Red Lake Nation signs cannabis cooperative agreement with Minnesota
The Bemidji Pioneer reports that Red Lake Nation has signed a cannabis cooperative agreement with the state of Minnesota. The agreement outlines how the state and Red Lake Nation will address public health and safety related to adult-use cannabis while supporting the tribe’s sovereignty, cultural identity and heritage, according to a press release.
Office of Cannabis Management Executive Director Eric Taubel said the agreement creates a pathway for state-licensed cannabis businesses to partner with Red Lake Nation. Red Lake Nation Chair Darrell Seki Sr. said in the release that the tribe aims to produce cannabis products verified through consistent testing. Red Lake’s NativeCare dispensary was the first in Minnesota to sell legal adult-use cannabis after legalization took effect in August 2023, according to the release.
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