Marijuana not to blame for police split, tribe says

An attorney for the Flandreau Santee Sioux Tribe said Wednesday that conversations about cutting ties with the city of Flandreau’s police department predated the tribe’s decision to legalize marijuana.

Flandreau city officials said this week they think the tribe is ending a 16-year-old law enforcement contract with its police department on Sept. 4 because of a disagreement about marijuana enforcement.

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