After eight years of hard work lobbying, development, outreach, and planning, the Shinnecock Nation celebrates the opening of Little Beach Harvest with a ribbon cutting. This is the first cannabis dispensary owned by the Nation, and the first in the county. This 5,000-square-foot, two-story retail space is on traditional Shinnecock lands in…
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Native-owned dispensaries are booming throughout the state. Here’s how tribes statewide are claiming stake of New York’s next big industry. From Leafly by Calvin Stovall November 7 2022 More than a year after the state legislature passed a legalization bill, New York’s Office of Cannabis Management (OCM) said it is…
Chenae Bullock, managing director of Little Beach Harvest, discusses how the Long Island marijuana operation will deliver on social and economic equity. From NYN Media by Aliana Jabbary October 13 2022 Paving the way for Indigenous businesses within the cannabis industry, Chenae Bullock is the managing director of Little Beach…
Indigenous communities have decided to stop waiting for state rules and to forge a path for themselves in cannabis. From Green Market Report EDITORIAL October 11 2022 While states continue to struggle to find the right formula around social equity, Indigenous communities have decided to stop waiting and forge a…