Marijuana

In the last few weeks, as commercial marijuana inches closer to a reality across Alaska, a lot of people are asking: why doesn’t Anchorage have a pot shop yet?

Some Alaska gun sellers, marijuana industry advocates and local officials applaud Murkowski’s move.

The Ketchikan Borough has written a statement to distance itself from the state law legalizing marijuana. The assembly hopes to avoid legal entanglements with the federal government.

Friday was the opening day for marijuana retailer Rainforest Farms, and they had to close early because they sold out.

A Skagway business owner’s request for a marijuana business permit was denied because state law requires a larger buffer between her business and local daycares, churches, parks and other buildings.

California boasts one of the lowest rates of tobacco smoking in the nation. Researchers worry that pot smoking will lead the way to cigarette smoking.