A historic vote for an Ojibwe tribe in Minnesota revealed mass support for medical cannabis.
Red Lake Nation citizens voted on Wednesday in favor of medical cannabis on tribal land with 80 percent approval. The results were 1,765 in favor and 425 against, according to the tribe's election board. A simple majority was needed.
The results make the tribe one of the first in Minnesota to have a medical cannabis program.
Cannabis advocate Kevin Jones, Red Lake, said he helped gather the required 2,500 signatures as part of a petition to get the referendum question on the ballot. Once the petition was presented earlier this year, the tribal council passed a resolution to include the question.
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