Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians

The marijuana retailer owned by the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians on western North Carolina tribal lands will begin selling cannabis products to anyone age 21 or over next month. Great Smoky Cannabis Co. revealed the Sept. 7 start date Thursday on social media.

The recreational sale and use of marijuana for adults could begin this summer on lands held by the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians in western North Carolina.

Medical marijuana can now be legally purchased in North Carolina with the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians opening its long-planned dispensary this weekend on tribal land. Hundreds of people celebrated Saturday's historic opening of the Great Smoky Cannabis Co. in the Blue Ridge Mountains.

Members of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians will vote in September on whether they want to legalize marijuana possession and sales on tribal lands for…