0:31
Janiese Stevens
83:31 - 84:03
“the state of Alaska already has the highest marijuana tax in the nation. I pay my fair share. By continuing to overtax, you are rewarding non-regulated markets. We are already competing with manufactured psychoactive substances which can be sold to anyone anywhere, and non-regulated dealers who again sell to anyone anywhere, compromising public safety with the risk of cross-contaminated substances.”
- Speaker
- Janiese Stevens
- Timestamp
- 83:31 – 84:03
- Community
- Alaska News
- Location
- Kodiak
- Captured at
From the transcript
They also don't have the thriving alternative and black market that marijuana does. In addition to this, the state of Alaska already has the highest marijuana tax in the nation. I pay my fair share. By continuing to overtax, you are rewarding non-regulated markets. We are already competing with manufactured psychoactive substances which can be sold to anyone anywhere, and non-regulated dealers who again sell to anyone anywhere, compromising public safety with the risk of cross-contaminated substances.
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