KESHENA, WI (WTAQ) – Now that a big casino in Kenosha is out the window, a Menominee Indian lawmaker has a new idea to help the impoverished tribe — growing marijuana.
Craig Corn tweeted Friday that it’s time to move forward on what he calls a “new economic endeavor” and he declared … “We are gonna fast track an effort to legalize marijuana.”
Last year, the U.S. Justice Department told federal prosecutors not to prevent tribes from growing or selling pot on Indian lands, due mainly to the legalization of the drug in Colorado.
Menominee Tribal Court counselor Ken Fish says it could be a “huge agricultural resource.” However, Corn admits there are legal hurdles, and the tribe would have to research them.
Milwaukee Indian law attorney Carl Artman tells the Journal Sentinel it’s not that easy. He said the sale of marijuana on reservations is a “gray area,” and a lot of things need to be overcome before a tribe could actually do it.
After the federal Justice Department’s order last year, the Wisconsin Justice Department said marijuana remains illegal in all of the state — and it would keep enforcing that.
(Story courtesy of Wheeler News Service)
