After a heated debate, the Fairbanks City Council approved an ordinance Monday that added regulations to the marijuana industry.
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Opioid use lower in states that eased marijuana laws
Researchers looked at states with medical marijuana dispensaries and those that allow home cultivation, and found lower use of opioids, when compared with states where marijuana remains illegal.
Early science says there are risks from secondhand marijuana smoke
Now that marijuana is legal in more than 20 states, we all may be exposed to more marijuana on the street. Researchers warn that secondhand smoke from pot poses risks to the heart, lungs and arteries.
Alaska senator backs bill to allow pot business banking
Alaska Republican U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski and a bipartisan group of senators are pushing legislation that would allow legal marijuana businesses to use banks to store profits.
Nominee to marijuana regulatory board withdraws
The man nominated by Gov. Bill Walker to fill the public safety seat on Alaska’s marijuana regulatory board has withdrawn from consideration after losing his law enforcement job.
Juneau police end policy of flagging flying weed
Juneau’s marijuana industry says that will allow exports across Alaska. The move reverses a policy of flagging commercial marijuana that had resulted in the passenger being denied boarding.