Mass Grass NewsOur First Interview With The New Cannabis Control Commission Executive Director
CCC ED Travis Ahern speaks about his job description, agency transparency, lab testing, social consumption, and the road ahead for…
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Mass Grass NewsIt’s Official, Travis Ahern Will Be Next CCC Executive Director
Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission formally announces that Holliston town administrator will take powerful position
December 24, 2024Mass Grass NewsDespite Some Pushback, Cannabis Commission Picks Another New Executive Director
Following rejection by their first choice, CCC members deliberate replacement process then vote to make offer to Holliston Town Manager…
December 19, 2024
Mass Grass NewsCCC Pick For New Long-Awaited Executive Director Spot Backs Out
David Lakeman will keep his job with the Illinois Department of Agriculture and will not be running the Massachusetts Cannabis…
December 4, 2024Mass Grass NewsMassachusetts Regulators Pick New Cannabis Control Commission Executive Director
David Lakeman comes from Illinois cannabis program but started career with Massachusetts Municipal Association and CCC
October 28, 2024
Mass Grass NewsCCC Releases Multiple Sets Of Clandestine Executive Session Minutes
Revelations regard topics ranging from “disagreements” “on messaging,” to lack of “consensus,” to “staff pushback,” to it taking “three weeks…
August 14, 2024
Mass Grass NewsCannabis Commission Outlines Search For New Executive Director
“This is not the same place as when we hired our first exec director. … It has evolved.”
January 11, 2024
Mass Grass NewsCannabis Control Commission Names New Acting Executive Director
“A collaborative effort will get us through these next few months.”
October 16, 2023
Mass Grass NewsAfter Dustup And Uncertainty, Collins Still CCC Executive Director
“I still work here … The biggest thing now is regulations. And getting that stuff done.”
August 31, 2023