The Anchorage Assembly approved four new cannabis businesses within the municipality on Tuesday during its regular meeting.
They include two retail shops and a manufacturing facility in the Anchorage Bowl, as well as a shop in Girdwood that shares a location with a laundromat.
However, the body voted to postpone weighing in on local permits for Arctic Herbery. The business was on track to be the first pot shop in Anchorage, but came under fire when state investigators found evidence marijuana had been given away on the premise.
Though state officials took no action against Arctic Herbery’s owner, the Assembly opted to postpone a decision on the permit until early December.
Zachariah Hughes reports on city & state politics, arts & culture, drugs, and military affairs in Anchorage and South Central Alaska.
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