The Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission is awaiting guidance from the attorney general’s office on the validity of votes taken during the two years following the removal of Chairwoman Shannon O’Brien.
The votes include the approval of licenses and two rounds of regulatory updates, according to State House News Service.
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The request for legal clarification arises from concerns O’Brien raised over the process used to appoint acting chairs after her removal, which a judge deemed unlawful.
After O’Brien’s removal, Commissioner Kimberly Roy chaired the next meeting, stating she had been “designated as chair.”
In subsequent meetings, commissioners voted to appoint others as acting chair. O’Brien has argued that only the chair has the authority to designate an acting chair.
“My concern is that
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