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. "Marijuana is the biggest problem for our people up to age 40," said George Colby, attorney for the Yakama Nation. "It's a bigger problem than alcohol." 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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