Charlene Egbe, whose television name is Charlo Greene, spoke in favor of marijuana legalization Thursday at a Wasilla, Alaska, hearing.
WASILLA, ALASKA — While not as acrimonious as the Anchorage hearing that preceded it, a hearing last week on legalizing marijuana grew heated at times, reports The Mat-Su Valley Frontiersman newspaper.
It was the sixth in a series of hearings on the subject of marijuana commercialization.
The root issue that drew public commentary: Ballot Measure No. 2, which would allow people 21 years and older to "make, possess, buy, distribute, sell, show, store, transport, deliver, transfer, receive, harvest, process, or package marijuana and marijuana products, subject to certain restrictions" by passing regulatory changes which would allow a commercial marijuana industry in the state.
Proponents of the yes vote who spoke included ex-KTVA reporter and Alaska Cannabis Club Owner Charlene Egbe — known widely as Charlo Greene.
During a live on-air segment about medical marijuana a week ago, Alaskan news reporter Charlo Greene acknowledged she is the owner of a medical marijuana business and quit her job after dropping the f-bomb.
The former news reporter intends to focus on her organization, the Alaska Cannabis Club, full-time and released a video which further explains why she quit.