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North Carolina tribe begins state’s first medical cannabis sales on 4/20

Hundreds of customers flocked to the Great Smoky Cannabis Co. on 4/20 to celebrate the launch of medical…

News April 22
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NC district attorney vows to enforce law when tribal cannabis dispensary opens

A potential showdown between law enforcement and a Native American tribe is brewing in North Carolina, where a…

News April 9
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US senators ‘attack’ North Carolina tribe’s soon-to-open marijuana store

A Native American tribe is accusing North Carolina’s two Republican U.S. senators of launching an “inflammatory… frontal attack"…

News March 12
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North Carolina tribe to launch medical marijuana sales

A Native American tribe in North Carolina this week plans to issue the state’s first medical marijuana cards.

News October 18
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North Carolina tribe votes yes on recreational marijuana legalization

Members of a Native American tribe in North Carolina on Thursday voted to legalize recreational marijuana on their…

News September 8
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North Carolina tribe to vote on recreational cannabis legalization

Recreational marijuana could become available in North Carolina, but only from the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians.

News July 17
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North Carolina tribe begins first legal medical cannabis harvest in the state

A Cherokee tribe in North Carolina has started harvesting medical cannabis and expects to open a large MMJ…

News November 21
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