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Citizens of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians overwhelmingly voted in favor of allowing recreational cannabis use on the tribe’s reservation. What happens next?
More than 800 tribal leaders and finance professional in Indian Country are in the nation’s capital for NAFOA’s 41st annual conference.
Tribes across the nation are exploring new economic development opportunities in places where cannabis is no longer prohibited by state law.
Oneida Nation set to join cannabis industry (September 19, 2022)
The Oneida Nation is the latest in Indian Country to join the cannabis industry. 
Citizens of the Oglala Sioux Tribe overwhelmingly voted to legalize recreational and medical marijuana on their homelands.
NAFOA: 5 Things You Need to Know this Week (July 11, 2022)
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Montana Free Press: Tribes hit with marijuana grow limits (June 30, 2022)
Tribes that want to start cultivating cannabis in Montana already face restrictions imposed by a state agency. 
The House Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies, part of the Committee on Appropriations, begins markup of a key Indian Country funding bill.
New Mexico is the latest to allow recreational cannabis sales setting up a potential new revenue stream for tribal nations. But there are some legal hurdles.
“My people, my community, we’ve been targets. But the intention is to grow cannabis here,” said Gov. Craig Quanchello of the Pueblo of Picuris.
Native America Calling will get an update on the marijuana industry as tribal economic development.
The landscape is changing rapidly for tribes aiming to capitalize on the growing legal cannabis market.
Cronkite News: Farm on Navajo Nation under investigation (November 12, 2020)
A controversial hemp operation on the Navajo Nation has spawned a federal investigation into reports of marijuana production, interstate drug trafficking and violations of labor and child labor laws. 
‘They want to see change’: Voters of Oglala Sioux Tribe elect new leaders (November 11, 2020)
Kevin Killer, a former state lawmaker, and Alicia Mousseau, an expert in health and wellness issues, will be leading the Oglala Sioux Tribe. 
Native Sun News Today: Tribes make final push for industrial hemp rule (October 7, 2020)
Comments are due on a final rule that tribes and their advocates say makes it more difficult for them to grow hemp on their homelands.
Navajo Nation sends ‘clear message’ about marijuana on reservation (October 6, 2020)
The Navajo Nation is cracking down on people who grow marijuana on the largest reservation in the United States.
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