Months of planning have become a reality as the Prairie Island Indian Community opens the doors to its new cannabis dispensary.
Island Peži (pronounced pay-zhee, meaning grass) is the fourth cannabis dispensary to open in Minnesota. The tribe is excited to offer the products to customers in the Twin Cities and southern Minnesota, said Blake Johnson, president of Prairie Island CBH Inc.
“We’re very excited to showcase our dispensary and all the hard work that’s gone into this,” he said.
The grand opening of Island Peži will begin with a green ribbon cutting at 8:30 a.m. Saturday, June 29. Food trucks from Trickster Tacos and Misfits Coffee, along with Chez Annalise, BLNCD, White Earth and Slay Beverages, live music from DJ Austin and giveaways will take place from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. June 29.
The store will be open from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. daily.
The cannabis sold at Island Peži is sourced from the White Earth Nation and Prairie Island is happy and excited to work with other tribes in the industry, Johnson said.
“A long time ago, tribal trade was a big thing amongst tribes to trade goods that others had and this is a unique situation where we’re able to do
