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On May 16, 1975, Alaska became the second state in the U.S. to decriminalize cannabis. The law imposed a $100 fine (equivalent to $580 in 2024) for persons possessing cannabis, and became law without the governor's signature. It passed just a week before the Ravin ruling. [2]
Alaska Measure 2 or the Alaska Marijuana Criminalization Initiative was a 1990 ballot measure passed by the U.S. state of Alaska.The initiative stated that it: "would change Alaska's laws by making all such possession of marijuana criminal, with possible penalties of up to 90 days in jail and/or up to a $1000 fine."
Alaska Measure 2 was a 2014 ballot measure passed by the U.S. state of Alaska, described as "An Act to tax and regulate the production, sale, and use of marijuana". [1] The measure went into effect on February 24, 2015, allowing Alaskans age 21 and older to possess up to an ounce of cannabis and six plants, making Alaska the third state to legalize recreational marijuana, following Colorado ...
Timeline of Gallup polls in US on legalizing marijuana. [1]In the United States, cannabis is legal in 39 of 50 states for medical use and 24 states for recreational use. At the federal level, cannabis is classified as a Schedule I drug under the Controlled Substances Act, determined to have a high potential for abuse and no accepted medical use, prohibiting its use for any purpose. [2]
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Alaskan voters approved a ballot initiative recriminalizing marijuana possession in 1990, but in Noy v. State, the Alaska Court of Appeals held that ballot initiatives are subject to the same constitutional limitations as legislative enactments, and thus the portion of the amended statutes criminalizing possession of less than four ounces of marijuana in the home was unconstitutional. [5]
Dec. 4—Anchorage residents over the age of 21 may soon be able to get marijuana products via drive-thru windows and free samples from some local pot retailers. The Anchorage Assembly on Tuesday ...
By MARK THIESSEN ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) - A television reporter quit her job on live TV with a big four-letter flourish after revealing she owns a medical marijuana business and intends to press ...