Alaska: Prospective marijuana businesses prepare as lawmakers finalize zoning regulations

As state and municipal lawmakers draw nearer to finalizing regulations, Marijuana Control Board chairman Bruce Schulte has recommended that marijuana entrepreneurs start preparing soon for license applications.

Schulte said aspiring marijuana business owners should prioritize forming a business plan, finding a location, and reading the entire regulations package.

"They're going to want to choose their real estate very carefully, particularly in Anchorage," says Schulte. "As in other communities, there may be other local zoning issues they want to take into account."

Cultivation or dispensaries will not be allowed to operate within 500 feet of a school, youth center, correctional facility or church according to state regulations. Additional zoning requirements may be laid out by local governments.

The municipality of Anchorage created a map that shows the buffer zone around Anchorage's many schools and the areas where marijuana businesses may or may not be legally established.

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