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4 opinions issued in 2016.
Marijuana Social Clubs
Aug 31, 2016
August 31, 2016 Chris Hladick Commissioner Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development P.O. Box 110800 Juneau, AK 99811-0800 Re: Marijuana Social Clubs AGO No. AN2016101562 Dear Commissioner Hladick: You have asked for a legal opinion about the consumption and distribution of marijuana at so-called “marijuana social clubs,” a generic term for physical venues where fee-paying patrons or members consume marijuana. Your first question is about marijuana consumption at such venues. Alaska law prohibits consuming marijuana “in public.” 1 Regulations allow marijuana con
Legislators Serving on Executive Branch Boards and Commissions
Jul 19, 2016
July 19, 2016 The Honorable Bill Walker Governor State of Alaska P.O. Box 110001 Juneau, Alaska 99811-0001 Re: Legislators Serving on Executive Branch Boards and Commissions AGO No. AN2016101165 Dear Governor Walker: You have asked for an opinion on the constitutionality of legislators serving on executive branch boards and commissions, either as voting or non-voting members. Your question has been posed, in part, because of the passage of HCS CSSB 125(RES), which would make three sitting legislators directors of the Alaska Gasline Development Corporation (“AGDC”). As detailed below
Ability to surrender the State's taxing power
Jun 23, 2016
June 23, 2016 The Honorable Bill Walker Governor of the State of Alaska Office of the Governor P.O. Box 110001 Juneau, AK 99811-0001 Re: Ability to surrender the State’s taxing power Dear Governor Walker: You asked whether the State of Alaska, by legislation or contract, can bind the State to a tax structure for a proposed Alaska North Slope liquefied natural gas project and thereby prevent future legislatures from amending that tax structure. The short answer is that it cannot. Under article IX, section 1 of the Alaska Constitution, the sovereign power of taxation cannot be complete