Tribal Cannabis & Hemp Map
From Vicente LLP and ICIA
The Indigenous Cannabis Industry Association is giving a first-of-its-kind look into the state of Indigenous cannabis enterprises with a new map of Tribal Cannabis and Hemp Programs, created in collaboration with leading cannabis law firm Vicente LLP. Developed through in-depth research and interviews with Tribal leaders, the ICIA’s Tribal Cannabis and Hemp Programs Map demonstrates the growth of this new regulated market.
Since the first regulated Indigenous cannabis storefront opened almost 10 years ago in Washington state, dozens of sovereign Indigenous communities have created their own unique regulatory systems to govern cannabis cultivation, production and sales. In addition to cannabis, 52 Tribal communities operate federally approved hemp cultivation programs. With 574 federally recognized Indigenous communities nationwide and 358 in the continental United States, approximately 26% of Indigenous communities in the continental U.S. are involved with cannabis or hemp programs.
The map shows the locations of Indigenous cannabis programs in blue and hemp programs in red. In many cases, the clusters of programs on the map denote tribal and Indigenous-led enterprises that are already working together to create successful supply chains and distribution networks.