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
Alaska
Alaska was the fourth state to legalize recreational cannabis. Voters in Alaska also chose to decriminalize cannabis before many other states. Below you will find our latest Alaska cannabis industry news and policy coverage:
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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
Industry Representative Fills Vacant Alaska Marijuana Control Board Seat
Thu / Aug 25th
The owner of a proposed Anchorage retail marijuana store has been tabbed to fill the seat on the Alaska Marijuana… Read More
First Full-Scale Cultivation Site Inspected and Approved in Juneau, Alaska
Wed / Aug 24th
Rainforest Farms has received certification to begin cannabis cultivation at their Juneau, Alaska site following a successful inspection by the… Read More
AK Marijuana Board Member Removed, Claims Officials Impeding Industry
Tue / Aug 2nd
A former member of the Alaska Marijuana Control Board alleges that his ex-colleagues and members of Gov. Bill Walker’s administration… Read More
Anchorage Assembly Approves First Commercial Grow in Alaska
Wed / Jul 27th
Anchorage, Alaska’s first commercial cannabis grow was sanctioned by the city Assembly yesterday, after lawmakers voted 10-0 to approve licenses… Read More
Alaska Poised to Award First Recreational Cannabis Licenses
Thu / Jun 9th
Marijuana regulators in Alaska are poised to award the state’s first recreational cannabis business licenses, according to an Associated Press report.… Read More
Alaska Officials Draft Regulations for Recreational Cannabis Cafes
Thu / Apr 28th
Alaska’s Marijuana Control Board agreed Tuesday on draft regulations for “on-site consumption” marijuana businesses, Alaska Dispatch News reports. Marijuana bars and cannabis… Read More