Anchorage, Alaska – With election results showing that Ballot Measure 2 dealing with the legalization and regulation of marijuana passing, Representative Bob Lynn will be introducing legislation in the upcoming first session of the 29th Alaska Legislature to provide common sense safeguards and restrictions on its sale. “It looks like Alaskans have spoken, and now […]
It sounds reasonable enough to tax and regulate the production, sale and use of marijuana. After all, many Alaskans produce, sell and use it already – why not make it legal and capitalize on it? If only it were that simple. It may seem counterintuitive for a Chamber of Commerce to oppose the commercialization of […]
ANCHORAGE — Passage of Ballot Measure 2 could generate more than $72.5 million in tax revenue in the first five years of legal marijuana sales, according to a new report from an independent research organization. It could bring in more than $8.5 million in the first year and nearly $24 million per year by 2020. […]
Alaska State Troopers responded to the Cabin Lake Road area on Sunday after receiving a request for a welfare check on a woman there made by another female at 8:44 am. When they responded to the location, they would find that the woman had been assaulted by 52-year-old Eli Wilson Darien on the previous day. […]