Pubdate: Tue, 16 Jun 2015
Source: Argus Leader (Sioux Falls, SD)
Copyright: 2015 Argus Leader
Contact:  http://www.argusleader.com/
Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/842

MARIJUANA SALES OK'D BY FLANDREAU SANTEE SIOUX TRIBE

Attorney General Marty Jackley Says Use and Possession of Marijuana 
by "Non-Indians" Is Still Against the Law

FLANDREAU - An American Indian tribe in eastern South Dakota has 
approved selling and using marijuana on tribal lands.

The executive committee of the Flandreau Santee Sioux Tribe voted 
Thursday to legalize marijuana, KELO-TV and KSFY-TV report. Tribal 
president Tony Reider says the tribe will grow marijuana at a secure 
facility, and tribal attorney Seth Pearman says customers would need 
a valid registration card to buy it.

South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley says he respects the 
tribe's authority to govern tribal members. He says use and 
possession of marijuana by "non-Indians" is still against the law.

A December decision by the U.S. Justice Department allows American 
Indian tribes to grow and sell marijuana on their lands if they 
follow federal conditions that were set out for states where the drug is legal.
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