Healey boots O’Brien, appoints three new cannabis regulators under reform law

A former state revenue commissioner will be Massachusetts’ new chief cannabis regulator, leading a rebooted panel alongside two other new faces.

Under a new law last month, Gov. Maura Healey and state lawmakers overhauled and downsized the Cannabis Control Commission following years of turmoil and regulatory delays.

Gov. Maura Healey on Tuesday tapped Christopher Harding, who led the state Department of Revenue under former Gov. Charlie Baker, as the CCC’s next chair…

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