Inbox: Shannon O’Brien Returns To Cannabis Control Commission
September 25, 2025
Reinstated chair will have first public meeting on Oct. 1, with upcoming regulatory discussions on topics including social consumption
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.”
Chris Faraone discusses the lawsuit between CCC Chair Shannon O’Brien and Treasurer Deb Goldberg among other topics with Pro Cannabis Media
Among other questionable proposed regulations, stakeholders decry proposed potency limits for Massachusetts cannabis venues
Ousted chair’s attorney: “[Goldberg] refuses to accept the reality that she does not have the grounds to remove [O’Brien].” After a yearslong legal battle between Cannabis Control Commission Chair
“The Treasurer continues to waste taxpayer dollars by filing an unreasonable appeal … and has now delayed Chair Shannon O’Brien’s return to the CCC.”
“There is no evidence whatsoever … that O’Brien ever exhibited racial animus in her remarks much less in her decision making.”
Acting Cannabis Control Commission chair discusses vision for the coming five years, says he’d accept the position permanently if it’s offered to him
“Commission staff met with the Auditor’s team for nearly a year and spent hundreds of hours reviewing procedures with the investigators.”
A deep dive into the alleged practices behind and regulator response to thousands of potentially contaminated products
