Mayor Jenny Durkan says getting the criminal convictions wiped from personal records is “a necessary step to right the wrongs of what was a failed ‘War on Drugs.'”
Marijuana
Marijuana tax collections in Alaska tumble again
Marijuana tax revenue in Alaska fell for the second straight month in December, though a state tax auditor says the slide may be short lived.
Juneau medical complex to receive patients in the front, sell pot in the back
Dr. Norvin Perez has permits to grow, sell and process marijuana at the same address as his Mendenhall Valley medical clinic. The curious arrangement appears to be the first of its kind in Alaska.
Alaska marijuana board gets more industry-friendly chair
Mark Spring of Bethel has been elevated to chairman by his peers on the Alaska Marijuana Control Board. The state’s pot industry had criticized his predecessor as a “prohibitionist.”
Alaska Attorney General asks Congress to open banking for pot businesses
Alaska’s Attorney General has joined a bipartisan group calling on lawmakers to change federal banking rules over handling legal marijuana sales.
Elderly couple stopped in Nebraska with 60 pounds of weed ‘for Christmas presents’
During the traffic stop, deputies noticed a strong smell of raw marijuana. The York County Sheriff’s Department estimated the street value of the pot at more than $300,000.