CCC Contacts Licensees About “Cannabinoid Reporting” By Testing Labs
“This letter responds to inquiries received by the Commission and provides clarification regarding the agency’s timelines for implementation.”
“This letter responds to inquiries received by the Commission and provides clarification regarding the agency’s timelines for implementation.”
“The Cannabis Control Commission continues to operate in turmoil, with leadership disputes clouding the agency’s ability to successfully operate.”
Request for a public process “must await further briefing as necessary and a hearing”
Allegations of racial insensitivity among various converging controversies involving cannabis regulator leadership in Massachusetts
“We will be looking for a new executive director … That will be the next step, but they are big shoes to fill.”
Concepcion will continue setting the agenda—but only until the next Cannabis Control Commission meeting
Suspended Chair Shannon O’Brien’s meeting with appointing state Treasurer Deb Goldberg is pushed back. As cannabis commissioners carry out duties under placeholders, major questions still loom around leadership.
“My experiences leading an organization to protect consumers … have led me to see Chair Shannon O’Brien as a needed reformer at the Cannabis Control Commission.”
“The public deserves some accountability on why these issues have proven so hard to stamp out, and what long-term changes the agency is making to get its work done with more transparency and efficiency.”
“I still work here … The biggest thing now is regulations. And getting that stuff done.”
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