Cannabis Control Commissioners Split On Re-Affirming Votes Taken While O’Brien Was Gone
October 30, 2025
Reinstated CCC chair fails in attempt to safeguard decisions made while agency “did not have a properly designated chair”
Reinstated CCC chair fails in attempt to safeguard decisions made while agency “did not have a properly designated chair”
$265 million in tax revenue, 1,400 inspections, and serious budget shortfalls
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
“Over-regulation can unintentionally shut out diverse new entrants and impedes all businesses from achieving economic success.”
Upon reinstatement to the Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission, Shannon O’Brien champions efficiency, transparency, and social equity
Here’s the process to petition the Cannabis Control Commission
From the arrest of Sheriff Tompkins, to lab testing catastrophe, to store closures, you don’t need a tinfoil hat to connect the dots
Reinstated chair will have first public meeting on Oct. 1, with upcoming regulatory discussions on topics including social consumption
Massachusetts Appeals Court rules “the defendant [Treasurer Deb Goldberg] has not demonstrated, as she must, a likelihood of success on appeal.”
