Lorna McMurrey

The Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission issued new recommendations Wednesday through a bulletin designed to improve workplace health and safety at marijuana processing facilities and broadly across the legal industry. The announcement represents the Commission's formal recognition of ground...

The Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission (CCC) fined medical marijuana giant Trulieve (OTC:TCNNF) in relation to the death of a company's employee in 2022. A company representative signed a tentative settlement with CCC, agreeing to a fine in the amount of $350,000. What Happened: On Jan. 4,...

As the marijuana industry expands, it is important to develop appropriate safety procedures in the working environment. As with any new industry, those safety protocols are often established only after an unfortunate incident.  In Jan. 2022, the first occupational-related cannabis death from asthma...

Laura Bruneau, the mother of Lorna McMurrey is suing Trulieve Cannabis Corp. (OTCQX: TCNNF) claiming wrongful death and negligence. The news comes several days after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported that McMurrey died from “occupational...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued a report confirming the first case of an occupational asthma death in U.S. cannabis history.  What Happened Per the report filed by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), a cannabis...

Julie Devinney is the name of a cannabis employee who died Friday morning at a Green Thumb Industries’ (OTCQX: GTBIF) facility, a report from Rock Island, Illinois police confirmed. The police report, written by Officer Austin Frankenreider and obtained by WeedWeek also...

An employee collapsed and died during her shift at Green Thumb Industries' (OTCQX: GTBIF) cultivation and manufacturing facility in Rock Island, Illinois, exclusively reported WeedWeek. “It is with great sadness that we confirm the passing of an employee at our Rock...

Holyoke City Council is asking the Mayor and Board of Health to form enforcement and inspectional procedures for the booming marijuana industry following the death of a cannabis employee in January, reported Mass Live. Ward 5 Councilor Linda Vacon filed an order after...

The family of Lorna McMurrey, who died at a licensed cannabis facility in Holyoke, Massachusetts, spoke to a local NBC station on Thursday.  Laura Bruneau, McMurrey's mother told NBC10 Boston Investigators that she received a text from her daughter around 12:30 p.m. on Jan 4...

One of the biggest multi-state cannabis operators in the U.S., Trulieve (OTCQX: TCNNF), is still making headlines over the unfortunate incident that occurred on Jan. 7, 2022, when the company lost one of its employees, Lorna McMurrey. And now, former colleagues are coming...