‘Unacceptable.’ Cannabis Commissioners Scrap With Director, Counsel Over Transparency
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“Who are we protecting? … Public health, public safety? Or … licensees by keeping them anonymized?”
The Dec. 11 public meeting of the Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission packed a wallop, clocking in at nearly seven hours of airtime for the four current commissioners. The biggest headlines to emerge from the marathon event covered the approval of long-awaited regulations for establishments where cannabis may be consumed socially.
That unanimous vote came early on, but for those who stuck around, much spicier news came much later.
Since her triumphant return to the chair, Commissioner Shannon O’Brien has sparred several times with General Counsel Kajal Chattopadhyay over a mandatory industry report it filed with the legislature earlier this year, as well as other issues related to transparency. Reliably assisted by Commissioner Kimberly Roy, O’Brien brought her scrutiny to new heights last Thursday.