Legal Related Alaska Governor Mike Dunleavy Picks Bruce Schulte for Marijuana Board by Sophia Vida August 23, 2019 Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy has chosen a marijuana advocate for the board that regulates Alaska's legal cannabis industry. Dunleavy has chosen Bruce Schulte to the Marijuana Control Board. Previously he had picked a marijuana ske...
Legal Related Alaska Becomes the First State to License On-Site Marijuana Consumption by Sophia Vida March 14, 2019 Alaska has made a significant move, allowing for consumers in the state to be able to buy marijuana and also smoke it under the same roof of a cannabis store. It's not happening yet but Alaska Lt. Gov. Kevin Meyer (R) signing t...
Trends & Articles Alaska Collected Over $11M in Marijuana Tax Revenue by Sophia Vida August 02, 2018 Alaska Department of Revenue released numbers this week for the fiscal year ended in June and the results are better than what was projected. Alaska had collected over $11 million in marijuana tax revenue during the state's 201...
Legal Related Higher Marijuana Taxes Could be Coming to Anchorage by Sophia Vida June 27, 2018 Alaska's Anchorage Assembly is considering higher marijuana taxes and it could raise the levy from 5% to 7%. The Assembly met on Tuesday night to discuss the proposal that was put forward by Mayor Ethan Berkowitz. City docum...
Trends & Articles Marijuana Testing Facilities in Alaska Not Producing Same Results by Sophia Vida June 12, 2018 KTUU-TV has reported that Alaska's state Environmental Health Laboratory has found that facilities testing the same series of items have produced different results. The strength as well as the potency of marijuana products have...
Trends & Articles Alaska Just Had the Biggest Collection of Marijuana Taxes in a Month by Sophia Vida March 03, 2018 The state of Alaska saw its biggest monthly collection of marijuana taxes in January. The state pulled in a little over $1 million for the month. According to the state Department of Revenue's Kelly Mazzei, the month also talli...