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Shannon O’Brien was wrongly fired from Cannabis Control Commission, can be reinstated, judge rules

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September 2, 2025

[#item_full_content] A judge on Tuesday ruled that Shannon O’Brien, the former chair of the state’s Cannabis Control Commission, was wrongly terminated and is “entitled” to be reinstated to her post with back pay. Shannon O’Brien was wrongly fired from Cannabis Control Commission, can be reinstated, judge rules Read More

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A judge said Treasurer Deborah Goldberg was wrong to fire Shannon O’Brien as chair of the Cannabis Control Commission over claims of “gross misconduct."
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A Superior Court judge ruled today that Treasurer Deborah Goldberg unlawfully fired Shannon O’Brien as chair of the Cannabis Control Commission and ordered that O’Brien immediately be r…
Cannabis Commission chair was wrongly fired, can be reinstated, judge rules
by Colin A. Young on September 2, 2025
A Superior Court judge ruled Tuesday that Treasurer Deborah Goldberg unlawfully fired Shannon O’Brien as chair of the Cannabis Control Commission and ordered that O’Brien immediately be reinstated to the job. Goldberg suspended O’Brien as CCC chairwoman in September 2023 and fired her in September 2024 after considering two outside investigations and about 19 hours of private meetings held last…
Shannon O’Brien was wrongly fired from Cannabis Control Commission, can be reinstated, judge rules
by Diti Kohli,Matt Stout on September 2, 2025
A judge on Tuesday ruled that Shannon O’Brien, the former chair of the state’s Cannabis Control Commission, was wrongly terminated and is “entitled” to be reinstated to her post with back pay.

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