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Alaska Cannabis History Recreational use of cannabis has been legal in Alaska since 2015’s Measure 2 went into effect.  It was initially legalized by the court ruling Ravin v. State in 1975, but later recriminalized by Measure 2 in 1990. Ballot measures in 2000 and 2004 attempted (but failed) to legalize recreational use, until finally Measure 2 in 2014 passed with 53.2% of the vote.  More recently in January, 2020, the state’s first on-site consumption license was approved. Alaska Child-Resistant Packaging Rules With both medical and recreational programs in place, Alaska’s guidelines for child-resistant marijuana packaging are outlined in 3...