Pubdate: Tue, 10 Feb 2015 Source: Alaska Dispatch News (AK) Copyright: 2015 Alaska Dispatch Publishing Contact: http://www.adn.com/ Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/18 Note: Anchorage Daily News until July '14 Author: J.B. Friderici Referenced: http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v15/n068/a04.html PFD POT LICENSEES Mr. Guaneli's Jan. 31 column on marijuana was well written. One of the ways to keep marijuana on a smaller level is to limit who can receive a license to grow or sell marijuana and its products. The politicians are talking about licensing on the model of alcohol, which would be a disaster. We do not need marijuana licenses held by corporations which control the market and limit competition by economic force. Instead marijuana licenses should be held only by individuals who are qualified and do receive an Alaska Permanent Fund dividend. They should be for a nominal fee, such as $25, and nontransferable. These limits mean no corporations, limited liability corporations or partnerships could hold licenses. The limit to PFD recipients means no one from Outside could hold a license. If you limited operations to when the license holder was present, similar to a limited entry permit, then it would limit marijuana operations to smaller operations. - - J.B. Friderici Willow - --- MAP posted-by: Jay Bergstrom