Massachusetts Inspector General Jeffrey Shapiro called on the Cannabis Control Commission to conduct an audit following the commission’s failure to collect approximately $550,000 in licensing fees since August 2022. In a letter to Travis Ahern, the newly appointed executive director, and Bruce Stebbins, the acting commission chair, Shapiro wrote that the agency’s failure to collect fees is an “egregious operational breakdown” that suggests “poor…

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Inspector general says Mass. pot regulators failed to collect $1.75M in fees

Inspector general says pot regulators failed to collect $1.75M in fees

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Inspector General finds ‘egregious’ problem at Cannabis Control Commission

The state’s inspector general has found that the Cannabis Control Commission experienced an “egregious operational breakdown” when they failed to collect over half-a-million dollars in licensing fees over a two year span. According to a letter sent by Inspector General Jeffrey Shapiro to acting commission Chair Bruce Stebbins and Executive Director Travis Ahern, the CCC failed to collect $550,000 in “prorated licensing fees” and up to $1.2 milli…

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Cannabis Control Commission didn’t collect $1.7M in fees, inspector general says

The Cannabis Control Commission failed to collect about $550,000 in prorated license fees and up to $1.2 million in potential provisional licensing fees between August 2022 and August 2024, according to a state investigation.

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Cannabis Control Commission Chairwoman Kim Ahern on licensing, social equity, & more - TPR: The Public's Radio

It was almost three years ago when Rhode Island became the 19th state to legalize adult-use recreational marijuana. Supporters praised the move as a way to generate state revenue, keep money from migrating to Massachusetts and ensure a safe product for users. Rhode Island’’s approach was touted for including so-called social equity elements to help people hurt by the war on drugs. Three years later, though, the state has yet to move ahead with i…

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