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INDUSTRY DEVELOPMENTS State by State
North Carolina
A Cherokee tribe in North Carolina started harvesting medical cannabis and expects to open a large
MMJ retail store in 2023.
According to local news reports, the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians is harvesting on tribal lands
west of Asheville, making it the first Native American territory in the state where medical marijuana is
being grown.
Qualla Enterprises, the tribal subsidiary of the business, plans to employ 400-500 workers when the
company is fully operational.
The tribe's EBCI Cannabis Control Board will regulate marijuana business licensing.
Tribal leaders have said that nonmembers of the tribe will be allowed to buy medical marijuana as
long as they have a patient card and meet specific criteria.
Oregon
A draft bill has been proposed for the state's 2023 legislative session to cut down on unregulated
marijuana cultivation.
Ballot Measure 91 would double the maximum prison sentence to 10 years and fines to $250,000 for
anyone caught illegally growing in excess of 100 plants and in possession of more than 32 times the
legal limit.
In addition, the measure addresses environmental damage and bans using water at cultivation
facilities not licensed for growing cannabis, the Associated Press reported.
Also, the bill would make illegal:
* Confiscating an immigration document or passport at an illegal grow site.
* Threatening to report someone to a government agency for deportation or arrest.
* Withholding wages without lawful justification.
Rhode Island
State regulators licensed a sixth recreational marijuana store.
Sweetspot Dispensary, owned by Plant Based Compassionate Care, opened its retail location in
Exeter nearly three weeks after adult-use sales launched in Rhode Island with five retailers.
Exeter, located in the southeastern part of the state about an hour from the Massachusetts border,
was one of a handful of Rhode Island cities that did not vote in November on whether to allow
marijuana businesses within its borders.
If municipalities did not bring the issue to voters, adult-use businesses were automatically opted in.
Adult-use sales in Rhode Island are expected to total $80 million within the first year and $300
million by the fourth year, according to MJBizDaily projections.
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