RALEIGH, N.C. (QUEEN CITY NEWS) -- A feud is brewing between North Carolina Senator Thom Tillis and the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians. Earlier this week, Tillis accused the tribe’s cannabis operation of illegally transporting marijuana and marketing it to young people.

“What I have a problem with is some of their actions that are I think, concerning me that actually speak to the broader issue here about marijuana and what we ultimately do with it,” said Tillis during a hearing in Washington on Tuesday.

Tillis contends the tribe, which operates a legitimate marijuana farm and dispensary on their land in Western North Carolina, is engaging in business practices that are either illegal or should be.

During that Tuesday hearing, Tillis asked Attorney General Pam Bondi to look into their

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