Is Weed Legal in Alaska? (2026)

Instrument

Personal use of marijuana; public consumption banned

Source

https://www.akleg.gov/basis/statutes.asp#17.38.020

Retrieved

2026-11-07

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AS 17.38.020

Sec. 17.38.020.   Personal use of marijuana.
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, except as otherwise provided in this chapter, the following acts, by persons 21 years of age or older, are lawful and are not criminal or civil offenses under state law or the law of any political subdivision of the state or a basis for seizure or forfeiture of assets under state law:
       (1) possessing, using, displaying, purchasing, or transporting marijuana accessories or one ounce or less of marijuana;
 (2) possessing, growing, processing, or transporting not more than six marijuana plants, with three or fewer being mature, flowering plants, and possession of the marijuana produced by the plants on the premises where the plants were grown, except that not more than 12 marijuana plants, with six or fewer being mature, flowering plants, may be present in a single dwelling regardless of the number of persons 21 years of age or older residing in the dwelling;
 (3) transferring one ounce or less of marijuana and up to six immature marijuana plants to a person who is 21 years of age or older without remuneration;
 (4) consumption of marijuana, except that nothing in this chapter permits the consumption of marijuana in public; and
 (5) assisting, aiding, or supporting another person who is 21 years of age or older in any of the acts described in (1) — (4) of this section.

AS 17.38.040

Sec. 17.38.040.   Public consumption banned, penalty.
It is unlawful to consume marijuana in public. A person who violates this section is guilty of a violation punishable by a fine of up to $100.