Independent journalist Grant Smith – Ellis turned up to the Massachusetts Cannabis Commission’s latest meeting which didn’t take long to turn into a farce.
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Massachusetts: CCC Commissioners Bicker Over Who Takes The Chair
Independent journalist Grant Smith – Ellis turned up to the Massachusetts Cannabis Commission’s latest meeting which didn’t take long to turn into a farce.
He writes
Then, in shocking moments (depicted in the video below), the three remaining CCC Commissioners (Chair Shannon O’Brien is currently suspended) were unable to come to consensus as to who would serve as Chair in Concepction’s absence.
Commissioner Kimberly Roy, who was running the meeting, noted her previous disagreements with CCC legal counsel related to a Fall, 2023, delegation memo by O’Brien making Roy acting-Chair. CCC staff, shockingly, overrode that memo (however, it is quite likely that legal decision is under review by state oversight authorities).
A motion to make Commissioner Kimberly Roy failed 2-1, with Commissioner Nurys Camargo voting no, just minutes after Camargo made remarks about how much work there was to be done that day, and why the CCC needed to pick an acting chair quickly.
Camargo then turned down the opportunity to be acting Chair, and a motion to make Stebbins chair was voted down 2-1 (with Roy in opposition).
In turn, the CCC was forced to take a recess because they cannot move forward with today’s agenda in the absence of an agreement as to who will serve as acting chair.
I will have an update as soon as the CCC returns to session.