Indian tribe seeks pot business ban in part of Washington state

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Indian tribe seeks pot business ban in part of Washington state

<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/indian-tribe-seeks-pot-business-ban-part-washington-161747063--finance.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/0mMSvH1fonRYEZwIW.SleA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2014-03-24T185332Z_1_CBREA2N1GHB00_RTROPTP_2_USA-MARIJUANA-COLORADO.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="A fully budded marijuana plant ready for trimming is seen at the Botanacare marijuana store ahead of their grand opening on New Year's day in Northglenn, Colorado" align="left" title="A fully budded marijuana plant ready for trimming is seen at the Botanacare marijuana store ahead of their grand opening on New Year's day in Northglenn, Colorado" border="0" /></a>By Jonathan Kaminsky OLYMPIA, Washington (Reuters) - A Native American tribe, concerned about the impact of marijuana on its youth, is fighting to derail the rollout of a nascent recreational pot industry across a quarter of Washington state, where it still holds some traditional rights. The roughly 10,000-member Yakama Nation had already asserted sovereignty to keep pot outlawed on 1.2 million acres of reservation land it controls in central Washington's Yakima Valley. &quot;Marijuana is the biggest problem for our people up to age 40,&quot; said George Colby, attorney for the Yakama Nation. &quot;It's a bigger problem than alcohol.&quot; The move adds to a growing backlash against pot in Washington state that pits the liberal tech hub of Seattle against some more conservative areas.</p><br clear="all"/>

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