Chairwoman Shannon O'Brien has returned to the Cannabis Control Commission and the agency is delaying the finalization of its long-awaited rules for social marijuana establishments in Massachusetts as a result.

The CCC announced Thursday morning that meetings it had on the books for the first half of next week, which were expected to feature the final review of the social consumption regulations and action on employee registration changes, are being pushed back until Oct. 23 and Oct. 24. The delay, the agency said in an update, is intended to "support the transition of leadership and ensure all Commissioners are prepared for the final regulatory review of Social Consumption Establishments, agent registration reform, and related policies."

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