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Tribe threatens to grow pot if casino isn't allowed near Pensacola
The Orlando Sentinel / The Associated Press ^
| February 20, 2015
Posted on 02/22/2015 4:36:34 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet
PENSACOLA — A small, Alabama-based Indian tribe that wants to expand its casinos into the Sunshine State might adopt a hardball negotiating stance: Let us offer gambling in a few Florida locations, or we could consider growing and selling marijuana on our property.
The prospect of selling pot is just one "what if" scenario that tribal leaders say is possible. But what the Poarch Creek Band of Indians want now is for Gov. Rick Scott and the Republican-controlled Legislature to take them seriously and approve a compact with the tribe that would allow a casino....
(Excerpt) Read more at orlandosentinel.com ...
TOPICS: Local News
KEYWORDS: cannabis; florida; gaming; indians; marijuana; pot; wod
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To: Husker24
It's not sovereign tribal land.
They don't get any special property investment rights outside of their treaty tribal lands.
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posted on
02/22/2015 6:06:58 PM PST
by
sarasmom
(Je suis Charlie!)
To: 2ndDivisionVet
We took care of the uppity Injuns before, we can do it again.
The Injuns can have casinos only because the Pale Face allows them.
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posted on
02/23/2015 12:58:14 AM PST
by
Cowboy Bob
(Isn't it funny that Socialists never want to share their own money?)
To: sarasmom
They're threatening to grow it on tribal land that borders FL, if I'm not mistaken.
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posted on
02/23/2015 1:00:30 AM PST
by
Ken H
(What happens on the internet, stays on the internet.)
To: sarasmom
Looks like I was mistaken. It
is the FL property they're threatening to grow pot on.
Showdown time.
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posted on
02/23/2015 1:20:55 AM PST
by
Ken H
(What happens on the internet, stays on the internet.)
To: 2ndDivisionVet
...and we wonder why there’s an H1B program for engineers...
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posted on
02/23/2015 2:00:21 AM PST
by
Does so
(SCOTUS Newbies Imperil USA...)
To: Does so
now, THATS a sad reality...
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posted on
02/23/2015 3:19:33 AM PST
by
RaceBannon
(Rom 5:8 But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for)
To: 2ndDivisionVet
To: 2ndDivisionVet
“Give us what we want or we’ll dope up our own children and turn them into non-competitive vegetables...”
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posted on
02/23/2015 3:47:56 AM PST
by
Caipirabob
(Communists... Socialists... Democrats...Traitors... Who can tell the difference?)
To: manc
hey why not seeing as the feds don’t bother enforcing their own drug laws or marriage law etc . Might as well threaten and break laws ourselves then. Do you want fedgov to start enforcing federal laws concerning prescriptions drugs from Canada?
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"As long as quantities stay low, custom officials usually do not enforce prescription drug laws."
http://thelawdictionary.org/article/is-it-legal-to-buy-prescription-drugs-from-canada/
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02/23/2015 5:37:52 AM PST
by
Ken H
(What happens on the internet, stays on the internet.)
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