From MJBiz Daily October 17 2025 The Justice Department will investigate claims made by North Carolina Sen. Thom Tillis that the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians is marketing cannabis products to children and moving marijuana across jurisdictional boundaries. Eastern Band Principal Chief Michell Hicks denied that the program violates federal…
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In a hearing with AG Pam Bondi, Tillis accused the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians of transporting cannabis illegally and targeting underaged consumers. From NC Newsline by Brandon Kingdollar October 9 2025 Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) urged United States Attorney General Pam Bondi to investigate the Eastern Band of Cherokee…
A bright future for tribal cannabis is possible in America From MGMagazine by Mitch Chargo November 8 2024 The Eastern Band of Cherokee in the territorial boundaries of North Carolina recently opened a dispensary, despite marijuana being illegal in the state. Likewise, the White Earth Band of Ojibwe opened a cultivation facility and…
From Marijuana Moment by Ben Aldin September 7 2024 The first legal sales of adult-use marijuana within North Carolina began on Saturday at The Great Smoky Cannabis Co., located on tribal land of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians (EBCI). Members of the tribe voted exactly a year ago to legalize…
The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians says opening a dispensary is an act of sovereignty. But North Carolina officials have sought to restrict sales. From Al-Jazeera by Judith Matlof June 17 2024 Cherokee, North Carolina – In a converted bingo hall deep in the Appalachian Mountains, Myrtle Driver led the charge…
The opening of the dispensary marks the first time that an Indigenous tribe has sold marijuana to residents in a state where the substance is still illegal. From NPR by by Lilly Knoepp May 10 2024 STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: Here’s a cool story with a lot of layers to it.…
Following medical cannabis legalization in 2021, the tribal police commission recently held a meeting to discuss medical cannabis cards, product transport, and the progress of their cultivation site. From High Times by Nicole Potter October 18 2023 The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians (EBCI) is continuing its path toward cannabis…
From Marijuana Moment by Ben Adlin September 7 2023 The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians (EBCI) passed a referendum Thursday in favor of legalizing marijuana, becoming the first jurisdiction within the borders of North Carolina—or any of its surrounding states—to commit to the policy change. But it will be a…
The Eastern Cherokee were poised to dominate North Carolina’s cannabis industry. What happened? From truthdig by Daniel Elkind June 1 2023 In May of 2021, the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians legalized medical marijuana and decriminalized small amounts of cannabis. In one stroke of the pen, the tribe created an…
The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians (EBCI) announced that it would officially begin harvesting its first medical cannabis crop. From High Times by Nicole Potter November 25 2022 According to The Charlotte Observer, the cultivation site is located in the eastern part of the state in The Qualla Boundary. In addition…