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A judge late last week cleared the way for Treasurer Deborah Goldberg to hold a hearing on the potential termination of Cannabis Control Commission Chair Shannon O'Brien, but the scheduling
BOSTON — A judge late last week cleared the way for Treasurer Deborah Goldberg to hold a hearing on the potential termination of Cannabis Control Commission Chair Shannon O'Brien, but the scheduling of that meeting is now tied to an open investigation that O'Brien thinks was "going well for her" when the treasurer's team started downplaying its significance.
As Treasurer Deborah Goldberg seeks to remove CCC chairwoman Shannon O’Brien, the public deserves to know more about the justification for the move — and more about the apparent disarray at the agency.
The ruling in Suffolk Superior Court effectively allows state Treasurer Deborah Goldberg to reschedule a hearing that could pave the way for her to fire Shannon O’Brien from her post as chair of the Cannabis Control Commission.
Leadership at the state's Cannabis Control Commission are defending the embattled agency, arguing the body is successfully doing its work despite several recent high-level suspensions and an ongoing court battle involving the state treasurer.