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The Red Lake Band of Chippewa in northern Minnesota is exploring whether to grow and sell marijuana following a recent U.S. Department of Justice memo allowing the practice on reservations even in states where marijuana is illegal. The U.S. Department of Justice in December ruled that American Indian tribes can legalize marijuana on reservations as long as they follow conditions that also govern states like Colorado that have legalized marijuana. The requirements include preventing the drug's...
The U.S. Department of Justice released a memo Thursday saying that American Indian tribes can legalize marijuana in their territories as long as they follow the same conditions required of states that have legalized the drug. What does it mean? The guidance would allow American Indian tribes to grow and sell marijuana on tribal lands even in states where the drug is illegal, which could create pockets of legal marijuana across the country. The decision could lead to an economic boom for tribes if they decide to tap into the growing legal...
St. Paul, Minn. — Minnesota American Indian tribes and their allies in the state Legislature are seeking to plug a gap in child custody laws opened by a state Supreme Court decision last year. The court's decision derailed the common practice of giving tribal courts a role during pre-adoption and adoption for off-reservation American Indian kids. Until the late 1970s, American Indian children across the country were adopted outside their communities at very high rates. The practice had a devastating effect on tribes, as generations of youth wer...
