12-170-107. Federally recognized American tribes and Indigenous community working group - cr

12-170-107. Federally recognized American tribes and Indigenous community working group - creation - duties. (1) The director shall establish the federally recognized American tribes and Indigenous community working group for the purpose of engaging and creating a dialogue to identify issues related to the commercialization of natural medicine, natural medicine product, and natural medicine services for tribal and Indigenous people, communities, cultures, and religions. The community working group shall study the following:

(a) Avoiding the misappropriation and exploitation of the federally recognized American tribes and Indigenous people, communities, cultures, and religions;

(b) Avoiding the excessive commercialization of natural medicine, natural medicine product, and natural medicine services;

(c) Any conservation issues associated with the legalization and regulation of natural medicine or natural medicine product, including the potential for further depletion of peyote due to peyote being a source of mescaline; and

(d) Best practices and open communication to build trust and understanding between the federally recognized American tribes and Indigenous people and communities, the board, the division, the state licensing authority, and law enforcement agencies, for the purpose of avoiding unnecessary burdens and criminalization of traditional tribal and Indigenous uses of natural medicine.

(2) The working group shall advise the board and the division on its findings and recommendations pursuant to the subjects identified in subsection (1) of this section.

(3) The director is encouraged to engage with the federally recognized American tribes and Indigenous people who have significant experience with traditional use of natural medicine and other persons deemed necessary by the director for the purpose of this section.