Many tribal nations are developing sovereign cannabis operations. Chenae Bullock, a tribal citizen of the Shinnecock Nation in Long Island, New York, has been working in the cannabis space since 2016.
When her tribe passed a medical ordinance, it planted the seeds of what would become Little Beach Harvest, a dispensary located in the heart of the Hamptons.
Cannabis & Tech Today sat down with Bullock during MJBizCon 2022 to discuss her plans for
the dispensary and how retail cannabis could impact her tribe.
This interview has been edited for length and clarity. Listen to the full conversation at cannatechtoday.com/podcasts.
Cannabis & Tech Today: How did Little Beach Harvest come to fruition?
Chenae Bullock: Little Beach Harvest is our tribe’s wholly-owned cannabis business. We got into the cannabis industry back in 2016.
Our tribe passed our medical ordinance, and so we issue licenses within our community. We have our own cannabis regulatory division that issues licenses.
So Little Beach Harvest has a cannabis license. We don’t need a license from the state of New York, which is where our tribe is located. We’re right in the Hamptons.
We are in the process right now of building our