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Bristol Bay Borough adopts local opt-out of retail marijuana sales after heated public hearing
Summary
The assembly adopted Ordinance 2026-O-07 on March 2, 2026, adopting a local option to prohibit retail marijuana sales and importation in the Bristol Bay Borough after a public hearing that drew rural safety, equity and regulatory arguments from residents and licensees.
The Bristol Bay Borough Assembly voted on March 2 to adopt Ordinance 2026-O-07, a local-option measure that prohibits the sale and importation for sale of marijuana and the operation of marijuana facilities in the borough.
The ordinance followed a public hearing that brought competing views from legal counsel for the prospective retailer and multiple local residents. Jana Weltzin, attorney for Alaska Grown Cannabis, told the assembly that the borough had the authority to opt out but urged members to consider the trade-offs: "The real question tonight is not whether you can opt out, but whether you should," she said, arguing that a regulated retail system offers testing, tracking and consumer protections…
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