Nebraska Tribe Hits Back After State Officials’ Marijuana Threats

Nebraska Tribe Hits Back After State Officials’ Marijuana Threats

A Native American tribe in Nebraska, as well as cannabis reform activists, are punching back against the governor and state attorney general over recent comments suggesting that people would be prosecuted if they buy marijuana from businesses on the reservation. Governor Jim Pillen (R) and Attorney General Mike Hilgers (R) both made controversial remarks about the tribe’s cannabis program on November 5, amid negotiations over a compact on tax re…

Nebraska Attorney General Calls Marijuana A 'Poison' And Says People Who Buy It From A Tribe Within The State Do So 'At Their Own Peril'

The attorney general of Nebraska says people who buy marijuana under a Native American tribe’s planned legal market on its reservation within the state do so “at their own peril,” implying enforcement action against citizens for purchasing what he described as a “poison” if they take it beyond the territory’s borders. During a press conference focused on an unrelated executive order, Gov. Jim Pillen (R) and Attorney General Mike Hilgers (R) were…

Nebraska Attorney General Calls Marijuana A ‘Poison’ And Says People Who Buy It From A Tribe Within The State Do So ‘At Their Own Peril’

The attorney general of Nebraska says people who buy marijuana under a Native American tribe's planned legal market on its reservation within the state do so "at their own peril," implying enforcement action against citizens for purchasing what he described as a "poison" if they take it beyond the territory's borders. During a press conference focused on an unrelated executive order, Gov. Jim Pillen (R) and Attorney General Mike Hilgers (R) were…