Tribal council leaders, parents and youth are concerned about the impact that legalizing marijuana could have on communities in the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota. Image: Kelcie Johnson/News21

Most Indian Tribes Wary of Legalized Marijuana

Lex Talamo, News21 ~ via OklahomaWatch.org ~

Participating in the marijuana industry may have risks for Native American tribes, like losing federal funding.
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Native American tribes are opting not to legalize marijuana, though at least two are poised to try it – just six months after a Justice Department memo indicated federal authorities likely would not interfere with growing marijuana on tribal lands if other federal crimes were not committed.
 
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