Talking Joints Memo | Our Issue By Issue Check-In With Cannabis Control Commission Executive Director Travis Ahern

By Chris Faraone

It’s been roughly seven months since Travis Ahern filled the long vacant and critical executive director role at the Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission. Coming with municipal as well as state government management chops, most recently as the Holliston town administrator, he appeared from the jump to fit in well, and to desire zero part of any hairy headlines or histrionics hampering the agency.

We interviewed Ahern soon after he was picked for the position, and followed up with him last week for an entire hour. The ED is extremely candid, and entertained our every question, making for a seriously sizable transcript. The resulting q&a was trimmed and edited for clarity in certain places, but since Ahern said a lot of things that Mass industry stakeholders likely want to read down to every detail, we’re publishing the whole thing, in two parts.

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Continue reading part one here: https://talkingjointsmemo.com/our-issue-by-issue-check-in-with-cannabis-control-commission-executive-director-travis-ahern/

Read part two here: https://talkingjointsmemo.com/our-issue-by-issue-check-in-with-cannabis-control-commission-executive-director-travis-ahern-2/