From MPRnews by Melissa Olson January 2, 2026 2025 was a big year for tribal-state cannabis agreements. Seven tribal nations have entered into government-to-government cooperative agreements or compacts with the state that regulate tribal businesses participating in the state’s cannabis market. Two and a half years ago, state lawmakers…
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From Minnesota Public Radio News by Melissa Olson And Leah Lemm October 20 2025 On Monday, Gov. Tim Walz and the Minnesota Office of Cannabis Management announced that the Prairie Island Indian Community has signed a cannabis compact with the state. The agreement recognizes the tribe’s authority to regulate and…
From MPR News by Melissa Olson July 15 2024 On a bright, windy Saturday morning in late June, a long line forms outside Island Peži, a new dispensary opened by Prairie Island Indian Community, home of the Bdewakantunwan Dakota. A DJ spins popular weed anthems. Food trucks roll up selling coffee…
The Prairie Island Indian Community opened Island Peži on Saturday. PIIC has its own cannabis regulatory ordinance with the state’s cannabis market opening in 2025. From Post Bulletin by Rebecca Mitchell June 29 2024 PRAIRIE ISLAND, Minn. — After over a yearlong wait since the state of Minnesota approved recreational…