A historic deal between the Suquamish Tribe and the State of Washington was recently signed and entered into.  It allows a Native American Tribe to cultivate, process, and sell marijuana within a state’s highly regulated marijuana system.  While the Tribe’s own marijuana regulations have not been disclosed to the public, this does set a precedence and we expect more Native American tribes will follow suite in various States around the US and in other countries like Canada.

The Washington State Liquor and Cannabis Board negotiated the compact with the Suquamish Tribe on behalf of the state. In the compact, the state gives its own interpretation of the Wilkinson statement, writing that “[t]hat memo effectively treats tribal governments the same as state governments in the decision to legalize marijuana.”

Hilary Bricken’s provides her analysis, “The Suquamish Marijuana Compact: First in the State, First in the Nation”:  http://www.cannalawblog.com/the-suquamish-marijuana-compact-first-in-the-state-first-in-the-nation/