Hoopa Valley Shoots Down Marijuana Decriminalization Initiative

An initiative that would have decriminalized marijuana cultivation on Hoopa Valley land was roundly rejected at yesterday’s tribal election.

According to a preliminary tally, a little over 62 percent of voters gave the thumbs-down to and initiative, spearheaded by former tribal chair Lyle Marshall, to repeal Title 34 of the Hoopa Valley Tribe’s charter, which takes a zero-tolerance approach to marijuana cultivation on tribal land.

Elsewhere in the election: Current tribal chair Danielle Vigil-Masten was soundly defeated by challenger Ryan Jackson. Jackson will next face a runoff election with second place finisher George Byron Nelson, Jr. That election will take place in June.

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