Alaska marijuana regulators approve first licenses

Priority was being given to growing and testing operations to ensure that retail stores will have legal product to sell.

Testing facilities will play an important role in the industry because cultivators and processors must have their product tested for such things as potency and potential toxins.

An accompanying transportation manifest would make clear the items are being sent in compliance with state regulations, she said.

Franklin also noted that in Portland, Oregon, where recreational pot is also legal, the airport permits people to transport marijuana within the state and federal officials haven't moved in to stop the practice.

Ferry officials have tried to be as lenient as possible within the confines of the state law, allowing travelers to carry pot that meets personal use limits of one ounce or less, he said.