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Industry Activist Removed From Alaska Marijuana Control Board

Staff
August 3, 2016
One of the state’s key regulators on commercial cannabis has been unexpectedly ousted by the governor.

Bruce Schulte was active in the 2014 ballot initiative legalizing commercial marijuana in Alaska. He then served as chair of the Marijuana Control Board, a position with tremendous influence in crafting regulations for the new industry.

Recently though, he’d been voted out of the chairmanship. And last Friday, Schulte — who is a commercial pilot — landed after a flight to find an unexpected voicemail.

“I received a call from the governor’s office saying that I was being removed from the marijuana control board. No explanation was offered,” Schulte said by phone Tuesday.

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