[1] The measure went into effect on February 24, 2015, allowing Alaskans age 21 and older to possess up to an ounce of cannabis and six plants, making Alaska the third state to legalize recreational marijuana, following Colorado and Washington.

The state Legislature then decriminalized marijuana in 1982, but a 1990 ballot initiative also entitled Measure 2 recriminalized cannabis until its provisions were struck down in a 2003 Alaska Appeals court case, Noy v.

[3] Local KTVA-TV newscaster Charlo Greene garnered national coverage, when on September 21 she publicly quit her job on air, and announced her support for legalization.

And as for this job, well, not that I have a choice but, fuck it, I quit.The Alaska campaign was dominated by one large state group per side: the Campaign to Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol in Alaska backing the initiative, and Big Marijuana.

[6] Source: Alaska Division of Elections[7] Possession and usage by adults was legalized on February 24, 2015.