The Prairie Island Indian Neighborhood plans to open a hashish dispensary as quickly as this summer season.
The PIIC stated Thursday that Island Peži will open within the coming months “topic to acquiring all mandatory tribal licenses and approvals.”
The reserve is positioned close to Crimson Wing, about an hour southeast of the Twin Cities. The dispensary might be positioned close to Dakota Station on Prairie Island, the Tribe stated.
“Peži Island is a step ahead in our efforts to diversify our economic system and strengthen our Tribe's long-term monetary sovereignty,” stated Prairie Island Tribal Council Chairman Grant Johnson. “We’re excited to be one of many first to enter the hashish market and create new alternatives for the way forward for our Tribe.”
The PIIC has its personal Hashish Regulatory Fee, which is able to oversee the business actions of the dispensary.
Final yr, Minnesota grew to become the twenty third state to legalize the leisure use of hashish. A examine earlier this yr discovered that the state wants practically 400 dispensaries to adjust to state legislation, which requires one dispensary for each 12,500 Minnesotans.
