Tag: Alaska

Alaska Lawmakers Considering Changes to State’s Cannabis Tax System

September 19, 2023 · Ganjapreneur

Alaska lawmakers are considering a proposal to lower the state tax on cannabis from a per-ounce tax to a sales tax, the Anchorage Daily News reports. Under the state law, enacted in 2014, cannabis is taxed at $50 an ounce.  In fiscal year 2021, the state collected more than $30 million from cannabis taxes, the report says. However, according to a 2022 report from the Tax Policy Center of the Brookings Institution, when local taxes are included, Alaska taxes cannabis more than other states. In fiscal… Read more.

Alaska ‘Bud & Breakfast’ Cannabis Scam Netted Couple $700k, Feds Say

May 4, 2023 · Green Market Report

The indictment notes that the couple had little possibility of obtaining necessary permits. A married couple from a small town in the far interior of Alaska has been charged with wire fraud in connection with a sham marijuana tourism business that they never intended to launch, federal prosecutors said in a recently unsealed indictment. The pair allegedly bilked 22 investors out of $722,000. Brian and Candy Corty from Delta Junction, Alaska, were indicted by a federal grand jury in April, the Anchorage… Read more.

Alaska Supreme Court Orders Marijuana Records To Be Removed From Conviction Database

February 24, 2023 · marijuanamoment.net

On May 1, the Alaska Court System will remove the marijuana possession convictions of about 750 Alaskans from Courtview, the state’s online database of court cases. The Alaska Supreme Court announced the move in an order signed January 31 by the court’s five justices. The action, first publicized Sunday by The Alaska Landmine, follows years of similar, unsuccessful, legislative efforts to join a nationwide trend. “I’m glad that the Supreme Court has ordered this,” said Sen. Scott Kawasaki, D-Fairbanks. The records will still be… Read more.