NEW YORK: Haines Chamber of Commerce Marijuana Regulation Committee had its second meeting Thursday to discuss what the future might hold for local pot-inclined entrepreneurs. Committee members came up with several potential recommendations that they will present to the assembly sometime in the New Year. One of them could include a temporary moratorium on business licenses in the borough.
As the state moves closer to fleshing out the rules around marijuana businesses, Haines is slowly catching up. The chamber group didn’t decide on any recommendations this week, but they’re getting closer. They’ve narrowed discussion points to four ideas.
The first is to put together a pros and cons list about whether the borough should have local smoking-in-public ordinance. The second is whether the municipal government should establish a regulatory authority for taxation and other local regulation. The third is about zoning and whether restrictions should exist for pot businesses. And the final point up for discussion is whether the Haines borough should simply put a temporary freeze on pot business licenses until they figure out the details. Several cities and towns in Alaska have already put the kibosh on pot enterprises.
