Vicente LLP, in partnership with the Indigenous Cannabis Industry Association (ICIA), has released a first-of-its-kind map highlighting 56 Tribal cannabis and hemp initiatives across the United States.
Spotlighted by POLITICO Pro
A new POLITICO Pro article featured the project, calling attention to the wide variation in Tribal participation by state. Washington leads with 17 participating Tribes, while other states, such as Oregon and Oklahoma, have fewer Tribal cannabis programs. These differences often reflect disparities in compacting opportunities, market access and relationships with state governments.
Commenting on Oklahoma’s lack of formal Tribal cannabis programs despite its open market, Vicente’s director of economics and market research Andrew Livingston explained:
“Probably a lot of it has to do with the way that the compacting occurs, but also the way the market structure is. It may have just been the case that there are actually a lot of tribally owned cannabis licenses, but they didn’t need to go through their own regulatory structures because it was so easy to get a license.”
Read the full article on POLITICO Pro
About the Map
The Tribal Cannabis and Hemp Programs map, developed by Andrew Livingston and ICIA executive director Mary Jane Oatman, offers a comprehensive view of Tribal-led cannabis and hemp regulatory programs. It’s currently hosted on ICIA’s website. According to ICIA, clusters on the map represent regions where Tribal enterprises are already collaborating to build supply chains and distribution networks.
Learn more: indigenouscannabis.org/cannabis-map
Bringing Visibility to Tribal Cannabis Work Through Market Analysis
This resource offers a launch point for future research into Indigenous cannabis governance and supports broader efforts to bring visibility to Tribal participation in the space.
Vicente LLP continuously monitors Tribal cannabis and hemp developments across the U.S. to support data-driven policy conversations regarding Tribal cannabis initiatives. Contact us with general questions or if you’re interested in contributing to this important work.
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