The Mohegan Indians are reviewing the U.S. Justice Department announcement that tribes can grow and sell marijuana on tribal lands as long as they follow the same federal conditions laid out for states that have legalized the drug.
“The most important part of the DOJ position is that it affirms and recognizes the sovereignty of the governments of federally recognized tribes like the Mohegans,” Charles F. Bunnell, the tribe’s chief of staff, said in an email.
Bunnell added that Kevin Brown, the tribal chairman, and the tribal council “have been very clear that they are looking at numerous opportunities to diversify into new emerging markets and products that promise to sustain their government for years to come. They have been equally clear that these new opportunities not jeopardize the significant investments they have already made into a highly regulated industry. This new information is being reviewed in that context.”
