Adult Use Cannabis Ordinance Amendment Comment Period Ending Onerahtó:kha/April 22, 2024

Mar 21, 2024

AKWESASNE -- In accordance with the 2013 Tribal Procedures Act; the Saint Regis Mohawk Tribal Clerk is providing notification to membership of the proposed amendments to the Adult Use Cannabis Ordinance. Tribal members are encouraged to review and submit comment on the proposed amendment during a 30-day comment period that ends on Onerahtó:kha/April 22, 2024.

The Adult Use Cannabis Ordinance was first adopted by Tribal Council Resolution 2021-33; it was later amended by TCRs 2022-17 and 2023-05. The current proposal seeks to amend it for the third time. A copy of the proposed amendments are available for membership to view on the Tribal Members Portal that can be accessed from the Tribe’s website. The document can also be accessed by contacting the Tribe’s Office of Boards and Commissions or the Tribal Clerk’s Office by calling (518) 358-2272.

Prior to any action being taken, a hybrid meeting will be held on Onerahtó:kha/April 10, 2024 to present the proposed amendments to membership at the Ionkwakiohkwaroron Tribal Administration Building at 4:00 p.m. The link to register is: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZElce-upjMoGd1gUBzPdN49irnjguSyIr6g and is also available on the Tribal Members Portal.

The deadline to submit written comments for the proposed amendment is Onerahtó:kha/April 22, 2024 by emailing ccb@srmt-nsn.gov, or by mailing or delivering them in-person to:

Office of the Tribal Clerk
Ionkwakiohkwaroron Tribal Administration Building
71 Margaret Terrance Memorial Way
Akwesasne, New York 13655

Following the review of any submitted comments; the Tribal Council shall have at least thirty (30) calendar days to consider the comments received and create a final draft of the proposed legislation. Responses to any submitted comments shall be provided in the form a summary.

Once the final draft of the amendment is complete, the Tribal Clerk’s Office shall issue a notice to membership that the legislation is being presented for adoption by tribal council resolution.

For more information, please contact the Office of the General Counsel at (518) 358-2272.

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The Saint Regis Mohawk Tribal Council is the duly elected and federally recognized government of the Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe