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Alaska just lost one of its three cannabis testing facilities

Alaska just lost one of its three cannabis testing facilities

April 6, 2018

Thor Benson / Cannabis News Box Contributor One of Alaska’s three testing facilities for cannabis is closing, and it’s connected to the industry’s banking problem. Wells Fargo decided to withdraw...

Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski wants to fix cannabis’ banking problem

Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski wants to fix cannabis’ banking problem

March 24, 2018

Thor Benson / Cannabis News Box Contributor Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) is part of a growing group of senators who are pushing to pass legislation that would allow cannabis businesses to do business...

Cannabis sales in Alaska break records for six month in a row

Cannabis sales in Alaska break records for six month in a row

Sara Tiradossi October 6, 2017

Alaska has hit new record-high cannabis sales, according to a report from the Alaska Department of Revenue. In August, the state collected $694,364 in cannabis taxes, marking it as the sixth consecutive...

Voters in Alaskan cities overwhelmingly reject local bans on legalized cannabis

Voters in Alaskan cities overwhelmingly reject local bans on legalized cannabis

Sara Tiradossi October 4, 2017

On Tuesday, Alaska’s voters rejected two ballot measures aimed at closing down cannabis businesses in the state’s major cannabis growing areas: the city of Fairbanks and the rural areas of the Kenai...

Alaska has a record-breaking month in cannabis tax revenue

Alaska has a record-breaking month in cannabis tax revenue

Logan Lowrey-Rasmussen September 6, 2017

According to last month’s fiscal report on cannabis sales in Alaska, the state sold more product this month than the three-month average previously set. In July, Alaska made nearly $600,000 in cannabis...

Proposal for on-site cannabis consumption allowed to move forward

Proposal for on-site cannabis consumption allowed to move forward

Logan Lowrey-Rasmussen August 24, 2017

After month-long deliberations whether permitting on-site cannabis consumption at retail stores could be beneficial, the Alaska Cannabis Control Board officially proposed regulations to allow the measure...

Pictured: Alaska Gov. Bill Walker

Two more governors respond to AG Sessions’ cannabis claims

Logan Lowrey-Rasmussen August 18, 2017

The governors of Alaska and Washington responded to the letters sent by Attorney General Jeff Sessions which questioned the competence of their social cannabis programs. The governors of Alaska, Colorado,...

Alaskans push for first statewide public consumption measure

Alaskans push for first statewide public consumption measure

Logan Lowrey-Rasmussen July 13, 2017

The Anchorage Assembly is now urging cannabis regulators to allow locals and tourists the right to smoke inside retail dispensaries in the state of Alaska. Currently, the state of Alaska allows both...

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