Pubdate: Fri, 19 Dec 2014
Source: Alaska Dispatch News (AK)
Copyright: 2014 Associated Press
Contact:  http://www.adn.com/
Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/18
Note: Anchorage Daily News until July '14

WALKER CONSIDERS DELAY IN LEGAL MARIJUANA SALES

FAIRBANKS (AP) -- Alaska Gov. Bill Walker says he's considering a 
90-day delay in implementing legal marijuana sales.

Alaska voters in November approved legalizing recreational use of marijuana.

The Fairbanks Daily News-Miner reports Walker told the Fairbanks 
Chamber of Commerce he's exploring a delay in the part of the measure 
that allows for commercial sales.

The ballot measure specified that adults no longer would be arrested 
under state law for possessing up to an ounce of pot outside their 
homes 90 days after election results were certified. That date is Feb. 24.

The state has nine months more to produce regulations for commercial 
sales, three months to begin accepting applications and three months 
after that to issue permits.

Commercial growers could produce marijuana for sale in May 2016 under 
the timeline.
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