A Cherokee Nation cannabis retailer will begin selling cannabis products to anyone over the age of 21 on Sept. 7, following a three-year effort to legalize cannabis for the tribe.
On April 20, the Great Smoky Cannabis Company — North Carolina's first cannabis dispensary — began selling medical cannabis to anyone 21 or older with a tribal medical cannabis card or a valid out-of-state medical cannabis card.
After the tribal council passed an ordinance legalizing recreational use July 4, the dispensary expanded access to include recreational cannabis for adult members of any federally recognized tribe.
The Eastern Band of the Cherokee tribe resides in the Qualla Boundary in the western part of North Carolina. The path to legalizing cannabis within the territory began in 2021 when the tribe, which is federally recognized and considered a sovereign nation, decriminalized the possession of cannabis.
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