MSN - US won't stop Native Americans from growing, selling pot on their lands

[Algernon Moncrieff]

Complete article at: http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/us-wont-stop-native-americans-from-growing-selling-pot-on-their-lands/ar-BBgEnYB

WASHINGTON — Opening the door for what could be a lucrative and controversial new industry on some Native American reservations, the Justice Department on Thursday will tell U.S. attorneys to not prevent tribes from growing or selling marijuana on the sovereign lands, even in states that ban the practice.

The new guidance, released in a memorandum, will be implemented on a case-by-case basis and tribes must still follow federal guidelines, said Timothy Purdon, the U.S. attorney for North Dakota and the chairman of the Attorney General's Subcommittee on Native American Issues.

It remains to be seen how many reservations will take advantage of the policy. Many tribes are opposed to legalizing pot on their lands, and federal officials will continue to enforce the law in those areas, if requested.

Representatives for several of the largest tribes could not be reached for comment.

[bravenak]

1. Good.

Kick and rec.

[RKP5637]

2. The US needs to get over this ridiculous illegality of pot and move on. It's utterly ridiculous and

horrible for those that get caught in the inane and stupid prohibition web. We went through this decades ago, but really stupid and bad ideas just seem to hang on.

[NaturalHigh]

3. Cool.

[nichomachus]

4. The Indians here are just about to build a new downtown hotel on tribal land

My guess is that now they'll double the number of rooms they were planning on.

[AverageJoe90]

5. Good news!

Anything that benefits the indigenous people of this continent, I can and will support.