ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) – The owners of Frozen Budz have high hopes now that they’ve received Alaska’s first retail marijuana license.
Destiny Neade, co-owner of the Fairbanks business, received a round of applause from the audience after she won unanimous approval for the inaugural permit from the five-man Alaska Marijuana Control Board.
She clapped with both hands above her head after getting the OK. As she walked back to her seat, she told the audience, “Now all I need is some herb.”
“I’m excited because I really need to start making some money,” Neade told The Associated Press.
She and her husband Nick Neade have poured more than $150,000 into their fledgling business. They hope to open shop by Oct. 1.