State approves first licenses for marijuana businesses

The Alaska Marijuana Control Board approved the first commercial license Thursday. (Courtesy of U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service)
The state approved its first licenses for commercial cannabis businesses Thursday, a major step for prospective retailers hoping to open shop before year’s end.
Officially, the state’s first shop to be approved was Fairbanks’ Frozen Budz. The first for Anchorage is called Enlighten Alaska, located in Spenard.
Jane Stinson is one of the co-owners of the