The Hoopa Valley Tribe in California, for example, has enlisted the help of state police in ridding its ancestral lands of illegal pot grows for years. And the Yakama Nation of Washington, whose tribal lands cover 1.2 million acres, has actively fought statewide legalization, seeking to ban marijuana in all 10 counties of its ancestral lands — about a fifth of the state. As in California, tribal police have spent years chasing growers off of their reservation.
December 12, 2014
"The United States has 326 federally-recognized reservations, most in states that ban recreational marijuana."
"But whether reservations will become free zones for the drug depends on the decisions of tribal governments, many of which have struggled against drug and alcohol addiction within their borders."
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I see great opportunities for the Pimas.
The only people in America forced into communism are avoiding a capitalist opportunity. It is a wonderful thing that my close ancestors left the res.
wait...I thought Indians smoked pot as part of their religion?
Are these tribal governments oppressing their people?
Maybe the tribes should capture and scalp the pot-growers...
Gahrie:
Given the number of tribes and the fact you're likely thinking of the much more highly publicized peyote smoking of certain western Native tribes, the joke fails.
It is only a matter of time before the Tribes realize that they can sell marijuana on the reservation without paying the insane taxes the legalization bills include. Of course, marijuana is still illegal as far a s the feds are concerned, so that adds an interesting twist.
Federal Law still applies on the reservation.
No where in the United States is the possession or use of Marijuana legal.
I feel sad that I actually have to write that.
"It is a wonderful thing that my close ancestors left the res."
Who stayed?
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