Assembly committee schedules March 7 hearing on Alaskans cultivation license after petitioner outlines HVAC fixes

The Anchorage Municipality Community and Economic Development Committee scheduled a full assembly hearing on March 7 to consider AR 2025-24, the renewal application for the cultivation license held by petitioner "Alaskans." Chair Martinez said the committee would use this meeting for informal problem-solving but would not make a final renewal decision at the special session.

Jana Weltzien, an attorney for petitioner Alaskans, told the committee the operator has contracted a mechanical engineer and “they tell us they can have it installed and fixed July 31.” Weltzien said the operator is ordering equipment and intends to fund part of the work from private loans because insurance payments have not yet arrived.

Ron Thompson, the mechanical engineer working on the site, described the immediate technical problem as a pressurization issue and said crews had made short-term changes to make the building negative pressure (drawing air…