page_title: Cannabis on American Indian reservations
section_title: Suquamish Tribe and Squaxin Island Tribe
hierarchical_section_title: Cannabis on American Indian reservations / Suquamish Tribe and Squaxin Island Tribe
caption_attribution_description: English: Agate Dreams cannabis retail establishment in Suquamish, Washington. Is on the Indian reservation across the street from Clearwater Casino near Agate Pass Bridge.
context_page_description: Cannabis on American Indian reservations historically largely fell under the same regulations as cannabis nationwide in the United States. However, the August 2013 issuance of the Cole Memorandum opened discussion on tribal sovereignty as pertains to cannabis legalization, which was further explored as the states of Washington and Colorado legalized marijuana. A clarifying memo in December 2014 stated that the federal government's non-interference policies that applied to the 50 states, would also apply to the 326 recognized American Indian reservations. U.S. Attorney for Oregon, Amanda Marshall, stated that the clarification had been issued in response to legal questions from tribal nations, but that only three unnamed tribes, in California, Washington state, and "the Midwest" had stated explicit interest in legalizing.
context_section_description: The Squaxin Island Tribe opened the United States' first tribal-controlled cannabis store, "Elevation", in November 2015. The Suquamish Tribe in Western Washington began selling cannabis in December 2015, collecting the same 37% tax as the surrounding state. Both tribes legalized marijuana internally, and signed 10-year compacts with the Washington State Liquor and Cannabis Board.
  The Squaxin Island Tribe's Island Enterprises began growing cannabis in 2017, in the Skokomish River Valley on what they called the state's first licensed outdoor farm.
caption: Suquamish cannabis shop on the Port Madison Indian Reservation
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