The state is advising marijuana shops to be cautious in how they conduct business after issuing a warning to an Anchorage business that allegedly violated pot regulations.
The Juneau Empire reports the Alaska Marijuana Control Board decided Thursday not to prosecute Arctic Herbery for the first alleged violation of Alaska’s commercial marijuana rules. The shop’s owner, Bryant Thorpe, said he was happy with the board’s decision.
It comes after KTUU-TV reported in October that Arctic Herbery gave away free samples of its product before starting operations under an official license.
Thorpe had believed his actions were protected under Alaska’s personal-use pot laws because the business wasn’t yet active.
But board Director Cindy Franklin says Thorpe was determined to be an official licensee once his license was authorized.
