Amid lawsuit, state treasurer sets November hearing for suspended cannabis regulator

 Amid lawsuit, state treasurer sets November hearing for suspended cannabis regulator

Shannon O’Brien, who was suspended from her role as the state’s top cannabis regulator, said Thursday she is dropping her request for preliminary injunction after the state treasurer’s office agreed to grant her a hearing on Nov. 7.

OBrien, a former state treasurer herself, then sued Goldberg in Suffolk Superior Court, arguing that Goldberg willfully side-stepped the law when she announcedthe suspension without due process. OBri…