CCC ED Travis Ahern speaks about his job description, agency transparency, lab testing, social consumption, and the road ahead for cannabis in Massachusetts
Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission formally announces that Holliston town administrator will take powerful position
Following rejection by their first choice, CCC members deliberate replacement process then vote to make offer to Holliston Town Manager Travis Ahern
David Lakeman will keep his job with the Illinois Department of Agriculture and will not be running the Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission
David Lakeman comes from Illinois cannabis program but started career with Massachusetts Municipal Association and CCC
Revelations regard topics ranging from “disagreements” “on messaging,” to lack of “consensus,” to “staff pushback,” to it taking “three weeks for a tweet to be posted regarding agreed upon policy”
“This is not the same place as when we hired our first exec director. … It has evolved.”
“A collaborative effort will get us through these next few months.”
“I still work here … The biggest thing now is regulations. And getting that stuff done.”
