Cannabis Control Commission finds ‘continuity’ in reelecting treasurer, secretary

With very little fanfare, the Cannabis Control Commission unanimously approved the reappointment of its Treasurer and Secretary, broadcasting rare signals of stability for a notoriously wobbly agency.

After both Commissioners Nurys Camargo and Kimberly Roy accepted renomination to their respective positions as secretary and treasurer on Thursday, the remaining commissioners — less the nominees — together agreed with their continued service in those capacities.

Roy said that she “would be honored” to hold onto her leadership role on the small commission, before joking she considered declining the position and leaving all of the responsibilities to Acting Chair Bruce Stebbins. She went on to thank her colleagues for trusting her as treasurer, and extended that thanks to the staff.

“I just want to thank the team, they’ve been amazing to work with. They are so dedicated. We’re doing great things in finance to get us to the next level,” she said.

Camargo also pushed credit for her success as secretary off onto the commission’s staff, before expressing her gratitude for the demonstrated stability.

“I’m looking forward to it. I’m glad that we’re going to continue it in, just so there is some continuity,” she said.

The required but procedural-seeming elections come on the heels of ongoing leadership questions at the commission and just after the agency finally found a new Executive Director to replace the one they lost more than a year ago. Holliston Town Administrator Travis Ahern is slated to start his new job leading the commission on March 3.

It also comes as Stebbins continues to serve as commission chair in an acting capacity, after former Chair Shannon O’Brien was forcibly removed from her position.

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