The state Cannabis Control Commission on Thursday approved the first retail license for an independent marijuana store not affiliated with a larger medical marijuana company.
The commission gave a final license to Caroline Frankel to open Caroline’s Cannabis in Uxbridge.
“We’re taking it from a mom and pop perspective,” Frankel said. “All we’ve seen (so far) is big business.”
All nine retail stores open in Massachusetts to date are affiliated with companies that operate medical marijuana…