Marijuana Business Magazine October 2019

Marijuana Business Magazine | October 2019 30 State News Industry Developments | International & State © 2019 Marijuana Business Daily , a division of Anne Holland Ventures. All rights reserved. Data is current as of June 15, 2019 Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy is returning marijuana advocate Bruce Schulte to the state cannabis regulatory board, a move welcomed by an industry that successfully fought the governor’s attempt to install MJ critic Vivian Stiver. Schulte, who was involved in the 2014 initiative that legalized adult-use marijuana in Alaska, pre- viously served on the state cannabis board and was a chair. He was removed in 2016 by then-Gov. Bill Walker, reportedly over a disagreement about approach. Arizona A group pushing to legalize adult-use cannabis in the state plans to refile its pro- posed voter initiative with some changes in response to a legislative committee review. The measure would enable mostly existing medical marijuana operators to sell recreational cannabis. Adult-use cannabis sales would be taxed at 16% above typical sales tax rates. Backers must collect at least 237,645 signatures from registered voters by July 2020 to qualify for the ballot.