EBCI Police Commission on the chopping block

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Wednesday, 27/03/2024

Former Cherokee Indian Police Department Chief Josh Taylor has now made it clear that he stands behind a push from at least one tribal council member to dissolve the Cherokee Police Commission. 

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Cherokee Police Commission discusses cannabis change

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Wednesday, 20/09/2023

A week after Cherokee voters overwhelmingly voiced their support for legalizing cannabis on the Qualla Boundary, the Cherokee Police Commission spent 20 minutes of its monthly meeting discussing the potential impacts of such a change. 

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