The state of Minnesota has reached its third tribal-state marijuana deal, opening further partnership opportunities for cannabis dispensaries.

Gov. Tim Walz formally signed the cannabis compact with the Prairie Island Indian Community on Monday.

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As with the earlier deals — agreed to with the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe and the White Earth Band of the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe — the compact allows the tribal community to open and run up to eight off-reservation marijuana dispensaries.

“We’re grateful to have this compact completed, and we’re excited to continue meeting demand in Minnesota’s growing recreational cannabis market with the exceptional cannabis products we are producing,” Prairie Island Indian Community Tribal Council President Grant Johnson said. “We’re very proud of the disciplined systems and processes we have created to ensure the safe, secure operation of our cannabis business on and off our reservation land. Those systems are modeled upon our more than 40 years of successful Tribal regulation of our gaming enterprise, and we are eager to continue applying that expertise to our cannabis operations.”

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The deal comes as many other recreational cannabis businesses across the state struggle to find flower to stock their shelves.

Located near Treasure Island in Welch, just north of Red Wing, the Prairie Island Indian Community already runs its own dispensary, Island Peži. However, now they’ll be able to expand operations in other parts of the state.

Under the terms of the compact, each tribal nation can open one retail location per city and three per county.

Minnesota’s Office of Cannabis Management, meanwhile, says additional tribal compact negotiations continue, and more deals are expected to be announced in the coming weeks.

There are 11 sovereign tribal nations located within Minnesota, meaning eight have yet to agree to a cannabis compact with the state.