Members of the Kenai Peninsula Borough Marijuana Task Force created their final comments on the state’s draft set of commercial cannabis regulations last night.
Task force member Dolly Phelps detailed their final recommendation for the Marijuana Control Board’s proposed regulations.
Phelps: “The requirement that the marijuana excises tax be paid prior to the sale. The proposed regulation wants it paid prior to sale and an existing statute on the books says that it will be paid monthly for the previous month, so that’s a big conflict that needs attention.”
That suggestion for commercial marijuana sales will mimic the tax requirement on alcohol sales as outlined in Alaskan Statutes.
This was the task force’s last meeting before the MCB finalizes the statewide regulations.
Public comment on the three proposed sets which will manage commercial marijuana statewide will close on November 11.
The task force also discussed how the borough’s conditional land use permitting process will address marijuana cultivation, including the amount of public notice needed.
Task force member Amy Fenske volunteered to draft an example of what she would like to see included in public notice regulations that will likely be discussed at the next meeting on December 10.