Author: Michelle Simakis

[ad_1] Nearly two years after the death of a 27-year-old woman working in a cannabis production facility in Massachusetts, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have released a report detailing the findings of an Occupational Safety and Health Administration inspection.The five-page report, dated Nov. 17, examines the widely reported incident on Jan. 4, 2022—and the events leading up to an employee’s fatal asthma attack—described as the “first death attributed to occupational asthma in a U.S. cannabis production worker.” Though the employee and company name are not disclosed in the publication,…

[ad_1] A group of Massachusetts cannabis operators, who have long waited for legislative action to remedy the challenges of running businesses in the state-legal cannabis industry within the framework of federal prohibition, are suing U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland over enforcement of the Controlled Substances Act. While more than half of the U.S. population now lives in a state where cannabis is legal for adult consumption, the Controlled Substances Act (CSA) designates cannabis among the most dangerous and addictive drugs, and the ramifications of that continue to stymie licensed businesses that grow and sell regulated products and create barriers for…