How Alaska’s New Legalization Law Compares to All the Others

February 25, 2015
johnhollon
Alaska, Policy & Legal
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It officially became legal to consume and grow marijuana in Alaska on Tuesday.

That means the state is the third to legalize the drug in as many years, but it is hardly the last. Voters in Oregon and Washington, D.C., have also approved legalization, and advocates plan to take advantage of shifting public opinion to target other states this year and next.

Here’s a look at how the patchwork of existing laws compare, according to the Marijuana Policy Project, which played pivotal roles in passing some of the legalization laws.

Can marijuana be consumed in public?

No. In all four states and D.C., public consumption of marijuana is banned. Consumption is also limited to adults 21 years of age or older. [Read more at The Washington Post]

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