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Janiese Stevens

4:37 - 5:08

“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.”
Timestamp
4:37 – 5:08
Community
Alaska News
Location
Kodiak Island
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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. And we all know that this is a concern in our community now more than ever.

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