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Planned White Earth Nation dispensary at 926 Central raises tax, jurisdiction questions for East Grand Forks
Summary
City staff told the council White Earth Nation is pursuing the former Burger King site at 926 Central Ave NW for a cannabis retail store under a May 2025 tribal compact that may allow tribal licensing off tribal land; staff flagged unresolved questions about whether such stores count against local caps and how sales/property taxes apply.
City staff reported to the East Grand Forks City Council that building-permit applications tied to the former Burger King at 926 Central Avenue NW indicate White Earth Nation seeks to open a cannabis retail store there, a development that raises jurisdictional and tax questions under a tribal compact signed with the state in May 2025.
What staff said: "The tribal compact allows the tribe to essentially issue its own licenses to operate cannabis retail," city staff member Reed Hutton said, explaining the compact permits tribes to license retail locations and to operate off tribally regulated land. Because of that, staff said the city’s previously adopted local cap on the number of…
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