Saint Regis Mohawk Tribal Chief Ron LaFrance shared support and wishes for much success to all the team members of the Sovereign Cannabis Company, which conducted a soft launch today as the newest tribally licensed cannabis retailer. Located in the Akwesasne Trading Post at 8 State Route 37; their official grand opening begins at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, October 21st and will include a free slice of Riverside pizza, a chance to win prizes, and a cash drawing. Participating in today’s launch were Store Manager Jacob Swamp, Matthew Ireland, Rori Francis-Herne, Cheyenne Thompson, Craig Lawrence, Anthony Moccaldi, Cailey King, Laurie Thompson, Kyler Thomas, Lou Tischler, Landon Laffin, Brandon Smoke, Brendan Lazore-McDonald, Julie Pavlick, and Bill Black. We offer our warmest congratulations to Sovereign on their opening and say “niawen:kówa/thank you very much” for helping support our community’s programs and services as a tribally licensed dispensary.
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The Saint Regis Mohawk Tribal Council is the duly elected and federally recognized government of the Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe.