"After being suspended by the State Treasurer without cause and no due process on September 28, 2023, Chair O’Brien then immediately requested a meeting with Treasurer Goldberg and received no reply on that request until yesterday," Howard Cooper, a founding partner with Boston law firm Todd & Weld, said in an emailed statement.
After weeks of silence, the state treasurer has finally explained her reasoning for removing Cannabis Control Commission Chair Shannon O’Brien from her $181,722 post atop the pot board, just hours before the former gubernatorial candidate sued the treasurer over her ouster.
The other major theme of the worked-up Democrats was the alleged attempt of Republicans "to destroy our democracy.” And that means to fight off “the dark forces of Trumpism,” according to Senate President Karen Spilka.
“Several serious allegations were made by a Commissioner and CCC staff about the Chair’s behavior and the CCC initiated an investigation, hiring an outside law firm. The law firm undertook an investigation and has returned with a report," Treasurer Deb Goldberg said in a statement.
After weeks of silence, the state treasurer has finally explained her reasoning for removing Cannabis Control Commission Chair Shannon O’Brien from her $181,722 post atop the pot board, just hours before the former gubernatorial candidate sued the treasurer over her ouster.