FORTUNE BAY- After months of delays, the Ishkode cannabis dispensary of the Bois Forte band was scheduled to hold a ribbon cutting ceremony on Friday, Feb. 28 to open for business.
The dispensary is located on the old frontage road just north of the Fortune Bay RV Park.
“I am very excited for Bois Forte,” interim tribal council chair Shane Drift said in a social media post. “If the tribe does business the right way this will be a huge game changer for Bois Forte.”
The band plans to sell its cannabis products under the brand name “Ishkode,” an Ojibwe word which means fire. Planned offerings in the dispensary include real cannabis flower, pre-rolls, gummies, drinks, legal mushroom options, and more. For the time being, the band will source its cannabis from other tribes, while continuing to explore development of its own growing operation in the future.
Ishkode will officially open on Friday at10 a.m. and will close at 9 p.m. Regular hours of operation will be 11 a.m.-9 p.m. seven days a week. All purchases must be made with cash, and an ATM is available on site. Customers must be 21 or older, and no consumption of products is allowed on the property.!