Sec. 17.38.091. Terms of office; chair.
(a) Members of the board serve staggered three-year terms. (b) Except as provided in AS 39.05.080(4), a member of the board serves until a successor is appointed. (c) A vacancy occurring in the membership of the board shall be filled within 30 days by appointment of the governor for the unexpired portion of the vacated […]
Sec. 17.38.340. Procedure for local option elections.
(a) An election to adopt a local option under AS 17.38.300 or remove a local option under AS 17.38.310 shall be conducted as required in this section. (b) Upon receipt of a petition of 35 percent or more of the registered voters residing within an established village, the lieutenant governor shall place on a separate […]
Sec. 17.30.900. Definitions.
(a) Unless the context clearly requires otherwise, the definitions set out in AS 11.71.900 apply to this chapter. (b) [Repealed, § 22 ch 146 SLA 1986.]
Sec. 17.37.010. Registry of patients and listing of caregivers.
(a) The department shall create and maintain a confidential registry of patients who have applied for and are entitled to receive a registry identification card according to the criteria set out in this chapter. The registry must also contain the name of the primary caregiver and the name of the alternate caregiver of a patient, […]
Sec. 17.37.030. Privileged medical use of marijuana.
(a) A patient, primary caregiver, or alternate caregiver registered with the department under this chapter has an affirmative defense to a criminal prosecution related to marijuana to the extent provided in AS 11.71.090. (b) Except as otherwise provided by law, a person is not subject to arrest, prosecution, or penalty in any manner for applying […]
Sec. 17.37.040. Restrictions on medical use of marijuana.
(a) A patient, primary caregiver, or alternate caregiver may not (1) engage in the medical use of marijuana in a way that endangers the health or well-being of any person; (2) engage in the medical use of marijuana in plain view of, or in a place open to, the general public; this paragraph does not […]
Sec. 17.37.060. Addition of debilitating medical conditions.
The department shall adopt regulations under AS 44.62 (Administrative Procedure Act) governing the manner in which it may consider adding debilitating medical conditions to the list provided in AS 17.37.070. After the adoption of the regulations, the department shall also accept for consideration physician or patient initiated petitions to add debilitating medical conditions to the […]
Sec. 17.37.070. Definitions.
In this chapter, unless the context clearly requires otherwise, (1) “alternate caregiver” means a person who is listed as an alternate caregiver under AS 17.37.010; (2) “bona fide physician-patient relationship” means that the physician obtained a patient history, performed an in-person physical examination of the patient, and documented written findings, diagnoses, recommendations, and prescriptions in […]
Sec. 17.37.080. Short title.
AS 17.37.010 – 17.37.070 may be cited as the Medical Uses of Marijuana for Persons Suffering from Debilitating Medical Conditions Act.
Sec. 17.38.010. Purpose and findings.
(a) In the interest of allowing law enforcement to focus on violent and property crimes, and to enhance individual freedom, the people of the state of Alaska find and declare that the use of marijuana should be legal for persons 21 years of age or older. (b) In the interest of the health and public […]