KESHENA, WI (WTAQ) – A Menominee Tribe proposal to grow marijuana for medical or recreational purposes passed in an advisory referendum that took place this week.
Results released Friday show about 58 percent of those voting said yes to legalizing recreational marijuana. Even more tribal members, about 77 percent, approved allowing pot for medicinal purposes.
After Governor Walker rejected a proposal for the tribe to build a casino in Kenosha, some tribe members say marijuana is a way for the tribe to make some extra money. Others say the drug has too many bad side effects.
If the tribe ultimately approves growing marijuana, it will only be available to tribal members, and only allowed on tribal land.
If the tribe does move forward with the proposal, leaders say there are other issues to consider, such as making sure minors do not have access to it, gangs do not become involved, and that it does not go outside the reservation to places where it is illegal.
(Story courtesy of Wheeler News Service)
