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Setbacks complicate Kenai marijuana permitting

The question of how to measure the minimum distance Kenai code mandates between marijuana businesses and churches, schools, recreational facilities and substance abuse treatment centers… Continue reading

Construction season under way on the Kenai Peninsula

Kenai Peninsula residents and visitors should plan a little more time behind the wheel to account for some road construction projects this year. Drivers in… Continue reading

Karl Danielson (left), a senior at Kenai Central High School and a member of the KCHS Cross Country Ski Team, his mom Teresa Danielson (center) and coach Brad Nyquist (right) empty out their garbage bags into a bin at the north Kenai Beach on Tuesday, July 18, 2017 in Kenai, Alaska. Members of the ski team helped clean up the beach Tuesday as a fundraiser for the team’s activities. (Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion)

KCHS ski team cleans up dipnet beach

One of the sorest points for Kenai residents about the personal-use dipnet fishery is the trash left on the beaches — cigarette butts, plastic cups,… Continue reading

Karl Danielson (left), a senior at Kenai Central High School and a member of the KCHS Cross Country Ski Team, his mom Teresa Danielson (center) and coach Brad Nyquist (right) empty out their garbage bags into a bin at the north Kenai Beach on Tuesday, July 18, 2017 in Kenai, Alaska. Members of the ski team helped clean up the beach Tuesday as a fundraiser for the team’s activities. (Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion)

Kenai Council may trim proposed marijuana setbacks

Setbacks for commercial marijuana establishments may become more tightly regulated in Kenai than they are at the state level. Alaska’s regulations for commercial marijuana require… Continue reading

Silas Wendt, 5, plays among the goats at his family’s farm, Karluk Acres, on Wednesday, July 12, 2017 in Kenai, Alaska. (Photo by Kat Sorensen/Peninsula Clarion) 

Getting your goat: Karluk Acres farm finds niche

The goats at Karluk Acres are starting to wean and will be heading to destinations across Alaska starting this week. The farm, which has been… Continue reading

  • Jul 17, 2017
  • By KAT SORENSEN
Silas Wendt, 5, plays among the goats at his family’s farm, Karluk Acres, on Wednesday, July 12, 2017 in Kenai, Alaska. (Photo by Kat Sorensen/Peninsula Clarion) 

Peninsula voters wary of legal pot

It appears the third time is the charm for Alaskans’ bid to legalize marijuana. After failed voter initiatives in 2000 and 2004, on Tuesday Alaskans… Continue reading

Two people walk their dog across Bishop’s Beach on Saturday, Dec. 3, 2016 in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion, file)

Cook Inlet to have a noncommercial Tanner crab season this winter

Recreational and subsistence users will get a chance to fish for Tanner crab again in Cook Inlet this winter. Cook Inlet’s noncommercial season for Tanner… Continue reading

Two people walk their dog across Bishop’s Beach on Saturday, Dec. 3, 2016 in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion, file)
Photo by Dan Balmer/Peninsula Clarion Members of the Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly listen to testimony Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2015 in Soldonta on the introduction of an ordinance that would be put to a vote if the borough should ban marijuana cultivation in the rural areas. The assembly set public hearing for the ordinance for Feb. 24 - the day marijuana legalization goes into effect.

Public speaks on marijuana cultivation ordinance

Kenai Peninsula residents may have a ballot measure on marijuana cultivation to consider if an ordinance introduced at Tuesday’s Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly meeting is… Continue reading

Photo by Dan Balmer/Peninsula Clarion Members of the Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly listen to testimony Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2015 in Soldonta on the introduction of an ordinance that would be put to a vote if the borough should ban marijuana cultivation in the rural areas. The assembly set public hearing for the ordinance for Feb. 24 - the day marijuana legalization goes into effect.
Some cannabis entrepreneurs still face sharp opposition in seeking licenses

Some cannabis entrepreneurs still face sharp opposition in seeking licenses

When David Parker applied for a license to grow marijuana commercially at a facility in Sterling, he knew he’d have to jump through a lot… Continue reading

Some cannabis entrepreneurs still face sharp opposition in seeking licenses

Kenai temporarily bans in-store pot smoking

Marijuana businesses that may open in Kenai in the coming year won’t be able to offer space for customers to try the product on-site, at… Continue reading

Soldotna puts moratorium on commercial marijuana

While the city of Soldotna is now a local regulatory authority — allowing it to profit from the commercial production, testing and sale of marijuana… Continue reading

Kenai may vote on pot moratorium Jan. 6

While current state marijuana regulations will allow marijuana consumption in designated areas of licensed marijuana retail stores, a proposal from Kenai Mayor Pat Porter would… Continue reading

Kenai council prepares for personal use marijuana

When possession and private use of marijuana becomes legal, Kenai authorities hope to be prepared for the change. Ballot measure 2, the law legalizing the… Continue reading

Photo by Ben Boettger/Peninsula Clarion Kenai city attorney Scott Bloom speaks to a Kenai Chamber of Commerce Luncheon crowd about the state of commercial marijuana in Kenai on Wednesday, Nov. 16 in the Kenai Chamber of Commerce and Visitor Center conferrence room.

Kenai attorney preps residents for marijuana business

With Kenai’s first legal marijuana retailer preparing for an announced opening next Monday, Kenai City Attorney Scott Bloom briefed attendees of a Wednesday Kenai Chamber… Continue reading

Photo by Ben Boettger/Peninsula Clarion Kenai city attorney Scott Bloom speaks to a Kenai Chamber of Commerce Luncheon crowd about the state of commercial marijuana in Kenai on Wednesday, Nov. 16 in the Kenai Chamber of Commerce and Visitor Center conferrence room.

Kenai finalizes pot regulations

Prospective marijuana businesses in Kenai will have to observe 1,000-foot setbacks from schools, 500-foot setbacks from other sensitive areas — measured two different ways —… Continue reading

Marijuana activists prepare for KPB vote

Three months ahead of a vote on whether cannabis businesses can continue operating in the Kenai Peninsula Borough’s outside incorporated cities, the nascent industry and… Continue reading

Kathy Heindle (right), a Kenai Peninsula Stream Watch volunteer, speaks to a man on one of the fishing access stairs during one of her Kenai Peninsula Stream Watch walks in Centennial Park on Thursdayin Soldotna. Heindle, who has been volunteering with Stream Watch since 2011, received a “Kingmaker” award from the Kachemak Heritage Land Trust for her work protecting the Kenai River watershed. (Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion)

Stream Watch volunteer recognized for long service

Very little escapes Kathy Heindle’s notice when she walks her route along the Kenai River in Soldotna’s Centennial Park. Armed with a grabbing claw, trash… Continue reading

Kathy Heindle (right), a Kenai Peninsula Stream Watch volunteer, speaks to a man on one of the fishing access stairs during one of her Kenai Peninsula Stream Watch walks in Centennial Park on Thursdayin Soldotna. Heindle, who has been volunteering with Stream Watch since 2011, received a “Kingmaker” award from the Kachemak Heritage Land Trust for her work protecting the Kenai River watershed. (Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion)
Supplies sit on the desk in the newly finished book sale room in the basement of the Soldotna Public Library on Wednesday, July 12, 2017 in Soldotna, Alaska. (Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion)

Soldotna library basement reopens

After a year and a half, the nonprofit Soldotna Library Friends are gearing up to reopen their book sale space in the Joyce K. Carver… Continue reading

Supplies sit on the desk in the newly finished book sale room in the basement of the Soldotna Public Library on Wednesday, July 12, 2017 in Soldotna, Alaska. (Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion)
Kiska the Akita, owned by Melanie Scritchfield of Soldotna, attends the Kenai Kennel Club dog show on Saturday, July 15, 2017 in Soldotna, Alaska. (Photo by Kat Sorensen/Peninsula Clarion)

Best in Show

Among the barks and fur at the Kenai Kennel Club dog show this weekend were a wide selection of champions. The fields behind Skyview Middle… Continue reading

Kiska the Akita, owned by Melanie Scritchfield of Soldotna, attends the Kenai Kennel Club dog show on Saturday, July 15, 2017 in Soldotna, Alaska. (Photo by Kat Sorensen/Peninsula Clarion)
On Friday, July 14, the Alaska Marijuana Control Board voted to approve a proposal for public comment that would allow on-site consumption of cannabis at retail establishments. The public will be able to weigh in for 60 days before the board takes it up for amendment or final action at its next meeting in September. (Photo/File/AJOC)

Board makes call about on-site cannabis consumption

A proposal that would allow on-site consumption of marijuana will go out for public comment after the Alaska Marijuana Control Board endorsed a measure opening… Continue reading

On Friday, July 14, the Alaska Marijuana Control Board voted to approve a proposal for public comment that would allow on-site consumption of cannabis at retail establishments. The public will be able to weigh in for 60 days before the board takes it up for amendment or final action at its next meeting in September. (Photo/File/AJOC)