ROANOKE TIMES 

                         Roanoke Times
                 Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: SUNDAY, March 3, 1991                   TAG: 9103030027
SECTION: NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL                    PAGE: A-2   EDITION: METRO 
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DATELINE: JUNEAU, ALASKA                                LENGTH: Short

POT AT HOME BECOMES ILLEGAL IN ALASKA

Alaskans will lose their right to smoke a joint in the privacy of their homes today, but the state's ban on marijuana promises to end up in court before the smoke clears.

On Monday, opponents plan to file a civil lawsuit in state Superior Court challenging the constitutionality of the new law, which voters passed in November.

For nearly 16 years, Alaska has had the nation's most liberal marijuana law, one that gave adults the right to possess in their homes less than 4 ounces.

As of today, possession of small amounts of pot will become a misdemeanor punishable by up to 90 days in jail and a $1,000 fine. - Associated Press 


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