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📌April 20: Dispensary located on the Qualla Boundary tribal land in western North Carolina opens its doors for the sale of medical marijuana
📌July 4, dispensary began selling recreational marijuana for those 21 and older to enrolled members of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians in North Carolina or any other federally recognized tribe.
📌Next September 7, the sale of marijuana for recreational use begins for everyone over 21 years of age
📌The Cannabis Control Board (CCB), which is the tribal government office of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, highlighted that cannabis remains illegal in other parts of North Carolina, under federal and state law.
📌Marijuana for medicinal or recreational use will only be legal and can be consumed in tribal territory.
Starting September 7, adults over 21 years of age will be able to legally buy marijuana recreational consumption only on the boundary of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians (EBCI) of western North Carolina.
* For eligible citizens only
The dispensary Great Smoky Cannabis Co., announced on its website and social media that the sale will begin at 10 a.m. on September 7 and the only thing you need is a government-issued photo ID with proof of age.
Likewise, they clarified that No. You must be a resident of North Carolina or a registered member of the EBCI.
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Marijuana use on tribal lands
Recreational marijuana is now legal in North Carolina
The Cannabis Control Board (CCB), which is the tribal government office of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, stressed that cannabis remains illegal in other parts of North Carolina, in accordance with federal and state law.
The Qualla Boundary is tribal land of North Carolina, and is a sovereign territory with its own laws and judicial system.
Of North Carolina and its neighboring states, only Virginia allows legal recreational use of marijuana statewide.
Tribal members had already voted in a referendum in September 2023 in favor of adult recreational consumption also on their reservation, and had asked the tribal council to draft legislation to regulate that market.
Based on the referendum, the council last month approved language that decriminalizes cannabis on the Qualla border, but also updates the tribe’s laws to reflect its use.
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August 5, 2024
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