Inbox: CCC Chair O’Brien Issues Statement On Priorities
October 6, 2025
“Over-regulation can unintentionally shut out diverse new entrants and impedes all businesses from achieving economic success.”
“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.”
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.”
