How California Is Blocking Native Americans From the Weed Business

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Rolling Stone - 2/14/2018 - Amanda Chicago Lewis - Like most folks, the Iipay Nation of Santa Ysabel got into the weed business for the money. The 700-member tribe, situated about 45 minutes east of San Diego, California, was roughly $50 million in debt from a failed casino project when the Obama Department of Justice issued the Wilkinson memo in December of 2014, giving Native-American nations the same leeway that had been given to states like Colorado and Washington. Essentially, the feds said, if you keep marijuana regulated; keep it out of the hands of children and criminals; and keep it out of places where it's still illegal, we'll leave you alone. Read more @ https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/fe ... ss-w516636