Recreational marijuana sales begin on North Carolina tribal land, drug illegal in state otherwise, ET HealthWorld

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Recreational ********** sales begin on North Carolina tribal land, ***** ******** in state otherwise, ET HealthWorld

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Cherokee: The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians began selling ********** and cannabis products to any ****** 21 or over starting Saturday at its tribe-owned dispensary in North Carolina, where possession or use of the ***** is otherwise ********.

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page of Great Smoky Cannabis Co., located on the Eastern Band of Cherokee’s western tribal lands, called the day “history in the making” with a video showing a line of people waiting outside the shop shortly before sales began at 10 a.m.

The outlet already started July 4 to sell in-store or drive-thru products for recreational use to adults enrolled in the tribe or any other federally recognized tribe. It had opened its doors in April initially for ****** medical ********** purchases.

********** possession or use is otherwise ******** in North Carolina, but the tribe can pass rules related to cannabis as a sovereign nation. Of North Carolina and its surrounding states, only Virginia allows for the legal recreational use of ********** statewide.

Tribal members voted in a referendum last September backing ****** recreational use on their reservation and telling the tribal council to develop legislation to regulate such a market. Those details were hammered out by the council, approving language in June that effectively decriminalized cannabis on Eastern Band land called the Qualla Boundary.

The move was not without its opponents. Shortly before the referendum, *********** U.S. Rep. Chuck Edwards introduced legislation that would have removed federal highway funding from tribes and states that have legalized ********** – a bill that ultimately *****.

The Great Smoky Cannabis ********** sales center, located near the Harrah’s Cherokee Casino Resort, is predicted to be more of a revenue-generator for the 14,000-member tribe as its customer base is expanded.

• Published On Sep 9, 2024 at 06:43 AM IST

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