Individuals under age 21 will need a doctor’s recommendation.įlandreau Mayor Mark Bonrud said he does not approve of the executive committee’s actions, making the Flandreau Santee Sioux Reservation the first in the state to legalize marijuana. The tribe will open one facility where marijuana will be grown and another where people age 21 and older can purchase it for medicinal and recreational use. He added a three-member marijuana control commission will be established.
We kind of like taking the forefront on issues.” Reider said the operation could be open by this fall.
We were with the casino, we were the second compacted tribe in the United States, the first and largest casino in between Atlantic City and Las Vegas, so it’s something that’s not new to us. Tribal President Anthony Reider said, “Throughout Indian country, Flandreau’s been trail-blazers. The tribe operates the Royal River Casino and Hotel. Selling and using marijuana recently became legal on the Flandreau Santee Sioux Indian Reservation in Flandreau, South Dakota. Individuals must be age 21 or older to buy the product, which will be sold one gram at a time. The Flandreau Santee Sioux Indian Reservation recently legalized buying and using marijuana for medicinal or recreational purposes.
