The Southern Ute Indian Tribe is investing in a 500,000-square-foot hemp processing facility in Wichita Falls, Texas; the facility will process hemp straw for use in textiles, straw, and pellets. From Ganjapreneur by TG Branfalt July 22 2024 The Southern Ute Indian Tribe is investing in a 500,000-square-foot hemp processing…
Dispensing Freedom
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…
From Cannabis & Tech Today July 10 2024 Mary Jane Oatman, Chief Operating Officer of the Indigenous Cannabis Industry Association (ICIA), is a passionate advocate for Indigenous communities and a dedicated leader in the cannabis industry. As an enrolled member of the Nez Perce Tribe and a descendant of the Delaware…
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…
A chain of Indigenous-branded retail stores that sold cannabis in Ontario which police have targeted in two rounds of raids for operating without a licence has re-opened—but this time without cannabis, at least for the time being. From StratCann by David Brown June 25 2024 On June 5, Ontario Provincial…
Unregulated cannabis shops in Cambridge test the boundaries of police and the federal government while undercutting provincially licensed stores From Cambridge Today by Joe McGinty June 21 2024 A cannabis store has popped up in Cambridge that is not like the others in town; its product is stronger, cheaper and not…
As the cannabis industry matures, Indigenous peoples, our businesses, communities, and equity opportunities are increasingly involved and impacting it. From StratCann by AKB June 17 2024 This review of StratCann news spotlights Indigenous voices in both the successes and disputes, which are being heard loudly and clearly. Regardless of the…
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…
Police in Ontario executed nine search warrants on June 5 in an attempt to shut down six unlicensed “Indige Smoke” cannabis stores. From StratCann by Morton Roberston June 14 2024 Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) say they sought to shut down Indige Smoke locations in Hamilton, Fort Erie, Thorold, Welland, St.…
A Nova Scotia court has rejected a claim that the members of a First Nation can operate cannabis stores outside of provincial and federal cannabis regulations. From StratCann by David Brown June 13 2024 The defendants in the case argued that provincial regulations for cannabis stores in Nova Scotia do…