Janice 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."
“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.”
- Speaker
- Janice Stevens
- Timestamp
- 4:37 – 5:08
- Community
- Alaska News
- Location
- Kodiak Island
- Captured at
- July 17, 2026
From the transcript
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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