Alaska Cannabis Regulators Revoke Manufacturing License Over Failure to Test & Track
Mon / Dec 18th
Alaska’s Marijuana Control Board has revoked the manufacturing facility license of Fairbanks’ Frozen Budz due to a litany of alleged… Read More
Alaska Cannabis News
Alaska was the fourth U.S. state to legalize adult-use cannabis and cannabis products are now available in the state through both licensed retailers and as a homegrown product. Browse through the latest Alaska cannabis industry news, interviews, and more below:
Alaska’s Cannabis-Derived Tax Revenues Set Single-Month Record at One-Year Mark
Wed / Dec 6th
At the one-year mark, recreational cannabis sales taxes in Alaska reached $953,591 in the month of October, setting a new… Read More
Alaska On-Site Cannabis Consumption Proposal Unveiled
Tue / Aug 29th
Cannabis regulators in Alaska have released a draft for on-site cannabis consumption rules that would allow licensed retail stores to… Read More
Alaska Cannabis Tax Revenues Reach New High
Wed / Aug 2nd
Tax revenues derived from Alaska’s legal cannabis industry nearly doubled from May to June, from $272,100 to $512,200 – the… Read More
Facebook Shuts Down Pages of 6 Alaskan Cannabis Companies
Fri / Jul 7th
The owners and employees of at least six retail cannabis shops in Alaska claim that within the last week Facebook… Read More
Alaska Nets More than $1M in Cannabis Sales Taxes
Wed / Jul 5th
Since the launch of retail cannabis sales in Alaska, the state has collected more than $1.2 million in tax revenue… Read More
Alaska Cannabis Regulators to Consider On-Site Consumption Plans
Mon / Jun 26th
On-site cannabis consumption is back on the agenda for the Alaska Marijuana Control Board as the body will discuss three… Read More
Alaskan Cannabis Cultivators Denied State Services from Some Federally-Funded Agencies
Wed / May 17th
Alaska’s Division of Agriculture has put at least two applications from cannabis cultivators seeking to have their products tagged with… Read More
Alaskan Cannabis Companies Transporting Products on Commercial Flights
Fri / Apr 28th
Some licensed operators in Alaska are transporting their products on commercial airplanes with the blessing of local and airport officials,… Read More
Governors from Adult-Use States Ask Feds to Maintain Status Quo
Tue / Apr 4th
In a letter to Attorney General Jeff Sessions and Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin, the governors of Colorado, Washington, Oregon, and… Read More
Alaska Regulators Seize CBD Products at Retail Dispensaries
Fri / Feb 10th
Alaska’s Alcohol and Marijuana Control Office have seized thousands of dollars’ worth of imported CBD oil from the state’s licensed… Read More
Alaska Officials Vote Against Public-Use at Cannabis Retail Stores
Fri / Feb 3rd
The Alaska Marijuana Control Board has voted 3-2 not to allow cannabis consumption at retail stores, according to a report… Read More
Alaska Collects First Cannabis Taxes
Fri / Jan 6th
Alaska’s legal cannabis market earned $750,851.59 from Oct 29., the day the first store opened, to Dec. 9, according to… Read More
Supply Shortages Hit Alaska’s Cannabis Retail Shops
Thu / Jan 5th
All three retail cannabis shops in Fairbanks, Alaska have been forced to temporarily close over the last three months due… Read More
First Dispensary Opens Today in Alaska’s Kenai Peninsula
Mon / Nov 21st
The first recreational dispensary in Alaska’s Kenai Peninsula opens today, according to a report from the Alaska Dispatch News. The… Read More
Alaska Marijuana Control Board Denies License to Company Run by ‘Outsiders’
Tue / Nov 15th
Alaska’s Marijuana Control Board has rejected its first application, according to a report by the Alaska Journal. The refusal for… Read More
Alaska’s Plan for Marijuana Handler Permits Would Shut Out Host of Applicants
Fri / Oct 28th
New proposed permit requirements for potential cannabis industry workers in Alaska are so onerous that they are “unreasonable impracticable,” with… Read More
Alaska’s First Cannabis Testing Lab Opens, Rec. Market Poised to Launch
Tue / Oct 25th
Alaska’s first cannabis testing laboratory opened up for business on Monday, launching the state further toward its official, finalized recreational… Read More
Elementary School Administrators Apologize After Urging Parents to Oppose Anchorage Dispensary
Wed / Oct 19th
Officials at an Anchorage, Alaska elementary school apologized after sending a ‘partisan’ automated phone message to parents urging them to… Read More
Study: Cannabis Legalization is So Far ‘Positive’ or ‘Negligible’ in Legal States
Sat / Oct 15th
In states that have legalized adult cannabis use, arrests for possession have plummeted, traffic fatality rates have remained stable, there… Read More
First Cannabis Retailer in Anchorage, Alaska Receives City Approval
Thu / Oct 6th
The Anchorage Assembly voted on Tuesday to approve the Arctic Herbery — a cannabis cultivation and retailer enterprise proposed by entrepreneur… Read More
Cannabis Ban Defeated in Alaska’s Cultivation Capital
Wed / Oct 5th
An attempt to outlaw commercial cannabis operations in Alaska’s Matanuska-Susitna Borough — the state’s biggest marijuana cultivation hotspot, located north… Read More
Charlo Greene Faces 54 Years in Prison for Cannabis Club Proprietorship
Mon / Oct 3rd
In 2014, Charlo Greene made national headlines when she said “Fuck it, I quit” as a TV news reporter for KTVA… Read More
Alaska Approves First Cannabis Retailers and Produers
Fri / Sep 9th
The first retail cannabis shops and product manufacturers were given the green light by regulators in Alaska, the Alaska Dispatch… Read More
Cannabis legalization in Alaska
Alaska has been a consistent leader in the reform of cannabis laws: medical cannabis was approved by Alaska voters in 1998—but before that, the plant was already decriminalized following a state Supreme Court ruling in 1975 that found the possession of small amounts of cannabis was protected under citizens’ right to privacy. Then, in 2014, voters opted in favor of full legalization (making Alaska the fourth U.S. state to legalize), and its adult-use market officially launched in late 2016.
Alaska has also proven to be a national leader on the issue of social cannabis use after becoming the first state to establish statewide regulations for licensed consumption clubs/cannabis cafes.
Industry overview
There is no statewide excise or sales tax on cannabis products in Alaska—although some jurisdictions have added a local excise tax of 3-5%—but Alaska cannabis operators pay a wholesale tax rate of $50 per ounce for flower, $25 per ounce of immature or “abnormal” flower, $15 per ounce of trim, and $1 per clone.
Additionally, Alaska recently doubled the potency limits for infused edibles—from 5mg of THC to 10—so as to better match regulations in other legal states.
Alaska cannabis possession rules
- Adults aged 21+ are allowed to possess up to an ounce of cannabis in Alaska.
- Gifting/exchange of cannabis is allowed between adults (up to one ounce of flower).
- Adults can also grow up to six cannabis plants at home.
- Public cannabis consumption is not allowed (including parks, playgrounds, and roads) but certain jurisdictions have licensed social use lounges/cannabis cafes.
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