Status
Operational
Law Signed:
1998
ALASKA MEDICAL CANNABIS QUALIFYING CONDITIONS
- A patient may be certified for the Alaska medical cannabis program if they meet any of the following criteria:
- Cachexia
- Cancer
- Chronic Pain
- Glaucoma
- HIV or AIDS
- Multiple Sclerosis
- Nausea
- Seizures
ALASKA MEDICAL CANNABIS PATIENT POSSESSION LIMITS
- Alaska medical cannabis patients are permitted to possess one ounce of marijuana.
ALASKA MEDICAL CANNABIS HOME CULTIVATION
- Home cultivation of marijuana is permitted for Alaska medical cannabis patients. Patients may grow up to six cannabis plants, provided that no more than three plants are mature at one time.
ALASKA MEDICAL CANNABIS DISPENSARIES ALLOWED
- Yes
ALASKA MEDICAL CANNABIS DISPENSARIES OPERATIONAL
Yes
ALASKA MEDICAL CANNABIS DELIVERY
- No, medical cannabis delivery is not permitted under Alaska medical marijuana laws. Patients or caregivers must obtain products directly from a licensed dispensary.
ALASKA MEDICAL CANNABIS CAREGIVERS
- Yes, Alaska permits patients to identify one primary caregiver and one alternate caregiver. The caregiver must be 21 years of age or older. The caregiver can never have been convicted of a felony controlled substances offense. A person may be a primary caregiver or alternate caregiver for only one patient at a time, unless the primary caregiver or alternate caregiver is simultaneously caring for two or more patients who are related to the caregiver by at least the fourth degree of kinship by blood or marriage.
NUMBER OF ALASKA MEDICAL CANNABIS PATIENTS
- 97 active registered patients as of 12/31/2025
- Source: Alaska Department of Health via email 2/10/2026
ALASKA MEDICAL CANNABIS EMPLOYMENT PROTECTIONS
- No, there are no statutory employment protections available for Alaska medical cannabis patients under current state law.
ALASKA MEDICAL CANNABIS RECIPROCITY
- No, Alaska does not recognize out-of-state medical marijuana cards.
ALASKA MEDICAL CANNABIS STATUTES
- Alaska Stat. §§17.37.10 – 17.37.80
- Alaska Stat. §17.37.010