The former commissioner has endured criticism for her management at the regulatory agency, but these friends and colleagues have shown support for Shannon O’Brien
A timeline of their turbulent battle and roundup of breaking Mass cannabis coverage
The ball is now in the treasurer’s in Goldberg’s court to fire O’Brien or let her resume her position as commission chair
From news on the lab-testing front, to Governor Healey’s possession pardons, to an update on suspended CCC Chair Shannon O’Brien
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.
Among the findings: CCC did not provide cybersecurity awareness training to its employees.
Pt. 2—The ED addresses hemp regulation, closures, worker safety, lab testing, and social consumption
Pt. 1—Budgets, staffing, social equity, the Massachusetts Medical use of Marijuana program, and the ballot initiative to end recreational cannabis
Upon reinstatement to the Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission, Shannon O’Brien champions efficiency, transparency, and social equity
How Cannabis Control Commission leadership apparently targeted licensees, avoided accountability, and got the chair some disliked fired
