Newly released termination file from case between Massachusetts Treasurer Goldberg and Shannon O’Brien details “bullying” and irreconcilable differences from start of tenure
State Treasurer Deb Goldberg fired O’Brien nearly a year later in September 2024 for “gross misconduct” and being “unable to discharge the power and duties of a CCC commissioner”
Goldberg was also asked about whether the agency has taken a turn for the better. “I don’t know,” she said. “We don’t have oversight of the agency.”
Treasurer appoints Commissioner Bruce Stebbins as temporary chair of Cannabis Commission
A timeline of their turbulent battle and roundup of breaking Mass cannabis coverage
A Goldberg spokesman says the treasurer “is taking the necessary time to review all of the information before her to make an informed decision.”
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
Ousted chair’s attorney argues that state treasurer’s case is mostly based on anonymous allegations
From news on the lab-testing front, to Governor Healey’s possession pardons, to an update on suspended CCC Chair Shannon O’Brien
Cannabis regulators respond to criticism from state lawmakers—again
