Alaska board approves businesses for onsite marijuana use

By Becky Bohrer, The Associated Press

Posted Jan 23, 2020 09:01:04 PM.

JUNEAU, Alaska — The board that regulates legal marijuana in Alaska on Wednesday approved the first businesses that will be allowed to offer onsite use of cannabis products in the state.

On votes of 3-2, the Marijuana Control Board approved applications by GoodSinse LLC in Fairbanks and Cannabis Corner in Ketchikan.

Daniel Peters with GoodSinse called the approval a dream come true. His was the first of the two applications to be approved.

Becky Bohrer, The Associated Press

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