Minnesota’s new cannabis czar resigns after one day
On September 21, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz appointed cannabis business consultant Erin DuPree to lead the Office of Cannabis Management to oversee the state’s emerging adult-us
First Cannabis Czar Cat Packer in Los Angeles resigns
Cat Packer stepped down from her role as Executive Director of the Los Angeles Department of Cannabis Regulation (DCR), which is home to one of the largest and most sophisticated c
Former Illinois drug czar joins cannabis lobbying sector
The top official overseeing Illinois cannabis policy is leaving the public sector to join the cannabis lobby. Toi Hutchinson, who has served as senior cannabis control advisor to I
White House drug czar signals the possibility of safer consumption locations to deal with the drug overdose crisis
By Nina Zdinjak Compared to other countries, overdose death rates in the United States are three to four times higher. The CDC recently confirmed an estimated 100,306 drug overdose