on February 24, 2015
On Tuesday, Alaska became the first red state to legally allow the possession, gifting, and growing of marijuana.
The legal change comes after Alaska voters in November approved a ballot initiative that fully legalized marijuana in the northernmost state. Alaska is the third state to legalize the drug after Colorado and Washington. Oregon and Washington, DC, will follow later this year.
As of Tuesday, Alaska's Ballot Measure 2 lets adults 21 and older possess up to one ounce of pot, maintain six marijuana plants, and gift and transport the drug. Smoking in public remains prohibited.
The measure will eventually allow for the commercial production and sales of marijuana. The Alcoholic Beverage Control Board, or a Marijuana Control Board if one is created, will regulate commercial production and sales. These rules must be finalized by November 24. The board must then begin accepting and processing applications for marijuana businesses by February 24, 2016. Sales are expected to begin sometime after.
Although the measure makes Alaska unique among Republican-controlled states, it's well within a fiercely independent and libertarian streak that has at times put the state's residents and courts at odds with its political leaders.
http://www.vox.com/2015/2/24/8094319/marijuana-legalization-alaska
Ok Canada your turn
Laurie Canadian420
The legal change comes after Alaska voters in November approved a ballot initiative that fully legalized marijuana in the northernmost state. Alaska is the third state to legalize the drug after Colorado and Washington. Oregon and Washington, DC, will follow later this year.
As of Tuesday, Alaska's Ballot Measure 2 lets adults 21 and older possess up to one ounce of pot, maintain six marijuana plants, and gift and transport the drug. Smoking in public remains prohibited.
The measure will eventually allow for the commercial production and sales of marijuana. The Alcoholic Beverage Control Board, or a Marijuana Control Board if one is created, will regulate commercial production and sales. These rules must be finalized by November 24. The board must then begin accepting and processing applications for marijuana businesses by February 24, 2016. Sales are expected to begin sometime after.
Although the measure makes Alaska unique among Republican-controlled states, it's well within a fiercely independent and libertarian streak that has at times put the state's residents and courts at odds with its political leaders.
http://www.vox.com/2015/2/24/8094319/marijuana-legalization-alaska
Ok Canada your turn
Laurie Canadian420
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