South Dakota Indian tribe signs contract with marijuana growing group

SIOUX FALLS | An Indian tribe in South Dakota that plans to start selling marijuana for recreational and medicinal purposes envisions its single point of sale on the reservation as a facility that will also have a bowling alley, a bar and other entertainment features.

Leaders of the Flandreau Santee Sioux Tribe on Wednesday unveiled details of their plans to sell cannabis after signing a contract with Denver-based Monarch America Inc., which will be responsible for the design, construction and development of an indoor growing site that will feature a marijuana consumption lounge.

The tribe, which already operates a casino on its land, is looking at the operation as a source of revenue that would allow the community to develop housing, build an addiction treatment center and improve the local clinic, among other projects. Tribal leaders legalized the sale of marijuana on the reservation earlier this month and are estimating...

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