
Jared Griffin
109:23 - 109:47
"Ordinance number FY 2027-05, levying an area-wide marijuana excise tax, establishing the Community Well-Being Fund, and providing for voter approval of the tax."
“Ordinance number FY 2027-05, levying an area-wide marijuana excise tax, establishing the Community Well-Being Fund, and providing for voter approval of the tax.”
Motion carries 5-0. All right, that takes us to ordinances for introduction. Ordinance number FY 2027-05, levying an area-wide marijuana excise tax, establishing the Community Well-Being Fund, and providing for voter approval of the tax. Mr. Whiteside? Move to advance Ordinance Number FY 2027-05 to public hearing at the next regular meeting of the Assembly.
The Kodiak Island Borough Assembly voted 4-1 Thursday to advance a 3% marijuana excise tax ordinance to public hearing, drawing sharp opposition from a local dispensary owner who called the draft poorly written and said Alaska already carries the nation's highest marijuana tax.
