The Paiute Indian Tribe of Utah is exploring getting into the medical cannabis business. In a closed-door meeting last week with Governor Spencer Cox and members of his cabinet, the tribe told him they were interested in ways to make cannabis a tribal enterprise.
"From growing to cultivation sites to possibly having stores. But also, what it could mean for a tribe," Tamra Borchardt-Slayton, a leader in the tribe, told FOX 13 in an interview.
On Thursday, the governor met privately with leaders of all of Utah's Native American Tribes to discuss issues, priorities and ways the two sides can work together. The Paiute tribe had a number of discussion items, including medical cannabis.
Newly-elected tribal chair Corrina Bow told FOX 13 she believed medical cannabis could be good for the tribe in terms of access for those who need it, but also economic development in rural Utah. The tribe has five bands on lands in central and southern Utah.
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