Articles tagged with "Pine Ridge Reservation"
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Oglala Sioux Tribe approves medical, recreational marijuana
The Associated Press - Published on March 11, 2020Read moreMembers of the Oglala Sioux Tribe passed a referendum to legalize medical and recreational marijuana on the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota, according to preliminary results from the tribe’s election commission. A proposal to allow alcohol in the tribe’s casino failed. The results of Tuesday’s vote will be certified in the next week. In […]
South Dakota tribe set to vote on legalizing cannabis
The Associated Press - Published on March 9, 2020Read moreMembers of the Oglala Sioux Tribe will vote this week on legalizing medical and recreational cannabis on South Dakota’s Pine Ridge Reservation in an initiative that many hope will bring economic development to one of the most impoverished areas in the country. Neither South Dakota nor nearby Wyoming and Nebraska have legalized marijuana, and tribal […]