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Marijuana plants. (Image courtesy of Brett Levin / Flickr) Kayla Desroches/KMXT The Kodiak City Council may pass local regulations for marijuana business two years after first sitting down to hash out the details. Alaskans voted to legalize marijuana business and cultivation in 2014, and the state granted municipalities the ability to form what that looks like in their communities. In …

Kayla Desroches/KMXT The Kodiak Island Borough already passed its local regulations for the commercial marijuana industry, and it appears that the City of Kodiak is not far behind. The city council will hold a special work session tonight to look over the city Marijuana Advisory Committee’s final recommendations. Both the borough and the city established separate advisory groups to guide …

Marijuana. Image Courtesy of Brett Levin / Flickr Kayla Desroches/KMXT The Kodiak Island Borough finalized regulations for the island’s commercial marijuana industry in April, but no businesses have sprung up yet. The new code outlines what cultivation, testing, and commercial sale would look within the borough, and it was the product of months of work from the Kodiak Island Borough …

Kayla Desroches/KMXT The City Marijuana Advisory Committee has a little more time before they need to turn in their suggestions on marijuana regulation to the Kodiak City Council. Last week, they gathered to go over the last few recommendations. One issue that inspired a lot of discussion is the distance between a marijuana establishment and school property. At the meeting, …

Kayla Desroches/KMXT Commercial cultivation, testing, and retail sale of marijuana in the borough are all issues currently before the Planning and Zoning Commission. Last week, in order to figure out that local legislation, the Kodiak Island Borough Assembly extended the sunset date on a moratorium it put on marijuana business in Kodiak. Members of the assembly expressed frustration about having …

Kayla Desroches/KMXT The Kodiak Island Borough Assembly is mulling over recommendations from the Borough Marijuana Task Force about what marijuana cultivation and business should look like on the island. At a special work session Thursday night, Borough Manager Michael Powers said staff was seeking guidance on the direction it should go in. However, the meeting turned out to be more …

Kayla Desroches/KMXT The Kodiak Island Borough Marijuana Task Force talked buffer zones at its meeting last week. According to state law, establishments must be 500 feet away from schools, buildings where religious services are held, youth and recreation centers, and correctional facilities. The assistant superintendent of the Kodiak Island Borough School District, Marilyn Davidson, gave input on the buffer zone …

Kayla Desroches/KMXT The Kodiak City Council’s marijuana advisory special committee has had three applicants so far, all of which the council appointed to the committee at its regular meeting last night. However, not all councilmembers were satisfied with the process of selecting candidates from the public. Councilman Charlie Davidson made a motion to postpone the three appointments to the marijuana …