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Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte, R-Missouri Gov. vetoed The aforementioned The bill was a This would have permitted the tribal nations of California and the Governor’s Office to create compacts that legalized and regulated cannabis in individual reservations. Gianforte wrote to Senate President Matt Regier and Speak of the House Brandon Ler that the proposed legislation was “unnecessary” and duplicate.
In May, Jeffry Stiffarm, president of the Fort Belknap Indian Community, sent a letter to Gianforte requesting that he veto the bill, saying it undermines “the sovereign rights” of the Tribe by “conditioning the exercise of tribal regulatory on state approval, mandating state control over cannabis licensing and revenue sharing, and imposing frameworks that treat tribes as subordinate entities rather than equal sovereign governments.”
“We believe tribal-state compacts regarding cannabis, gaming, taxation, and other issues must be negotiated on a government-to-government basis, with voluntary participation and respect for tribal sovereignty at the forefront.” — Stiffarm in a letter to Gianforte
Gianforte echoed sentiments outlined in Stiffarm’s letter, saying in addition to the state already having “over 400 agreements with Montana’s eight tribal nations addressing a broad scope of matters” – including cannabis regulation – he was concerned about the proposal’s “potential impact on tribal sovereignty and self-determination as well as the government-to-government relationship” between the state and tribal nations.
Gianforte said that this bill could “limit the scope and flexibility in negotiations and introduce unnecessary bureaucratic barriers, as well as impose State priority on tribal nations”, and interfere with the ability for both parties to have open and meaningful negotiations.
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