Drug Policy

Eugene

(62,782 posts) Sun Mar 22, 2015, 12:19 PM Mar 2015

Alaska police raid former TV anchor Charlo Greene's marijuana dispensary

Source: Associated Press

Alaska police raid former TV anchor Charlo Greene's marijuana dispensary

Police served search warrants at marijuana activist Charlo Greene’s cannabis club
after receiving reports of illegal sales but she reopened the next day

Associated Press in Anchorage, Alaska
Sunday 22 March 2015 13.09 GMT

Anchorage police served search warrants at marijuana activist Charlo Greene’s Alaska Cannabis Club after receiving reports of illegal marijuana sales.

The police took marijuana and impounded a Dodge Dakota and a Jeep Liberty on Friday, KTUU reported.

Greene is a former television reporter who gained notoriety when she quit her job on live TV in September with an expletive and announced she’s becoming an advocate to legalize the recreational use of marijuana in Alaska.

Greene, whose legal name is Charlene Egbe, told KTVA the club is a medical marijuana dispensary. “We don’t sell any recreational marijuana. We don’t sell any medical marijuana. This is a place for cardholders to come and share their own cannabis,” she said.

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Alaska police raid former TV anchor Charlo Greene's marijuana dispensary (Original Post) Eugene Mar 2015 OP

WTF? Politicalboi Mar 2015 #1

I think a lot of states are waiting to see blondie58 Mar 2015 #2

It works fine in Washington State. Warren DeMontague Mar 2015 #3

the banking issue needs to be resolved fizzgig Mar 2015 #4

Politicalboi

(15,189 posts)

1. WTF?

Reply to Eugene (Original post)

Sun Mar 22, 2015, 12:45 PM

Mar 2015

"Alaska voters last year approved a ballot measure legalizing the recreational use of marijuana. But it’s still illegal to sell the drug."

How is one supposed to get it if they can't buy it. It's like you can have food, but you can't buy it. Grow it yourself, or ask your friends.

blondie58

(2,570 posts)

2. I think a lot of states are waiting to see

Reply to Eugene (Original post)

Sun Mar 22, 2015, 01:02 PM

Mar 2015

How it works for us here in Colorado.

Warren DeMontague

(80,708 posts)

3. It works fine in Washington State.

Reply to blondie58 (Reply #2)

Sun Mar 22, 2015, 04:15 PM

Mar 2015

I have a lot of faith that Oregon will be able to implement legalization fairly smoothly, come July when recreational legalization takes effect.

I can't speak to Alaska, though.

fizzgig

(24,146 posts)

4. the banking issue needs to be resolved

Reply to blondie58 (Reply #2)

Tue Mar 31, 2015, 12:44 AM

Mar 2015

there's a credit union just for those in the industry that's trying to get off the ground here. the state approved it late last year, but the latest update i saw was from early february and it said that the feds hadn't ruled on it yet. then there are the sheriffs suing to overturn it

i think it's going well enough so far.

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