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Alaska needs an able marijuana regulatory board; lawmakers must act

Submitted by Marijuana News on Fri, 04/17/2015 - 16:15

Last November, voters decided it was time for Alaska to take a more sensible, reality-based approach to marijuana. They replaced the failed policy of prohibition with a mandate that the state regulate and tax marijuana similarly to how we treat alcohol. Yet, with only days left in the legislative session, the Legislature has yet to provide the resources needed to establish a regulatory framework.

As public proponents of Ballot Measure 2, we call on the Senate to create and fund a dedicated Marijuana Control Board that can focus on sensible, comprehensive guidelines for a regulated marijuana industry. A taxed and regulated marijuana industry will more than pay for the cost of its administration. Taxing the legal sales of marijuana will generate an estimated $7 million in 2016, a total of $72 million by 2020, and more than $23 million each year thereafter according to a report by the Marijuana Policy...

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