Are you interested in starting a cannabis business in Alaska? You have come to the right place. Let’s talk about what is necessary for an Alaska cannabis business application.
To begin, we should understand what license types are available. There are several different license types available and the requirements for each Alaska cannabis business application type is different. Alaska currently offers cultivation, manufacturing, testing laboratories, retail facilities, and onsite consumption license types.
A cannabis cultivation grows cannabis flower for distribution. A cannabis manufacturing facility will process cannabis flower into cannabis products such as concentrates, edibles, and topicals. Cannabis testing laboratories test the quality of the cannabis and cannabis products such as the potency and the contamination levels. A cannabis retail facility is a cannabis dispensary that is allowed to sell cannabis and cannabis product to the public. Lastly, a cannabis onsite consumption license allows the business to offer consumers a place to partake in their cannabis endeavors. This includes smoking indoors or outdoors.
Each license type has a basic set of requirements that must be met including paying the application fee, and getting fingerprinted through the state of Alaska. Additionally, every license application will require documentation of business proposals. This can include operating plans, floor plans, statement of financial positions, and standard operating procedures.