Alaska

Medical Marijuana

Alaska Medical Marijuana Registry

Alaska Marijuana Definitions

Alaska Attorney General Opinion 1999

Attorney General of Alaska - 2005 Press Release on Gonzales v. Raich

Alaska Stat. § 17.37 (2018)

Measure 8 (1998)
Medical uses of marijuana for persons suffering from debilitating medical conditions
EFFECTIVE DATE: March 4, 1999

1999 Act No. 37
Medical use of marijuana
EFFECTIVE DATE: June 2, 1999

2010 Act No. 58
Sec. 13. – amendments to AS 17.37 010(a)
EFFECTIVE DATE: June 10, 2010

Title 1. Administration. (7 AAC 5 - 7 AAC 13)
Chapter 34. Medical Use of Marijuana.

AS 17.37.040. Restrictions On Medical Use of Marijuana.
(a) A patient, primary caregiver, or alternate caregiver may not
(4) possess in the aggregate more than
(A) one ounce of marijuana in usable form; and
(B) six marijuana plants, with no more than three mature and flowering plants producing usable marijuana at any one time.

Just for reference, here is the federal penalty for six marijuana plants:
$250,000/$1 million — up to 5 years in prison — 21 U.S.C. § 841(b)(1)(D) (2016)

Industrial Hemp

Industrial Hemp Pilot Program

Alaska Stat. § 03.05.010 (2018)

Alaska Stat. § 03.05.100 (2018)

Alaska Stat. §§ 03.05.076 to 03.05.079 (2018)

Alaska Stat. § 11.71.900 (2018)

Alaska Stat. § 17.20.020 (2018)

Alaska Stat. § 17.38.900 (2018)

2018 Act No. 5
Industrial Hemp Product; Cannabidiol Oil
EFFECTIVE DATE: April 12, 2018

Legalization

Alaska Stat. § 17.38 (2018)

Measure 2 (2014)
Tax and regulate the production, sale, and use of marijuana
EFFECTIVE DATE: November 4, 2014

Title 1. Banking, Securities, Small Loans and Corporations. (3 AAC 1 - 3 AAC 20)
Chapter 306. Regulation of Marijuana Industry.

History

1982 Act No. 45
Uniform Controlled Substances Act
EFFECTIVE DATE: January 1, 1983

Resources

• Alaska Legislature
• Alaska Constitution
• Alaska Statutes
• Alaska Administrative Code
• Alaska Session Laws

Page last updated on October 20, 2018