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On-site cannabis consumption stalled in Anchorage

Anchorage, Alaska, residents will have to wait to smoke marijuana in licensed retail establishments after an ordinance to…

News August 27
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Director of Alaska’s marijuana regulatory agency resigns

Joan Wilson, Alaska's top cannabis regulator since 2022, has resigned as executive director of the Alcohol & Marijuana…

News October 21
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Wholesale marijuana shortages on Martha’s Vineyard spark lawsuit

A cannabis store owner on Martha’s Vineyard and a dispensary on Nantucket have filed a lawsuit against Massachusetts…

News May 22
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Alaska hemp growers sue over state’s new regulations

A coalition of hemp cultivators in Alaska filed a lawsuit arguing that the state's new regulations for intoxicating…

News November 8
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Alaska marijuana regulator to oversee some hemp-derived products

Certain hemp-derived products in Alaska will now be regulated by the state's marijuana regulatory agency under new regulations…

News October 10
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Alaska eases rules on marijuana ads and sampling, eyes tax reform

Alaska is easing restrictions on marijuana advertising and product sampling, the latest step toward liberalizing the state's cannabis…

News September 26
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Delta-8 brouhaha creates marijuana opportunity in next federal Farm Bill

There’s a growing push in Washington DC for lawmakers to consider marijuana reform during discussions about the next…

News February 21
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Alaska ranks highest, New Jersey lowest in adult-use marijuana taxes, report says

Alaska's recreational marijuana taxes are the highest in the country, and New Jersey's are the lowest. That's according…

News December 14
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Marijuana cultivation will lead job growth in Alaska, state agency predicts

Marijuana cultivation will experience the highest job growth in Alaska over the next eight years, according to the…

News November 18
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