Oregon State Global Hemp Innovation Centers Nets $10M Grant to Partner with Tribes on Hemp Economic Development
Tue / Mar 12th
The indigenous people of North America have long had cultures that respected “teaching plants” but the relationship between indigenous people and cannabis is complicated. Now, with the spreading legalization of adult-use cannabis, Native American reservations in the U.S. and First Nation communities in Canada have started establishing cannabis rules and opening cannabis retail and production centers.
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Tue / Mar 12th
Mon / Mar 11th
Thu / Jan 11th
In the latest development from an ongoing legal battle involving the Navajo Nation, two tribal members have been formally charged with illegal marijuana cultivation. A lawyer for one of the defendants said that the facility was growing hemp, not marijuana.
Wed / Nov 29th
The Lower Sioux Indian Community in Minnesota is constructing a vertically integrated campus for the manufacturing of hempcrete. The campus, once complete, will be the first facility of its kind in the U.S.
Wed / Sep 27th
Nearly 70 New York state lawmakers sent a letter to Gov. Kathy Hochul urging her to sign the Cannabis Crop Rescue Act, which lawmakers approved in June to allow licensed cannabis farmers to sell their products to dispensaries located on Tribal lands.
Fri / Sep 8th
Citizens of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians in North Carolina voted on Thursday to legalize adult-use cannabis.
Tue / Jun 13th
New York lawmakers voted to let the state’s cannabis cultivators sell products to tribal nations that have launched their own cannabis markets.
Wed / Dec 14th
Cherokee medical cannabis company Qualla Enterprises LLC will receive $63 million to increase staffing and build new facilities following a recent Tribal Council vote.
Wed / Nov 2nd
Actor Jim Belushi’s cannabis company, Belushi’s Farm, has opened a new license partner location on Saint Regis (Akwesasne) Mohawk Tribe territory in upstate New York.
Thu / Aug 11th
Members of the Crow Tribe are looking to open the first cannabis dispensary on tribal land in Montana but approval has been delayed by the tribe and Big Horn County.
Thu / Jun 16th
A recent letter by the director of Montana’s Department of Revenue revealed that tribes in the state are restricted to the lowest tier of cannabis cultivation license.
Mon / May 23rd
The Pojoaque and Picuris tribes in New Mexico signed an agreement with the state last week to collect taxes on local cannabis product sales.
Tue / May 3rd
Cannabis retailers in British Columbia, Canada are suing the province’s attorney general, minister of public safety, and Community Safety Unit over unlicensed cannabis sales on First Nation lands.
Wed / Mar 16th INTERVIEW
Chenae Bullock is Managing Director of Little Beach Harvest, a vertically integrated cannabis operation by the Shinnecock Indian Nation in New York in partnership with TILT Holdings Inc.
Tue / Feb 22nd
South Dakota law enforcement officials are arresting medical cannabis cardholders issued by the Flandreau Santee Sioux Tribe, arguing that the cards are invalid for non-tribal members.
Mon / Dec 27th
Researchers at Washington State University and several partnering West Coast universities have received a five-year, $10 million U.S. Department of Agriculture grant to study hemp and its agricultural benefits.
Wed / Dec 15th
The Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe of New York awarded its first cannabis industry conditional cultivation licenses.
Tue / Dec 14th
Tribes in Montana will be allowed to acquire licenses for high-capacity cannabis cultivation facilities; previously, tribes could only acquire the smallest-capacity grow licenses.
Fri / Nov 26th SPOTLIGHT
Indigenous and Native American tribes have stewarded the land in North America for countless generations. Today, Indigenous-owned cannabis and hemp brands are thriving in the industry despite regulatory obstacles including licensing issues, local restrictions, and more.
Tue / Oct 12th
The Dry Creek Rancheria Band of Pomo Indians filed an application with Sonoma County, California officials to grow nearly 1,000 cannabis plants outdoors on land in Petaluma that it had previously considered for a casino.
Mon / Aug 30th
The adult-use cannabis ordinance approved by the Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians Tribal Council took effect yesterday, allowing the tribes to regulate the commercial cultivation, processing, and distribution of cannabis.
Thu / Aug 26th
TILT Holdings is partnering with Long Island, New York’s Shinnecock Indian Nation to establish vertical cannabis operations on their tribal territory in the Hamptons.
Thu / Aug 26th
Little Priest Tribal College is partnering with Doane University to offer seven online cannabis courses that will be part of the new Cannabis Studies associate degree program.
Wed / Aug 11th
The Paiute Tribe of Utah is considering medical cannabis operations and held a private meeting with Republican Gov. Spencer Cox to determine how the state and tribes could work together.
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