Cannabis Control Commission

“Several serious allegations” were made about the behavior of Cannabis Control Commission Chairwoman Shannon O’Brien, Massachusetts’ treasurer said Thursday, sharing new details about what led to her suspending O’Brien, who has filed a lawsuit over the suspension. O’Brien, the former state treasurer and Democratic nominee for governor, filed a lawsuit Thursday accusing Goldberg of unlawfully removing her as chairwoman...

As the Cannabis Control Commission comes under fire over governance issues, industry entrepreneurs are finding creative ways to work around delayed regulations in Massachusetts. The agency that oversees the multi-billion-dollar industry is in the middle of a major policy overhaul, which comes days after the state treasurer suspended the head of the commission without explanation. A group of lawmakers is…

The chairwoman of the Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission took commissioners by surprise Friday when she announced in the middle of a regulatory discussion that Executive Director Shawn Collins is planning to leave the agency he has run since its inception and described the CCC as being “in crisis.” Chairwoman Shannon O’Brien said she wants to meet this week or...

Massachusetts’ cannabis regulators voted Monday to overhaul their approach toward rolling out social consumption locations, sometimes referred to as marijuana cafes, that voters embraced in the 2016 ballot question legalizing recreational marijuana use. The Cannabis Control Commission will scrap a 12-municipality pilot program for businesses where patrons can consume marijuana products on-site and focus on crafting broader regulations governing the…