NOTICE OF PROPOSED CHANGES ON QUALITY CONTROL SAMPLING AND EXIT PACKAGING IN THE REGULATIONS OF THE MARIJUANA CONTROL BOARD
The Marijuana Control Board proposes to adopt regulation changes in 3 AAC 306 of the Alaska Administrative Code, dealing with quality control sampling and exit packaging, including the following:
3 AAC 306.345(a)(3) proposes to allow the opaqueness component of the “exit packaging” required by retails to provide to consumers to be achieved by other means.
3 AAC 306.460(d)(7) and 3 AAC 306.557(7) propose to allow the opaqueness component of the packaging in which a quality sample is provided to an employee be achieved by other means.
3 AAC 306.460(e) and 3 AAC 306.557(b) would be new provisions requiring the quality control sample to be tested, and clarifying that the quality control sample may only be provided to an employee of the cultivator who grew the marijuana or an employee of the manufacturer who made the marijuana product, respectively.
You may comment on the proposed regulation changes, including the potential costs to private persons of complying with the proposed changes, by submitting written comments to Alcohol and Marijuana Control Office at 550 West 7th Avenue, Suite 1600, Anchorage AK 99501. Additionally, the Marijuana Control Board will accept comments by email at amco.regs@alaska.gov. Comments may also be submitted through the Alaska Online Public Notice System by accessing this notice on the system and using the comment link. The comments must be received not later than 4:30pm on March 13, 2020.
You may submit written questions relevant to the proposed action to the Alcohol and Marijuana Control Office at 550 West 7th Avenue, Suite 1600, Anchorage, AK 99501 or to amco.regs@alaska.gov. The questions must be received at least 10 days before the end of the public comment period. The Alcohol and Marijuana Control Office will aggregate its response to substantially similar questions and make the questions and responses available on the Alaska Online Public Notice System and AMCO website.
If you are a person with a disability who needs a special accommodation in order to participate in this process, please contact the Alcohol and Marijuana Control Office at amco.regs@alaska.gov or (907) 269-0350 not later than March 3, 2020 to ensure that any necessary accommodation can be provided.
A copy of the proposed regulation changes is available on the Alaska Online Public Notice System and by contacting the Alcohol and Marijuana Control Office at amco.regs@alaska.gov or (907) 269-0350.
After the public comment period ends, the Alcoholic Beverage Control Board will either adopt the proposed regulation changes or other provisions dealing with the same subject, without further notice, or decide to take no action. The language of the final regulation may be different from that of the proposed regulation. You should comment during the time allowed if your interests could be affected. Written comments received are public records and are subject to public inspection.
Statutory authority: AS 17.38.010; AS 17.38.070; AS 17.38.121; AS 17.38.150; AS 17.38.190;
AS 17.38.200; AS 17.38.900
Statutes being implemented, interpreted, or made specific: AS 17.38.070; AS 17.38.200
Fiscal information: The proposed regulation changes are not expected to require an increased appropriation.
The Alcohol and Marijuana Control Office keeps a list of individuals and organizations interested in its regulations. Those on the list will automatically be sent a copy of all of the Marijuana Control Board notices of proposed regulation changes. To be added to or removed from the list, send a request to the AMCO office at amco.regs@alaska.gov, giving your name, and either your e-mail address or mailing address, as you prefer for receiving notices.
Date: January 29, 2020
Glen Klinkhart, Interim DirectorMarijuana Control Board