Alaska Alcohol and Marijuana Control Office director resigns

Alcohol Beverage Control Board director Cynthia Franklin meets with her board members on Thursday in Centennial Hall. She discussed problems she foresees in how the state will execute legalized marijuana. (Photo by Kevin Reagan/ KTOO)
JUNEAU — Cynthia Franklin, who helped guide Alaska’s work in setting up the state’s legal marijuana industry, is resigning as director of the Alcohol and Marijuana Control Office.
State commerce commissioner Chris Hladick said in a release Th