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Here's what we know about the country's first marijuana resort

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Submitted by Marijuana News on Tue, 10/06/2015 - 08:45

A Native American tribe in South Dakota is looking to expand its sprawling enterprise of casinos and hotels in a way that no other tribe has done before: opening a marijuanaresort.

The Santee Sioux tribe announced plans to grow and sell pot shortly after the U.S. Department of Justice authorized the venture in June, opening the door for the small tribe of 400 to boost revenue needed to fund community services, the AP reported. The tribe plans to open the resort on New Year's Eve, and already has requests coming in for the night, according to Al Jazeera.

Just as tribes have relied on casinos to raise money in the past, the Sioux community hopes that investing in a marijuana resort will produce profits that could make up for what they lost in the recession. The resort will feature a nightclub,...

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