This is interesting. It sounds like the Flandreau Santee Sioux Tribe might be backing down, and abandoning their pot plans:
The Flandreau Santee Sioux Tribe is burning millions of dollars worth of marijuana intended to be sold in the nation’s first pot smoking lounge on tribal land, KELOLAND News has confirmed.
A source tells KELOLAND News that the decision was made because the tribe didn’t want to deal with the ongoing controversy with the federal government. Instead, they want to sell marijuana the right way and the safest way possible.
and…
Moody County State’s Attorney Paul Lewis says stepping onto tribal land does not provide you with a magic fence that protects you from prosecution if you have ingested marijuana and later stopped by police.
Attorney General Marty Jackley backs up that statement, saying it is illegal for non-tribal members to use or possess marijuana anywhere in the state of South Dakota.
That’s good news. And as area pot users quickly try to find where down wind is, watch KELO for more on the story as it develops.
I am fully supportive of our AG’s office, local states attorney offices and the rest of law enforcement for not just rolling over on this. The FSST leadership made a very unwise and risky choice trying to make a quick buck. Other tribes wisely won’t touch this knowing the chemical dependency issues and other wreckage they are already dealing with and don’t need more. I wonder how much money the FSST lost on this and will hold those leaders accountable.
In a related story, Domino’s Pizza had a record night for deliveries in Flandreau.
Very good news.
So, stand downwind?