The 2014 federal Farm Bill allows states to grow and harvest hemp through pilot programs. Sen. Shelley Hughes is sponsoring legislation that would establish such a program in Alaska. Supporters see it as a way to diversify Alaska’s economy.
Marijuana
Now that it’s legal, what’s it like to buy pot in Alaska?
Over the last few weeks, many Alaskans have been trying something new: walking into a store to buy pot.
Alaska Marijuana Control Board nixes on-site consumption
Alaska’s Marijuana Control Board was poised license the consumption of marijuana at licensed retailers. If it had been approved, Alaska would have been the first state in the nation to explicitly allow onsite consumption.
Anchorage lawyer focuses her attention on growing commercial cannibis industry
Entrenched in a new industry facing an uncertain future in the Last Frontier, an Anchorage lawyer specializing in marijuana law is a bit of a pioneer, staking a claim that could be either a bonanza or a bust. Jana Weltzin is only 30 years old, young for a lawyer who has already had a large role shaping the regulations for a brand new business sector.
Two businesses applying for YK Delta’s first marijuana store licenses
Two businesses in the Yukon Kuskokwim Delta are applying for the region’s first marijuana store licenses: The Green Tree , 260 C Osage St., Bethel; and Kuskokwim Enterprises, 3 Slough View Drive, Aniak.
Legal haze clouds cannabis for pets
After the results of the November election, more than half of U.S. states have now authorized medical marijuana. And eight of those states also allow recreational marijuana. So if pot helps some humans feel better, then how about people’s best friends?