Alaska
Alaska
404 Registered Patient Population |
0.06% of Total Population Represented by Patients |
93 Total Medical Retail Locations Currently in Operation |
4 : 1 Patients : Retail |
The medical program in Alaska has limited enrollment but cannabis is legal to all adults over 21. Alaska is one of only a few states where the on site consumption of cannabis has been made legal. Alaska does not recognize out of state medical cannabis cards. Alaskan patients report high prices and feel dispensaries have failed to promote medical cannabis in favor of the adult use customers.
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12/20 | |
Excerpted from ASA's 2020 State of the States Report. |
In This Section
Alaska Medical Marijuana Laws & Regulations
Codified under Alaska Statute Title 17, Chapter 37: "Medical Uses of Marijuana", the law is officially known as the Medical Uses of Marijuana for Persons Suffering from Debilitating Medical Conditions Act.
Recommending Cannabis in Alaska
Medical professionals recommending medical cannabis must be physicians that are either (i) licensed to practice medicine in the state of Alaska or (ii) an officer in the regular medical service of the armed forces of the United States or the United States Public Health Service while in the discharge of their official duties, or volunteering services without pay or other remuneration to a hospital, clinic, medical office, or other medical facility in Alaska.
Becoming a Patient in Alaska
Any patient with a valid registry card may legally use marijuana for medicinal purposes and their caregiver may assist them in doing so. You can possess paraphernalia associated with growing or consuming marijuana for medical use. All patients MUST enroll in the state patient registry and possess a valid identification card in order to be legally protected. A copy of a registry identification card is not valid. A damaged card is not valid.