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Alaska
Updated: 20 Apr 2010
Population: 688,125
GDP Per Capita: $43,640
Decriminalized: Yes
Medical Marijuana: Yes
GDP Per Capita: $43,640
Decriminalized: Yes
Medical Marijuana: Yes
Laws & Penalties
Possession:
-Minimum: No fine, no jail time
-Maximum: No fine, no jail time
Sales/Manufacturing:
-Minimum: Fine, probation and/or some jail time (varies by case)
-Maximum: $5,000 fine, 1 year
Data based on first offense and what might be considered ordinary amounts. Penalties can vary based on circumstance and official discretion.
-Minimum: No fine, no jail time
-Maximum: No fine, no jail time
Sales/Manufacturing:
-Minimum: Fine, probation and/or some jail time (varies by case)
-Maximum: $5,000 fine, 1 year
Data based on first offense and what might be considered ordinary amounts. Penalties can vary based on circumstance and official discretion.
Enforcement Stats
Possession (Adults & Juvenile): 945
Sale & Manufacturing (Adult & Juvenile): 132
Juvenile Arrests (Possession & Sale): 160
Total Marijuana Related Arrests: 1,077
Arrests Per Capita: 2 out of 1,000
DEA Seizures (Marijuana): 394.9 pounds
Sale & Manufacturing (Adult & Juvenile): 132
Juvenile Arrests (Possession & Sale): 160
Total Marijuana Related Arrests: 1,077
Arrests Per Capita: 2 out of 1,000
DEA Seizures (Marijuana): 394.9 pounds
Medical Marijuana
Summary: Law became effective March 4, 1999. Bill was amended June 2, 1999 requiring all patients involved in program to register with state program.
Registered Patients: 273
Amount Allowed: No more than six marijuana plants (only three of which may be mature) and no more than 1 ounce of usable marijuana
Qualifying Conditions: Cancer, glaucoma, HIV, AIDS, Hepatitis C, or treatment of diseases or medical conditions including cachexia, chronic pain, severe nausea, seizures, epilepsy, muscle spasms (symptoms of Crohn’s disease, multiple sclerosis)
Distribution System: Not addressed in law
Patient/ Caretaker Registration Fee: $25 (initial) /$20 (renewal)
Dispensary Fee: Not applicable
Registered Patients: 273
Amount Allowed: No more than six marijuana plants (only three of which may be mature) and no more than 1 ounce of usable marijuana
Qualifying Conditions: Cancer, glaucoma, HIV, AIDS, Hepatitis C, or treatment of diseases or medical conditions including cachexia, chronic pain, severe nausea, seizures, epilepsy, muscle spasms (symptoms of Crohn’s disease, multiple sclerosis)
Distribution System: Not addressed in law
Patient/ Caretaker Registration Fee: $25 (initial) /$20 (renewal)
Dispensary Fee: Not applicable
Related Links and Information
- Iditarod Launches Drug Testing of Mushers (cannabisnews.com)
- Alaska Teens Drinking Less, Smoking More Marijuana (KTUU)
- Alaska Bureau of Vital Statistics: Marijuana Registry (hss.state.ak.us)
- Alaska Teens Drinking Less, Smoking More Marijuana (KTUU)
- Alaska Bureau of Vital Statistics: Marijuana Registry (hss.state.ak.us)
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, U.S. Department of Commerce, Drug Enforcement Agency,FBI Uniform Crime Report (Arrest Appendix), State Attorney General offices; state crime statutes. (Date based on 2008 figures) Arrest statistics based on covered population in 2008 FBI Uniform Crime Report not actual population as compiled by the US Census.
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