State lawmakers legalized adult-use recreational cannabis over two years ago. At the time, they envisioned a role for tribal cannabis businesses as wholesale suppliers to state-licensed cannabis businesses.
Since May, Gov. Tim Walz has signed cannabis compact agreements with five tribal nations. The agreements have expanded tribal retail opportunities outside tribal lands.
That means tribes also pay state taxes on products sold at those retail locations, and the compacts state that the state may enter into tax agreements and share that revenue from taxes with tribes. Those agreements have yet to be negotiated.
