Treasurer Deborah Goldberg plans to begin a search for a new chair at the Cannabis Control Commission but raised concern about finding quality candidates as state lawmakers weigh changes to the management of the troubled state agency.
"We've made a commitment to begin looking. It might prove to be more challenging because those who might consider it might be concerned about changes that could take place," Goldberg said in reference to the Legislature. "But we'll address this as we move forward."
Goldberg fired the previous chair, Shannon O'Brien, for "gross misconduct" on September 9 after a year of hearings and review during which O'Brien was suspended. O'Brien is expected to challenge her firing in court.
Goldberg spoke with reporters after giving a talk to the Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce, where the commission went unmentioned.
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