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Lawmakers seek more scrutiny of Cannabis Control Commission after chair suspended
The state's marijuana regulators struggled to agree on an acting leader in the wake of Chair Shannon O'Brien's suspension. -
Mass. treasurer suspends cannabis agency Chair Shannon O'Brien
Treasurer Deborah Goldberg's office did not say why O'Brien was placed on a paid suspension or whether the intention is to ultimately remove her from the commission. -
Cannabis Control Commission is 'in crisis,' chairwoman says
Executive Director Shawn Collins is planning to leave the agency -
Cannabis Control Commission seeks to expand veterans’ access to medical marijuana
“This is really a question of access and equity for our veterans.” -
Cannabis Control Commission adopts new approach to licensing social consumption sites
Commissioners said their vote would remove a barrier to launching marijuana cafes. -
Cannabis Control Commission chair Shannon O'Brien on making space in a saturated market
On 4/20, O'Brien talks equity and building trust. -
Has the Boston cannabis industry really become more equitable?
A conversation with two Black marijuana business owners about the state of the industry. -
Cannabis regulators putting out ‘a series of fires’ involving a Russian oligarch and data breach
Massachusetts regulators are scrambling after a mistaken release of data amid a sensitive investigation. -
Stuck in limbo, cannabis entrepreneurs take on a grassroots fight for equity
After years of empty promises, disenfranchised cannabis operators are taking matters into their own hands. -
How a marijuana 'crop plague' could force growers to change their practices
The highly transmissible hop latent viroid can degrade the quality of the plant and decrease yields.
