Two legal industries experiencing rapid growth in Michigan are converging, as some tribal governments with casino operations are expanding into the cannabis market.
Enterprising Michigan tribes are looking to the legal marijuana industry, like they have with casinos, as a way to generate revenue for their members. If successful, much-needed tax revenue can also spill into Lansing to help fund state programs.
Tribes must take care to follow regulations unique to them: native tribal nations have different rules for producing, cultivating, and selling products from the land they own, due to federal regulations imposed by the Bureau of Indian Affairs.
