With "Regulator" Experience

By Caroline Cummings, CBS Minnesota

September 27, 2023

MINNEAPOLIS — Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz on Tuesday said he will focus on hiring a person with regulatory experience to lead the new state cannabis office after his previous pick stepped down amid controversy.

Walz announced last Thursday that Erin DuPree, owner of Loonacy Cannabis Co. selling hemp-derived products, would lead the fledgling Office of Cannabis Management tasked with oversight of the new marijuana industry.

But she stepped aside almost as soon as she was appointed, withdrawing her nomination just one day later after the Star Tribune reported her business was selling hemp products with THC in them not allowed by law.

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