Here’s Where You’ll Be Able to Buy Legal Marijuana in Alaska September 29, 2016 AggregatedNews Alaska, Retail 0 Comments Alaska is likely just weeks away from the state’s first legal marijuana sales, according to Cynthia Franklin, the Director of the Alcohol and Marijuana Control office. As of Sept. 28, there are 33 marijuana businesses listed in “active status” for… Read More→
Alaska: Army Prohibits Soldiers From Attending Marijuana Events September 23, 2016 AggregatedNews Alaska 0 Comments Alaska-based soldiers have been barred from attending any events involving promotion of the use of marijuana or hemp, including all fairs, festivals and conventions, to clarify the military’s position as the state prepares to allow legal pot sales. The policy,… Read More→
Alaska Marijuana Control Board Approves First Retail Marijuana License September 12, 2016 AggregatedNews Alaska 0 Comments Alaska marijuana regulators have approved the first permit for a pot retail store. The Alaska Marijuana Control Board on Thursday approved the permit for Frozen Budz, which will be located in Fairbanks. Co-owner Destiny Neade received a round of applause… Read More→
Anchorage Assembly Take Big Step: Approves First Commercial Grow July 27, 2016 AggregatedNews Alaska 0 Comments The Anchorage Assembly approved the city's first commercial marijuana grow Tuesday night, a significant step forward for the developing legal cannabis industry. "This whole green revolution, it starts here tonight with the City of Anchorage," said Assemblyman Dick Traini who voted to… Read More→
Alaska Marijuana Control Board Overwhelmingly Approves Licenses in Historic Meeting June 13, 2016 AggregatedNews Alaska, Policy & Legal 0 Comments Alaska's Marijuana Control Board ended its historic June meeting Friday afternoon after approving most of the grower licenses on its agenda and voting to open up future discussions about advertising and out-of-state investment. On Thursday, the state's first-ever commercial marijuana businesses were… Read More→
Alaska Regulators Approve First Marijuana Licenses For Growing and Testing June 10, 2016 AggregatedNews Alaska, Policy & Legal 0 Comments Alaska regulators were applauded Thursday as they approved the first licenses for legal marijuana growing and testing facilities — another milestone for the fledgling industry. Priority was being given to growing and testing operations to ensure that retail stores will… Read More→
Alaska Zeroes in on Regulations For Cannabis Bars April 28, 2016 AggregatedNews Alaska, Policy & Legal 0 Comments No happy hours, but serving food and non-alcoholic beverages would be allowed in Alaska’s marijuana cafes, according to draft rules accepted by the state’s Marijuana Control Board. On Tuesday, the board agreed on draft regulations that show the first details… Read More→
Alaska’s Marijuana Social Clubs Dwindle, Now Down to Only One April 18, 2016 AggregatedNews Alaska, Policy & Legal 0 Comments Anchorage's Pot Luck Events is the only marijuana social club still operating without a legal challenge, as statewide puzzlement to their legality produces a patchwork of local controls. Fairbanks' The Higher Calling and Homer's Kachemak Cannabis Club have both closed,… Read More→
Cannabis Business Licenses in Alaska Held Up by Legislative Gridlock April 7, 2016 AggregatedNews Alaska, Policy & Legal 0 Comments Prospective marijuana business owner Bryant Thorp was the very first person in Alaska to get word that his cannabusiness application was complete, except for one thing -- a background check that the state doesn't have the legal authority to conduct. In… Read More→
Alaska Marijuana Board Moving Glacially on Drafting Regulations February 18, 2016 AggregatedNews Alaska, Policy & Legal 0 Comments JUNEAU, Alaska — The board tasked with regulating the Alaska marijuana industry provided guidance Thursday for yet-to-be-drafted rules to allow for people to use marijuana at certain stores that will sell it. Staff to the Marijuana Control Board had hoped… Read More→
Alaska Marijuana Board Debating Whether to Allow “On-Site Consumption” February 12, 2016 AggregatedNews Alaska, Policy & Legal 0 Comments With less than two weeks to go before the first entrepreneurs can apply for an Alaska marijuana license, the Alaska Marijuana Control Board on Thursday approved the forms and documents that await those who seek to grow, test, sell and… Read More→
Alaska Closing in on Governing Rules for Commercial Cannabis January 26, 2016 AggregatedNews Alaska, Policy & Legal 0 Comments All but two parts of Alaska’s rules governing commercial marijuana were approved by the state government Friday, with one section addressing criminal background checks and another providing exceptions to marijuana testing for growers in rural areas struck down by the state… Read More→
Anchorage Voters Will Consider Retail Marijuana Sales Tax in April January 13, 2016 AggregatedNews Alaska, Policy & Legal 0 Comments The Anchorage Assembly on Tuesday night approved a ballot measure that will ask voters in April whether marijuana retail sales should be taxed, starting at 5 percent. The ballot measure would authorize the Assembly to increase the tax up to… Read More→
Alaska City Looks to Ban Private Marijuana Clubs January 12, 2016 AggregatedNews Alaska, Policy & Legal 0 Comments FAIRBANKS — Proposed legislation in Fairbanks would make the city's first private pot club an illegal facility. The operators of The Higher Calling, which opened in November, could face a misdemeanor charge and a civil fine of $1,000 per day if… Read More→
Anchorage Are Looking at 5% Marijuana Sales Tax December 7, 2015 AggregatedNews Alaska, Policy & Legal 0 Comments Anchorage Assembly members are proposing an April ballot measure to create a 5 percent tax on future retail marijuana sales. Ernie Hall, chair of the Assembly’s committee on marijuana regulation and taxation, said Friday the marijuana sales tax should cover the… Read More→