Skagway Borough Assembly will consider Thursday an application for the town’s first retail marijuana store, called the Remedy Shoppe.
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Walker sacks industry advocate from Marijuana Control Board
Bruce Schulte was active in the 2014 ballot initiative that legalized marijuana in Alaska and had served as chair of the Marijuana Control Board.
Marijuana Control Board Chair under fire for initiative to ban commercial pot
The chair of the Alaska Alcohol and Marijuana Control Board is gathering signatures to have Kenai Peninsula Borough vote on outlawing commercial cannabis operations in areas of the borough outside cities.
Ketchikan assembly postpones vote on retail marijuana tax, sales tax cap measures
After lengthy discussion Monday, two tax items on the Ketchikan Gateway Borough Assembly agenda each were postponed: an increase to the sales tax cap and a tax on retail marijuana.
After Medical Marijuana Legalized, Medicare Prescriptions Drop For Many Drugs
Researchers found that in states with medical marijuana laws on the books, the number of prescriptions dropped for drugs to treat anxiety, depression, nausea, pain, seizures and sleep disorders.
Alaska marijuana board approves first license
Approval of the application by CannTest LLC of Anchorage, a marijuana testing facility, was met by applause and cheers at the meeting in Anchorage.