Pubdate: Mon, 02 Feb 2015 Source: Alaska Dispatch News (AK) Copyright: 2015 Alaska Dispatch Publishing Contact: http://www.adn.com/ Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/18 Note: Anchorage Daily News until July '14 Author: Tim Hale PUBLIC CONSUMPTION RULE REASONABLE I would like to thank the Anchorage Assembly for taking the lead on defining public consumption as it relates to the new marijuana laws. The reasonable and responsible ordinance passed last night sets an example for the rest of the state. Just as with alcohol, no one wants to have to put up with people getting intoxicated anywhere they please. A special thanks to Assemblyman Pat Flynn for insisting on an "unnecessary" amendment providing for consumption on the premises of a licensed establishment. The honorable Assembly members have a difficult task ahead of them, and this ordinance strikes just the right balance. - - Tim Hale, Anchorage - --- MAP posted-by: Jay Bergstrom