And in related news, black market sales are up 200% thanks to new freedoms, ignorant regulatory mistakes, and a local Anchorage assembly that can't make an intelligent decision on this topic to save their souls,   "We dang near wet ourselves every time another regulator opens their mouth" said James "Greenweasel" McDuff who switched from delivering Q's in his car to a fleet of trucks once the regulators started bolstering the black market.  "It's as if they are working for us" said Richard "Hotroach" Citabria, as he got the keys to his new home paid for in cash, with coins collected from the masses.  Tax Revenue can only go up in two ways right now.   More population (tourists count) or more realistic regulations.   Right now, these regulators are the black markets best friend and their constant choke hold is actually creating a new pocket of black market sales from folks who never sold before, but no longer have the risk and are well placed to take advantage of the reward.