Alaska’s Draft Recreational Cannabis Need Public Comment Now!

By Lindsey Rinehart

Alaskan’s are anxiously waiting for their recreational market to begin licensing in February of 2016. Once approved, recreational cannabis sales will begin as early as May 2016, but first the rules need finalized. Often when rules are being formed, there is a medical cannabis program to balance with, but this is not the case in Alaska, as there is not a real medical program in place. Alaskan’s use an affirmative defense law and a statute to protect their patients and small grows. The Alaska Marijuana Control Board is…