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Sec. 17.38.900. Definitions.

As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires, (1) “board” means the Marijuana Control Board established by AS 17.38.080; (2) “consumer” means a person 21 years of age or older who purchases marijuana or marijuana products for personal use by persons 21 years of age or older, but not for resale to others; […]

Sec. 17.38.121. Powers and duties of the board.

(a) The board shall control the cultivation, manufacture, and sale of marijuana in the state. The board is vested with the powers and duties necessary to enforce this chapter. (b) The board shall (1) propose and adopt regulations; (2) establish by regulation the qualifications for licensure including fees and factors related to the applicant’s experience, […]

Sec. 17.38.131. Enforcement powers.

The director and the persons employed for the administration and enforcement of this chapter may, with the concurrence of the commissioner of public safety, exercise the powers of peace officers when those powers are specifically granted by the board. Powers granted by the board under this section may be exercised only when necessary for the […]

Sec. 17.38.140. Appointment and removal of director; staff.

(a) The director of the Alcoholic Beverage Control Board appointed under AS 04.06.070 shall serve as the director of the board. The board may remove the director by a majority vote of the full membership of the board and a majority vote of the full membership of the Alcoholic Beverage Control Board. The governor may […]

Sec. 17.38.150. Duties of director.

The director shall enforce this chapter and regulations adopted by the board. The director shall issue, renew, transfer, suspend, or revoke all licenses and permits and issue product approvals at the direction of the board. The board may delegate to the director the authority to temporarily grant or deny the issuance, renewal, or transfer of […]

Sec. 17.38.190. Rulemaking.

(a) The board shall adopt regulations necessary for implementation of this chapter. Regulations under this subsection may not prohibit the operation of marijuana establishments, either expressly or through regulations that make their operation unreasonably impracticable. The regulations must include (1) procedures for the issuance, renewal, suspension, and revocation of a registration to operate a marijuana […]

Sec. 17.38.200. Marijuana establishment registrations.

(a) Each application or renewal application for a registration to operate a marijuana establishment shall be submitted to the board. A renewal application may be submitted up to 90 days before the expiration of the marijuana establishment’s registration. When filing an application for a new registration under this subsection, the applicant shall submit the applicant’s […]

Sec. 17.38.210. Local control.

(a) A local government may prohibit the operation of marijuana cultivation facilities, marijuana product manufacturing facilities, marijuana testing facilities, or retail marijuana stores through the enactment of an ordinance or by a voter initiative. An established village may prohibit the operation of marijuana cultivation facilities, marijuana product manufacturing facilities, marijuana testing facilities, or retail marijuana […]

Sec. 17.38.220. Employers, driving, minors, and control of property.

(a) Nothing in this chapter is intended to require an employer to permit or accommodate the use, consumption, possession, transfer, display, transportation, sale, or growing of marijuana in the workplace or to affect the ability of employers to have policies restricting the use of marijuana by employees. (b) Nothing in this chapter is intended to […]