On Monday, Gov. Tim Walz and the Minnesota Office of Cannabis Management announced that the Prairie Island Indian Community has signed a cannabis compact with the state. The agreement recognizes the tribe’s authority to regulate and sell cannabis.

The compacts include provisions that create opportunities for tribes to partner with those dispensaries to sell tribally grown cannabis products, which is notable at a time when state-licensed dispensaries are struggling to meet demand for recreational cannabis products.

The tribal nation has indicated interest in expanding both its retail operations and cultivation wholesaling into the state market.

In a news release from the Office of Cannabis Management, Grant Johnson, president of the Prairie Island Indian Community Tribal Council, said, “

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