MAHNOMEN, Minn. (KVRR/KFGO) — A White Earth tribal member who sold marijuana without a license has been charged with a felony for illegal cannabis possession by the Mahnomen County attorney.
That launches the first test of the state’s authority to prosecute marijuana crimes on tribal land post-legalization.
Todd Thompson began selling cannabis with four other tribal members from his store last August 1, the day recreational cannabis became legal in Minnesota.
Thompson says the tribe’s effective monopoly on legal cannabis sales at the moment is holding back regular tribal citizens from a valuable economic opportunity.
Neither the state nor the tribe has so far issued sale permits.
Thompson says he’s going to fight it.
Photo by Max Nesterak/Minnesota Reformer
MAHNOMEN, Minn. (KVRR/KFGO) — A White Earth tribal member who sold marijuana without a license has been charged with a felony for illegal cannabis possession by the Mahnomen County attorney. That launches the first test of the state’s authority to prosecute marijuana crimes on tribal land post-legalization. Todd Thompson began selling cannabis with four other tribal members from his store… Read More