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Commissioner Britte McBride
August 27, 2020
Britte McBride will step down from the Cannabis Control Commission in October
Britte McBride will step down from the Cannabis Control Commission come October, nearly a year before her term was set to expire, the commissioner confirmed through a CCC spokesperson Thursday afternoon.
“I’ve decided to step away from the commission after the completion of this round of regulations,” McBride said in an emailed statement. “Since joining the commission, I have sought to prioritize public safety, public health, and equity and ensure our policies reflect those tenets. Three years later, I am proud of my contributions to the sound regulatory framework the commission has established, implemented, and works every day to improve upon.”
Come October, McBride said, she plans to take time to explore her next professional steps. Her official resignation date was not immediately clear.
Attorney General Maura Healey appointed McBride to the CCC in September 2017. Before joining the commission, McBride worked as legal counsel to the Massachusetts Department of Public Safety. She also worked as deputy counsel to the State Senate, and assistant attorney general in the Massachusetts Attorney General’s Office, where she also served as chief of the policy and government division and deputy chief of staff, according to a spokesperson from the CCC.
McBride currently fills the public safety seat on the CCC.
McBride’s announced resignation comes just days before Commissioner Shaleen Title’s three-year term is set to expire on Aug. 31. Title’s seat is appointed by a majority vote of the governor, attorney general, and treasurer and receiver-general, under Massachusetts law.
Title declined to say on Thursday whether she planned to seek a second term.
The CCC currently has one open seat from when former commissioner Kay Doyle announced her resignation in May. Doyle’s term was also set to expire on Aug. 31.
The CCC circulated job listings for two commissioner seats on Twitter earlier this week. Applications were due Aug. 25.
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