Massachusetts Inspector General Jeffrey Shapiro still wants to see an overhaul at the state’s Cannabis Control Commission, and he’s calling on Beacon Hill lawmakers to pass a sweeping bill that moves responsibility for the embattled agency under the governor.
Shapiro said the regulator for the state’s $8 billion cannabis industry is “not going to self-correct” after a turbulent few years marked by internal conflicts, personnel issues and the ousting and reinstatement of Chair Shannon O’Brien.
In March, the inspector general issued a damning report on the commission, finding that it failed to collect more than $1.7 million in fees. In June, House lawmakers passed an oversight bill. But the state Senate has not taken it up…