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Western NC tribal voters approve recreational marijuana use
    #28462188 - 09/08/23 08:03 AM (8 months, 6 days ago)

Western NC tribal voters approve recreational marijuana use
September 8, 2023 - Queen City News

CHEROKEE, N.C. – A referendum vote on the Cherokee Indian Reservation could have impacts statewide on the recreational use of marijuana.

The votes still haven’t been certified, but the western North Carolina tribal members voted Thursday in favor of recreational marijuana use. IF and when the results are certified, councilmembers will still have to agree on regulations.

“I think this will lead the state to approve it,” said Brandon McMillan, one of the tribal members who voted Thursday. “[The state] doesn’t like to lose out on a dollar.”

It could also put a massive spotlight on the reservation to see if there is a future for marijuana statewide.

“In my friend group, it’s mostly for,” said Kristin Washington, another tribal member voting Thursday. “We see the potential for job growth and the money from it.”

The push for approval has come with pushback, as there has been criticism that the tribe is moving too fast.

Rep. Chuck Edwards, a Republican congressman representing the mountains of western N.C., where the reservation is located, has drafted legislation that would strip some highway funds from Native American tribes that approve recreational marijuana.

However, in Cherokee, attitudes toward marijuana and the claims that it is a “gateway drug” have been changing.

“I went to the open house of the dispensary, and I saw a lot of people that that I didn’t expect to see, and that’s a good sign of support,” said Washington.

A dispensary has started but is not currently open to the public.

The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, however, has approved the use of medicinal marijuana on tribal lands.

“We have new concerns. Fentanyl, meth, those kind of concerns,” said McMillan.

Legislators in Raleigh have been making efforts to get medicinal marijuana passed in N.C., but legislation has largely stalled.

Locally, the York County-based Catawba Nation, another federally recognized tribe in the Carolinas, said they have no plans to pursue any action involving marijuana.

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Re: Western NC tribal voters approve recreational marijuana use [Re: veggie]
    #28466511 - 09/12/23 01:44 PM (8 months, 1 day ago)

Love to see it. :mushroom2:

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