Alaska is easing restrictions on cannabis advertising and product sampling, the latest step towards liberalizing the state’s marijuana program as lawmakers also contemplate marijuana tax reform.
The revised rules take effect Oct. 8 after being signed into law by Lt. Gov. Nancy Dahlstrom earlier this month.
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The new regulations:
Remove restrictions on the number, placement and size of signs for cannabis businesses, and make those signs subject to local laws. Permit cannabis advertisements on buses, bus shelters, and college campuses, while maintaining some other restrictions on where ads can be placed. Allow cannabis stores to offer free samples.
“I’m not expecting bags of marijuana to go out the door,” Alaska Alcohol and Marijuana Control Office Director Joan Wilson told the Alaska Beacon.
Meanwhile, Alaska’s cannabis industry hopes legislators will pass a tax relief bill in the face of an unusually high tax burden.
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