Dean Guaneli

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Dean Guaneli worked for the Alaska Attorney Generals Office from 1976 to 2006. He drafted Alaskas medical marijuana law in 1999, and its non-medical marijuana re-criminalization law in 2006. He is retired in Juneau.

Alaska must turn every leaf in new pot regulations

OPINION: Even though Alaska's budgets are hurting, with pending legalization of marijuana, now is not the time to scrimp on drug education and abuse treatment.

By Dean Guaneli●

February 12, 2015 at 6:20 pm

Take the profit out of marijuana, keep Alaska legalization rational and safe

OPINION: Corporate marijuana industry is a bad business. Let co-ops and clubs provide taxed and tested pot at a reasonable price.

By Dean Guaneli●

January 30, 2015 at 7:00 pm

Alaska should not rush into pot legalization

OPINION: Until Alaska has more information about marijuana in our state, the rush to enact Ballot Measure 2 is a potentially dangerous social experiment, based on supposition and one-line slogans rather than reality.

By Dean Guaneli●

October 17, 2014 at 7:05 pm