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# These Alaskans are using weed to heal humans and the planet
- URL: https://www.cascadepbs.org/show/indie-alaska/episode/these-alaskans-are-using-weed-to-heal-humans-and-the-planet-uedixa/
- Published: 2024-04-02T22:54:27.000Z
- Updated: 2025-08-21T06:24:34.000Z
- Description: Alaska introduces legal cannabis cafes and industrial hemp farms with health in mind.
- Author: Cascade PBS Staff
- Tags: Indie Alaska, Season 12, Episode 4, #ZZZ_Episode_a0c5052b-0ec5-4fc0-ac4f-58f4f916adc8, #episode, #ZZZ_Show_b067a74e-4d91-45e4-9d7b-ab093441ccaf, #v1.16

Alaska was the third U.S. state to legalize recreational marijuana use, but it recently became the first state to introduce an on-site consumption cafe where consumers can purchase marijuana to eat, drink, or smoke.This comes at a time when Alaska is also introducing some of the state's very first industrial hemp farms. Together, cannabis and hemp may be a solution for human and planetary health.