MINNEAPOLIS<\/strong> \u2014 The seventh annual Legacy Cup wrapped Saturday at Surly Brewing Festival Field, and NativeCare left with the hardware that matters most to the people who grow and roll the product: Best Infused Pre-Roll.<\/em><\/p>\n That trophy is not a surprise to anyone who has been watching the Red Lake Nation brand since it opened Minnesota\u2019s first adult-use dispensary on August 1, 2023. It is still a big win. Legacy Cup<\/a> is the Midwest\u2019s largest cannabis festival. Judges and the public score finished retail products. NativeCare sponsored the VIP Lounge, showed up with the team, and brought another cup home to Red Lake.<\/p>\n The brand put it simply after the awards: the win belongs to the growers, the rollers, and everyone who refuses to cut corners.<\/p>\n A Native-owned company with four doors open<\/strong><\/p>\n NativeCare is tribally owned by the Red Lake Nation. Four retail stores are open now:<\/p>\n That is the footprint that started as one shop in northern Minnesota and now runs from the reservation to the metro. More stores are in the works. New flavors are hitting shelves as cultivation keeps turning out weekly harvests.<\/p>\n The flower is the point. NativeCare runs one of Minnesota\u2019s largest and most advanced tribal cultivation operations, growing, processing, and packaging on Red Lake Nation land. Pre-rolls are full flower \u2014 not trim, not shake. The same standard that put infused pre-rolls on the cup stage is what shows up in the jar.<\/p>\n High Times covered NativeCare when Red Lake made history as Minnesota\u2019s first legal adult-use shop. Three years later, the story is no longer \u201cfirst.\u201d It is \u201cstill setting the bar.\u201d<\/p>\n Why this cup win lands<\/strong><\/p>\n Minnesota\u2019s adult-use market is crowded now. That makes a category win at Legacy Cup mean something. Infused pre-rolls are a craft product: flower has to be right, the concentrate has to be right, and the roll has to hold both without falling apart in the bag or on the flame.<\/p>\n NativeCare already has a Legacy Cup track record. Last year\u2019s run included Best Infused Pre-Roll and other adult-use trophies. This year\u2019s Best Infused Pre-Roll is the latest proof that the grow and the roll are staying consistent while the company scales.<\/p>\n For a Native-owned operator, the optics matter too. Red Lake opened the state\u2019s first legal rec counter when a lot of Minnesota still had nowhere to buy smokable, Minnesota-grown cannabis. The compact with the state opened the path off-reservation. Jobs followed \u2014 more than 100 employees, the large majority tribal members. The cup is public recognition. The stores and the payroll are the longer win.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blurredculture.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_4466-2.jpg?resize=771%2C1024&ssl=1)
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