By SCOTT MCKIE B.P.
One Feather Asst. Editor
CHEROKEE, N.C. – The first cannabis dispensary in the State of North Carolina will open next month in Cherokee, N.C. The Great Smoky Cannabis Company, operated by Qualla Enterprises, LLC, an entity of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, will open on Saturday, April 20 (4/20).
The Great Smoky Cannabis Company, operated by Qualla Enterprises, LLC, an entity of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, will open on Saturday, April 20 (4/20). This photo shows a portion of the dispensary which is in the former Cherokee Tribal Bingo Building. (SCOTT MCKIE B.P./One Feather photos)
Lee Griffin, Qualla Enterprises human resources director, confirmed the opening date to Tribal Council during a work session on Wednesday, Feb. 28. “That’s the National Cannabis holiday,” he said.
Griffin spoke mainly about staffing for the new dispensary which is located at 91 Bingo Loop Road – the site of the now-defunct Cherokee Tribal Bingo operation. He told Tribal Council that they’ve received over 1,400 applications from people desiring to work at the dispensary.
The number needed and hired will depend on one key factor – whether the dispensary will