South Dakota tribe burns marijuana crop
Fearing a federal raid, a South Dakota Native American tribe is burning its marijuana crop, which it had planned to sell in a resort on its land.
The "marijuana resort" would have been the first of its kind, but concerns that the stockpile could be confiscated led tribe leaders to incinerate it.
The tribe says it wants to show cooperation with federal officials for future negotiations.
Whether the tribe can sell marijuana to non-Indians has come under question.
Representatives for the US Department of Justice did not tell Santee Sioux tribe leaders a raid was imminent, but the government reserves a right to conduct a raid at any time and the tribe would risk one if all the concerns about the resort were not addressed.
The Justice Department decided last year to let tribes grow marijuana on their land.
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