Cannabis Control Commission Responds To Critical State Auditor’s Report
August 21, 2025
“Commission staff met with the Auditor’s team for nearly a year and spent hundreds of hours reviewing procedures with the investigators.”
“Commission staff met with the Auditor’s team for nearly a year and spent hundreds of hours reviewing procedures with the investigators.”
“Inefficiencies … increased risk of noncompliance … erosion of public and stakeholder trust; operational inefficiencies … and potential for financial loss or fraud.”
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“It could offer us an opportunity to … help us reduce the size of the illicit market.”
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