Marijuana Jurisdictional/Regulatory Challenges for Tribes & Tribal Businesses—A National Perspective Christine M. Masse NITA 17th Annual Tax Conference.

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Marijuana Jurisdictional/Regulatory Challenges for Tribes & Tribal Businesses—A National Perspective Christine M. Masse NITA 17th Annual Tax Conference September 17, 2015

The Current Administration President Obama "I smoked pot as a kid, and I view it as a bad habit and a vice, not very different from the cigarettes that I smoked as a young person up through a big chunk of my adult life. I don't think it is more dangerous than alcohol." - The New Yorker, January 2014

The Current Administration Former Attorney General Eric Holder – Comments about racial disparities in criminal justice system – Comments about potentially rescheduling – 2013 DOJ Cole Memo – 2014 DOJ Wilkinson Memo

The Current Administration

2014 DOJ/Wilkinson Memo (cont'd) "Nothing in the Cole Memorandum alters the authority or jurisdiction of the United States to enforce federal law in Indian Country. Each United States Attorney must assess all of the threats present in his or her district, including those in Indian Country, and focus enforcement efforts based on that district-specific assessment. The eight priorities in the Cole Memorandum will guide United States Attorneys' marijuana enforcement efforts in Indian Country, including in the event that sovereign Indian Nations seek to legalize the cultivation or use of marijuana in Indian Country."

The Current Administration 2014 DOJ/Wilkinson Memo (cont'd) – 8 federal priorities  Preventing distribution to minors;  Preventing revenue from going to criminal enterprises;  Preventing diversion of marijuana from states where it is legal to states where it is illegal;  Preventing legal marijuana activity from being a cover for other illegal activity;  Preventing violence and gun use;

The Current Administration 2014 DOJ/Wilkinson Memo (cont'd) – 8 federal priorities (cont'd)  Preventing DUI and exacerbating other public health problems;  Preventing growing marijuana on public lands; and  Preventing marijuana possession on federal property.

The Current Administration Current Attorney General Loretta Lynch – Confirmation hearings – Administration formally weighing in on Nebraska and Oklahoma v. Colorado

United States Supreme Court Nebraska & Oklahoma v. Colorado, filed Dec Jurisdiction per Article III, Section 2, Clause 2 of the U.S. Constitution NE and OK alleging CO's legalization laws are preempted by federal law and unconstitutional and unenforceable under the Supremacy Clause WA and OR have filed amicus briefs urging Court to reject case Solicitor General invited to file brief on May 4, 2015

DOJ and Native American Issues Subcommittee Tim Purdon (North Dakota) and Brendan Johnson (South Dakota) resigned February 2015 Michael Cotter (Montana) and Damon Martinez (New Mexico) appointed March 2015

What Does the DOJ Memo Mean? Initial press Presentations by DOJ, including John Walsh, US Attorney, District of Colorado Letters from DOJ in specific cases

DOJ Letters

From Randolph J. Seiler, Acting US Attorney, District of South Dakota (cont'd) " But nothing in the August 29 Memorandum or the October 28 th Guidance alters the authority or jurisdiction of the United States to enforce federal law in Indian Country or elsewhere. Accordingly, the U.S. Attorney's Office…will apply the eight factors…to the cultivation, distribution, or possession of marijuana, including hemp, on the Pine Ridge Reservation."

DOJ Letters

From Benjamin Wagner, US Attorney, Eastern District of California (cont'd) "Recently, the [BIA] provided my office with a copy of a memorandum purportedly written by you...I am writing to express my concern regarding the misleading and incorrect content of that memorandum…Specifically, the first sentence of that memorandum states, 'On December 11, 2014, the Federal Government released a memorandum to the Justice Department stating that it would not prosecute Native American Nations for cultivating and selling marijuana on their sovereign land.' That statement is categorically untrue."

DOJ Press Release FEDERAL AND LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT EXECUTE SEARCH WARRANTS AT LARGE-SCALE COMMERCIAL MARIJUANA CULTIVATION FACILITIES ON TRIBAL LANDS

DOJ Press Release Pit River (cont'd) "Consistent with Department of Justice guidelines and the federal government's trust relationship with recognized tribes, the U.S. Attorney's Office consulted with members and representatives of both tribes on multiple occasions before today's action. The U.S. Attorney's Office reminded the tribes that the cultivation of marijuana is illegal under federal law and that anyone engaging in such activity did so at the risk of enforcement action. The U.S. Attorney's Office also expressed concern that large-scale commercial marijuana grows on tribal lands have the potential to introduce quantities of in a manner that violates federal law, is not consistent with California's Compassionate Use Act, and undermines locally enacted marijuana regulations."

Congress No movement on re- or de-scheduling Various bills introduced that are silent as to tribes Sen. James Lankford (R-Okla): Keeping out Illegal Drugs Act of 2015 (S.1984) (KIDs Act) on August 5, 2015 – Ties a tribe's CSA compliance to federal appropriations

States History of compacts (gaming, cigarettes, fuel) Tribal marijuana compacts – States with illegal marijuana – States with legal marijuana

Washington's HB 2000 "The legislature finds that these agreements will facilitate and promote a cooperative and mutually beneficial relationship between the state and the tribes regarding matters relating to the legalization of marijuana, particularly in light of the fact that federal Indian law precludes the state from enforcing its civil regulatory laws in Indian country."

Washington's HB 2000 Subjects – (a) Criminal and civil law enforcement; – (b) Regulatory issues related to the commercial production, processing, sale, and possession of marijuana, and processed marijuana products, for both recreational and medical purposes; – (c) Medical and pharmaceutical research involving marijuana;

Washington's HB 2000 Subjects (cont'd) – (d) Taxation in accordance with subsection (2) of this section; – (e) Any tribal immunities or preemption of state law regarding the production, processing, or marketing of marijuana; and – (f) Dispute resolution, including the use of mediation or other nonjudicial process.

Washington's HB 2000 Taxes – State tax (excise, sales, and use) does not apply to commercial activities related to the production, processing, and sale of marijuana covered by an agreement – Tribal tax parity, but no restrictions on use of proceeds

Washington's HB 2000 Taxes (cont'd) – Exemptions from tribal tax:  Sales to tribes, tribal businesses, tribal member-owned businesses, and tribal members;  On marijuana grown, produced, or processed within Indian country (value-generated);  On activities otherwise exempt under state or federal law; or  Medical marijuana products used in course of treatment by a health facility owned by tribe.

First Tribal-State Marijuana Compact

Thank You Christine M. Masse