TCNNF - Mother Of Deceased Cannabis Worker Sues Marijuana Giant Claiming Wrongful Death And Negligence | Benzinga
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 asthma,” confirming the first such case in U.S. cannabis history.
"Trulieve needs to be held accountable. It was their job to protect Lorna. Lorna was my
life. This company took my whole life away from me. You can't have the big cannabis industry come into Massachusetts and not protect Lorna and other workers,” Bruneau stated in a press release issued Tuesday.
According to the document, one of Lorna’s final text messages to her mother on Jan. 4, 2022, read: "This place doesn’t care about people, just money.”
Benzinga reached out to Trulieve for comment but did not receive a response at time of publication.
Background
On Jan. 4, McMurrey (27) complained that she could not breathe, presumably due to cannabis kief (cannabis dust) in the air where she was grinding and packaging pre-rolls. She was taken to a local hospital