Marijuana Business Magazine March 2020

Marijuana Business Magazine | March 2020 32 State News IndustryDevelopments | International & State Alaska Marijuana stores in Alaska will be among the first in the U.S. where state- sanctioned, on-site consumption is permitted. State regulators approved licenses for the first retail stores where customers can smoke or consume marijuana products. Alaska has the distinction of being the first state to approve social consumption sites, according to Chris Lindsey, director of government relations with the local chapter of Marijuana Policy Project. The state’s Marijuana Control Board approved applications for on-site consumption venues in Fairbanks and the Ketchikan Gateway Borough. ■ Medical ■ Recreational Note:This map does not include states that have legalized only CBD-based oils. WA OR NV AZ MT WY NM ND SD ID UT NE KS OK TX MN WI IA MO IL IN MI OH PA NY KY WV VA TN NC SC GA AL MS AR LA FL CT MA RI VT NH ME NJ MD DC CO DE AK HI CA © 2020 Marijuana Business Daily , a division of Anne Holland Ventures. All rights reserved. Data is current as of Feb. 15, 2020.