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"We got this wrong:" Minnesota's first legal cannabis director quits after one day

Gov. Tim Walz and Erin DuPree. Photos:Eva Marie Uzcategui/Bloomberg via Getty Images and the Walz administration.
The search is back on for a state official to lead the launch of Minnesota's newly legal marijuana market.
Catch up fast: Gov. Tim Walz's pick to lead the new Office of Cannabis Management, hemp business owner and consultant Erin DuPree, withdrew from the role on Friday evening, just a day after her appointment was announced.