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US (MA): Cannabis regulators propose leadership changes amid ongoing tensions

The Cannabis Control Commission, which has come under fire for a disjointed and ineffective management structure, released a draft document on Thursday that attempts to clarify the responsibilities of key players at the agency.

The draft governing document has been in the works for more than two years. It was released at a meeting that followed close on the heels of a legislative hearing this week where Inspector General Jeffrey Shapiro urged lawmakers to place the agency in receivership while the Legislature develops a new governing structure for it, particularly in relation to the duties of the commission chair and its executive director.

Lawmakers seemed hesitant to pursue receivership, which they called the "nuclear option." And a proposed amendment to a Senate economic development bill that would have paved the way for receivership was defeated on a voice vote.

Ava Callender Concepcion, the acting chair of the commission, reiterated her view that a receivership is unnecessary because the agency is capable of sorting out its leadership issues on its own.

Read more at marijuanamoment.net