Correspondent
Since the beginning of legalization in Massachusetts, there’s been a growing chorus of cannabis workers and consumers who have raised safety concerns. After news of a fatal incident that occurred in January finally hit the press this month, that chorus has grown into a crescendo, and workers are finding new ways to push back.
Reports recently surfaced that Lorna McMurrey, a 27-year-old cannabis worker, passed away a few days after being hospitalized during a shift at a cultivation facility owned by Trulieve in Holyoke. According to a letter sent by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration to the company, McMurrey’s death was the result of occupational asthma caused by the inhalation of cannabis dust. At the time of the incident, McMurrey was reportedly in the facility’s pre-roll manufacturing room, where she was using an industrial cannabis grinder. News of McMurrey's death was first reported by local podcast The Young Jurks.
Trulieve released a statement after news of McMurrey’s death reached the public, expressing their sympathy for her family — while also claiming that OSHA found that air quality levels in the facility were normal and that PPE was available on-site. However, former Trulieve employee Danny Carson, who originally hired McMurrey, pushed back against these claims, telling The "Young Jurks" podcast that the PPE on-site was meant for COVID-19 prevention and was not sufficient for the air quality conditions inside the facility.
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