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Cherokee Tribe Launches Recreational Marijuana Sales In North Carolina

It’s time N.C. legislators legalize adult use, too

At least 65 people lined up in the early morning dark Saturday as the Cherokee prepared to open North Carolina’s first and only marijuana dispensary superstore to all adults.

“This is amazing to see so many people here,” James Bradley, Qualla Enterprises production manager, told The Charlotte Observer as he handed a free pack of rolling paper to each person in the line. Qualla Enterprises is the tribe’s cannabis subsidiary.

At 9 a.m., dispensary officials passed out T-shirts and non-infused chocolates and gummies to people waiting in the line. By the end of the hour, the line mushroomed to hundreds of people when the store opened at 10 a.m. The store offers 300 products at the dispensary.

The first customer arrived at 1 a.m., Keisha Bowman, a dispensary security supervisor said.

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