Alaska marijuana regulators this week are expected to resume debate over whether people should be allowed to use pot in authorized stores.
Alaska’s top medical officer continues to express health concerns with that idea.
The Marijuana Control Board began mulling the concept of onsite use of marijuana in late 2015, eventually drafting rules for how use would be permitted.
The board abandoned that effort in February, citing concern about how the new Trump administration might view marijuana.
The board reversed itself last month and agreed to again attempt to write rules.
Alaska is one of eight states to legalize recreational marijuana. It remains illegal on the federal level.
The state’s chief medical officer, Jay Butler, says onsite use of marijuana raises health concerns, such as driver impairment and second-hand smoke.
