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The amount possessed being over four ounces was highly in question on appeal. Thus, the Court of Appeals overturned Noy's conviction and struck down the part of the law that criminalized possession of less than four ounces of marijuana. [8] U.S. Representative from Alaska Don Young tours a cannabis dispensary in October 2019
1973: Texas law is amended to declare possession of four ounces or less a misdemeanor. [18] [20] 1973: Oregon becomes the first state to decriminalize cannabis – reducing the penalty for up to one ounce to a $100 fine. [21] 1975: Alaska, Maine, Colorado, California, and Ohio decriminalize cannabis. [21]
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 ...
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."
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 ...
The law made possession a civil violation with a penalty of $25, lower than most city parking tickets. 2014, D.C. voted by ballot Initiative 71 to legalize recreational marijuana possession, cultivation, and transportation; commercial production and sale prohibited. The law went into effect February 26, 2015, following 30 days of congressional ...
Alaska marijuana grower Leif Abel considers his business successful but still feels like he's living "paycheck to paycheck" much of the time. Abel is among a number of Alaska pot growers who have ...
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 ...