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Borough files no protest on two Green Life Supply marijuana-license transfers
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The Fairbanks North Star Borough Assembly voted 8-0 March 12 to file no protest on two transfer applications for Green Life Supply LLC's cultivation (10958) and retail (11927) marijuana licenses after administration staff reported zoning, permits and taxes were in order.
The Fairbanks North Star Borough Assembly voted unanimously March 12 to file no protest on two transfer-of-controlling-interest applications for Green Life Supply LLC's marijuana licenses, clearing the way for a change in ownership for both a cultivation facility (license 10958) and a retail store (license 11927).
Deputy Chief of Staff Amy Galloway presented the administration's staff reports before each vote, telling the assembly that the borough had reviewed both transfer applications and found the properties were zoned to permit the uses, the facilities held conditional-use permits from 2016, had no complaints on file, and property taxes were current. "Since the facility has a current conditional use permit, has no complaints, and property taxes are up to date, the administration recommends no protest," Galloway said.
The borough opened public hearings on both items and, with no public testimony, members moved and seconded motions to file no protest. The clerk called the roll on the cultivation license motion and the presiding officer announced the action carried 8-0. The assembly followed the same process and outcome on the retail license transfer, again recording an 8-0 result.
Council and staff exchanges during debate noted that some external entities (the City of Fairbanks) had conditioned approval on a pending biannual report. Councilmember Roehl observed the biannual filing delay might reflect an outstanding ownership-change filing with AMCO rather than noncompliance. Galloway's reports emphasized the borough's narrower protest criteria (zoning violations and unpaid taxes) compared with city-level considerations.
What the assembly approved was procedural: a determination not to formally protest the transfers to the state-regulating authority, based on the borough administration's review. The motions did not alter state licensing decisions or alter any local permits. The assembly made both determinations during its March 12 meeting and recorded the roll-call approvals.
Next steps: The borough's filings are administrative; state review and AMCO processes for ownership transfers will continue independently.
