Mass Grass NewsCannabis Control Commissioners Split On Re-Affirming Votes Taken While O’Brien Was Gone
Reinstated CCC chair fails in attempt to safeguard decisions made while agency “did not have a properly designated chair”
October 30, 2025Cannabis Control Commission
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Mass Grass NewsSnapshot: The CCC’s Annual Report For FY2025
$265 million in tax revenue, 1,400 inspections, and serious budget shortfalls
October 21, 2025
Mass Grass NewsOur Issue By Issue Check-In With Cannabis Control Commission Executive Director Travis Ahern
Pt. 2—The ED addresses hemp regulation, closures, worker safety, lab testing, and social consumption
October 16, 2025
Mass Grass NewsOur Issue By Issue Check-In With Cannabis Control Commission Executive Director Travis Ahern
Pt. 1—Budgets, staffing, social equity, the Massachusetts Medical use of Marijuana program, and the ballot initiative to end recreational cannabis
October 9, 2025
Mass Grass NewsInbox: CCC Chair O’Brien Issues Statement On Priorities
“Over-regulation can unintentionally shut out diverse new entrants and impedes all businesses from achieving economic success.”
October 6, 2025Mass Grass NewsDon’t Call It A Comeback: Chair O’Brien Leads First Meeting Since Return To CCC
Upon reinstatement to the Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission, Shannon O’Brien champions efficiency, transparency, and social equity
October 2, 2025
Mass Grass NewsHow To Change A Massachusetts Cannabis Regulation
Here’s the process to petition the Cannabis Control Commission
September 29, 2025
Mass Grass NewsFive Huge Intersecting Stories Dominating Massachusetts Cannabis (With Video)
From the arrest of Sheriff Tompkins, to lab testing catastrophe, to store closures, you don’t need a tinfoil hat to…
September 25, 2025
Mass Grass NewsInbox: Shannon O’Brien Returns To Cannabis Control Commission
Reinstated chair will have first public meeting on Oct. 1, with upcoming regulatory discussions on topics including social consumption
September 25, 2025
Mass Grass NewsShannon O’Brien Cleared To Return As Cannabis Control Commission Chair
Massachusetts Appeals Court rules "the defendant [Treasurer Deb Goldberg] has not demonstrated, as she must, a likelihood of success on…
September 17, 2025