Pot is illegal in North Carolina—except on Cherokee land where medical cannabis sales just started

 Pot is illegal in North Carolina—except on Cherokee land where medical cannabis sales just started

The Eastern Band, with about 14,000 members, can pass rules permitting cannabis as a sovereign nation and federally recognized tribe.

Medical marijuana can now be legally purchased in North Carolina with the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians opening its long-planned dispensary this weekend on tribal land.Hundreds of people, many wit…