The state Alcoholic Beverage Control Board is expected to review possible regulations for the new marijuana industry.
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Controversial Anchorage budget bumps up taxes for public safety, veto likely
The Assembly passed a budget adding a 5.61% rise in property taxes, splitting the body between those calling for fiscal conservatism, and others stressing a need for spending on public safety.
A moving target: WAANT pursues bootleg liquor
Bethel is weighing a decision on the first liquor store in decades. In the shadow of the debate is a powerful and elaborate bootlegging economy.
Pot legal in Alaska, but no toking up on state ferries
Despite last fall’s legalization vote, you’re still not allowed to get stoned on state ferries.
House steps towards full legal marijuana market
House Bill 123 sets up a body within the ABC Board to start doing exactly what voters opted for on Ballot Measure 2: regulating marijuana like alcohol.
New rules for National Guard to wait until next year
At a hearing on Tuesday, Chair Gabrielle LeDoux said that the bill will not make it to the floor before the Legislature gavels out.