Recreational marijuana could become available in North Carolina, but only from the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians.
Members of the federally recognized native tribe, based on a 57,000-acre tract they own in the western part of the state, about 46 miles from Asheville, will vote Sept. 7 on whether to legalize adult-use cannabis, the Charlotte Observer reported.
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The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians is already the only provider of medical cannabis in the state.
Opposition from Republican state lawmakers blocked a statewide medical cannabis proposal earlier this summer.
However, any state resident suffering from one of 18 conditions approved by the tribe can apply for a medical-cannabis recommendation and shop at what tribal leaders say will be the world’s largest medical cannabis superstore.
The tribe says it’s already grown $25 million worth of cannabis.
However, “funding issues” mean there’s still no opening date for the
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