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ROCHESTER, Minn. (KTTC) – One day after Governor Walz named Erin Dupree
the new director of Minnesota’s office of cannabis management, she will no longer take the role.

Dupree currently is the vice president of Apple Valley based Loonacy
Cannabis Company. The company sells hemp and cannabis products.

In a statement released Friday evening Dupree said she has become a
distraction standing in the way of important work.

This evening I sent a letter to the Governor that I will not be going
forward as the Director of the Office of Cannabis Management. This is an industry I am passionate about, and care deeply for; my skills, experience
and expertise made me the right person for this job at this moment. I have never knowingly sold any noncompliant product, and when I became aware of
them I removed the products from inventory. Conducting lawful business has
been an objective of my business career. However, it has become clear that
I have become a distraction that would stand in the way of the important
work that needs to be done.

Erin Dupree
Walz has not announced who will replace Dupree in the role.

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https://www.kttc.com/2023/09/23/new-director-office-cannabis-management- says-she-will-not-take-role/

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