The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians (EBCI) has passed a referendum to legalize adult-use cannabis, becoming the first jurisdiction in North Carolina to do so. This move comes in opposition to state representatives' recent "Stop Pot Act."
On 420, the Seneca Nation in New York and the Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians in Michigan opened their first cannabis retail dispensaries with the help of business advisory firm Opus Consulting.
Numerous Native American tribes and Indigenous entrepreneurs are entering the cannabis industry across the nation. From tribal-owned businesses on sovereign land to speaking up at SXSW 2023, here's where Indigenous presence is succeeding.
Stephanie Wang founded KA! Empathogenics through her personal evolution as an advocate for plant medicine. Returning to the first sacred plant she'd connected with, kanna, she is now educating others about how KA! Kanna Chews can open the heart, connect us with historic traditions and more.
A new organization, the Indigenous Cannabis Industry Association (ICIA), has launched to focus on tribal markets in the cannabis industry. The ICIA will be led by cannabis entrepreneurs Rob Pero and Mary Jane Oatman.
The Shinnecock Indian Nation and TILT Holdings began construction on Little Beach Harvest, a cannabis dispensary on tribal territory, in a momentous day for the Indigenous community.
The Shinnecock Indian Nation and TILT Holdings will host the official groundbreaking of Little Beach Harvest, a fully Indigenous-owned cannabis wellness center and dispensary, on Southampton, Long Island on July 11.
The Senate Committee on Indian Affairs held its first-ever listening session on Indigenous communities and the cannabis industry, hosting over 100 tribal leaders.
