Massachusetts Treasurer Deborah Goldberg named Bruce Stebbins performing chair of the Hashish Management Fee (CCC) on Thursday.
The previous chair, Shannon O’Brien, was fired from the place on Monday.
Stebbins, who beforehand served as commissioner for the Massachusetts Gaming Fee, was appointed to the CCC in 2021 primarily based on his administration expertise in a regulated business, Goldberg stated.
“I’m assured that Commissioner Stebbins will guarantee stability throughout this era and can proceed to positively affect the essential mission of the CCC,” Goldberg stated in a information launch.
“I’m grateful that he has agreed to serve on this capability till a everlasting chair is appointed.”
Stebbins famous that it’s an important time for the multibillion-dollar Massachusetts hashish business.
“I take severely our mission to supervise secure, accessible hashish companies and can proceed supporting Massachusetts’ development as a regional and nationwide regulatory chief on this house,” he stated.
Goldberg stated O’Brien, who in 2002 was the Democratic candidate for Massachusetts governor, was fired as a result of she “dedicated gross misconduct and demonstrated she is unable to discharge the powers and duties of a CCC commissioner.”
The CCC went by a tumultuous 12 months after O’Brien wrongfully introduced in July 2023 that the company’s director was resigning.
Final September, Goldberg suspended O’Brien, who countered with a lawsuit, which she dropped after being granted a listening to.
O’Brien has indicated she is going to file one other lawsuit difficult her termination.