With so many changes in marijuana legalization on the horizon this is certainly one not to overlook. In October of 2014 the federal US government legalized marijuana for Native Americans in the United States. The Department of Justice released a memo stating that "With a number of states legalizing marijuana for use and production, some tribes have requested guidance on the enforcement of the Controlled Substance Act (CSA) on tribal lands" 

Native American casinos have long since been a reality in states with anti gambling laws, and now it would seem that weed is on the ticket as well. What this new change in law does is give tribal leaders the decision as to how to deal with pot on Native American lands. The memo describes native lands as "Indian Country includes numerous reservations and tribal lands with diverse sovereign governments, many of which traverse state borders and federal districts."

Many Native Americans seem skeptical of this change in dank legalization and they have more than enough reason to be so. The American government (corporation) has little to no credibility when it comes to the treatment of Native Americans and other sovereign peoples.