Shannon O’Brien, chair of the Cannabis Control Commission, has been removed from her post as the top cannabis regulator in Massachusetts.
State Treasurer Deborah Goldberg suspended O’Brien on Thursday, a spokesperson told Boston.com. Details were not disclosed about how long the suspension might last. The spokesperson said they could not comment further because the situation is a “personnel matter.”
O’Brien, a former treasurer and gubernatorial candidate, returned to state government after decades to oversee the CCC. She was appointed just over a year ago.
Before coming back to the government, O’Brien worked in the cannabis industry. This included becoming a 50% co-owner of Greenfield Greenery, a proposed outdoor cannabis-growing operation. A few weeks after her appointment to head the CCC, the body “remanded” a license application from Greenfield Greenery. This put the grower’s application on hold while officials determined whether O’Brien had violated any disclosure regulations. Greenfield Greenery’s license was eventually granted, and O’Brien was cleared of any wrongdoing, The Boston Globe reported.
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