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09 Sep Alaska Marijuana Industry Calls for Tax Relifer
Those participating in Alaska’s legal marijuana industry are calling for tax relief amid plummeting prices, reports the Associated Press. Leif Abel, the owner of Alaska’s Greatland Ganja, says that despite doing well, he’s still living “paycheck to paycheck”. He says his greenhouse expansion is behind...
29 Nov Alaska Credit Union Launches Program to Serve the Legal Marijuana Industry
By Lisa Bernard-Kuhn, Marijuana Business Daily An Alaska credit union has joined the growing ranks of state-chartered financial institutions to announce plans to serve the legal cannabis industry. Credit Union 1 – a 66-year-old, Anchorage-based business – announced Thursday it is kicking off a pilot program...
02 Aug Alaska Garnered Over $11 Million in Taxes from Legal Marijuana Sales in FY 2018
According to data released by the Alaska Department of Revenue, the state earned over $11 million in taxes from the sale of marijuana and marijuana products in FY 2018. In total, Alaska made $11,094,808 in tax revenue from marijuana sales during FY (fiscal year) 2018. This surpasses the Department of...
21 Apr Alaska Legislature Approves Resolution Urging Federal Government to Respect Their State’s Marijuana Law
Alaska’s full legislature has passed a resolution urging the federal government to respect their marijuana laws, and to consider a change in federal law. House Joint Resolution No. 21 was passed unanimously by both the House and Senate. The House concurred with the Senate’s version on...
19 Apr Alaska Senate Passes Resolution Urging Feds to Respect State Marijuana Laws, Reconsider Marijuana as Schedule 1 Drug
A resolution urging the federal government to respect Alaska’s marijuana legalization law, and to consider a change in federal law, has been passed by the state’s full Senate. House Joint Resolution No. 21 urges the federal government” to respect the authority of the state to...
13 Apr Alaska Governor Signs Bill Legalizing Hemp
Alaska Governor Bill Walker has signed into law a bill legalizing industrial hemp. Governor Walker signed Senate Bill 6 today, which was filed by Senator Shelley Hughes. The measure was passed unanimously by both the Senate (18 to 0) and House of Representatives (36 to 0)....
21 Mar Alaska House Unanimously Approves Resolution Urging Feds to Respect Their Marijuana Law
Alaska’s House of Representatives is formally calling on the federal government to respect their marijuana laws. The House on Monday voted unanimously, 38 to 0, to pass a resolution asking the federal government to respect Alaska’s law that allows, regulates and taxes marijuana use, production...
23 Feb Alaska Bill to Legalize Hemp Passed by Legislature, Sent to Governor
Legislation to legalize industrial hemp in Alaska has been passed by the state’s full legislature, sending it to Governor Bill Walker for consideration. Senate Bill 6 – filed by Senator Shelley Hughes – was passed today by the Alaska Senate in a unanimous 18 to 0...