Native America Calling: Tribal cannabis update from New York to Washington State

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Tribal cannabis update from New York to Washington State

The Shinnecock Nation is seeing their first cannabis dispensaries opening. They are among a rush of weed businesses among New York tribes as the state starts welcoming recreational use sales.

The same is happening all across the country—in Minnesota, New Mexico, California, and Nevada — as tribes see new economic development opportunities in places where cannabis is no longer prohibited by state law.

Mary Jane Oatman, executive director of the Indigenous Cannabis Industry Association, speaks at the inaugural National Indigenous Cannabis Policy Summit in Washington, D.C., on November 15, 2022. Photo by Indianz.Com (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0)

Guests on Native America Calling

Mary Jane Oatman (Nez Perce and descendant of the Delaware Tribe), founder of the Indigenous Cannabis Coalition & THC Magazine and the executive director of the Indigenous Cannabis Industry Association

Rob Pero (Bad River Band of Lake Superior Chippewa), founder and president of the Indigenous Cannabis Industry Association and owner of Canndigenous

Chenae Bullock (enrolled member of the Shinnecock Indian Nation), managing director of Little Beach Harvest

Gary Farmer (Cayuga, Tuscarora and Mohawk), actor and musician