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Native America Calling: Expanding legal weed a calculated risk for tribes
Wednesday, April 20, 2022
Expanding legal weed a calculated risk for tribes
New Mexico is the latest state to allow recreational cannabis sales to the public, setting up a potential new revenue stream for that state’s tribes.
The trouble is, New Mexico tribes are in a precarious limbo between the new state law, and the federal government, which considers cannabis an illegal Schedule 1 controlled substance.
Guests on Native America Calling
Shaun Griswold (Laguna/Zuni/Jemez), senior reporter for Source New Mexico
James Bucaro (Iipay Nation of Santa Ysabel), general manager for Santa Ysabel Botanical Facility
Jeremy Wilson (Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians), government affairs liaison for ,a href=https://ebci.com/government/executive/principal-chief/>Principal Chief Richard Sneed
Note: Thumbnail photo of New Mexico State Capitol Building by Joanne C Sullivan
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