EAST ANCHORAGE BOOK CLUB: Chelsea Foster & Bailey Stuart: Alaska Marijuana 101

Chelsea Foster of Anchorage is a director on the board of the Alaska Marijuana Industry Association and a long-time cannabis advocate. She is COO for Birch Alaskan Naturals CBD, and a consultant for the Alaskan cannabis industry. She has successfully pursued regulatory and statuary changes for the Alaska cannabis industry with a focus on social equity and sustainability.

Bailey Stuart of Wasilla is co-owner of the the Matanuska-Susitna Borough's first recreational dispensary Green Jar.  She also teaches a course at UAA called "Cannabasics." The class is a hands-on culinary course that covers proper cannabis terminology, techniques for decarboxylation and infusion, and utilization of the plant's anatomy. Stuart has been a trailblazer for the Alaska industry by advocating at the local, state, and federal levels to modernize the marijuana industry and treat it like any other business.

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