Erin Dupree, who was appointed the first director of Minnesota’s Office of Cannabis Management only last week, has resigned before even starting her role after a local media report that raised questions about her background, including an allegation that her business previously sold prohibited hemp-derived products.
DuPree’s appointment by Gov. Tim Walz on Thursday was set to take effect Oct. 2.
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However, according to an MPR News-APM Reports investigation on Friday, DuPree “ran a business that sold products that exceeded state limits on THC potency, owed money to former associates and accumulated tens of thousands of dollars in tax liens.”
DuPree then stepped down, one day after her appointment.
According to MPR News-APM Reports, DuPree’s business, Loonacy Cannabis Co., “advertised products with a THC content far above what was legally allowed starting in July of 2022.”
“It also advertised vape products containing THC, which were prohibited
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